VAWA Stop Violence Against Women

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, H.R. Continue reading →

DC Police fail victims of sexual assault WATCH HRW

Victims of sexual assault in Washington, DC, are not getting the effective response they deserve and should expect from the district’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Sexual assault cases are too Continue reading →

HRW Podcast: The Price of Sex

The Price of Sex is a feature-length documentary about young Eastern European women who’ve been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Intimate, harrowing and revealing, it is Continue reading →

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Join in the campaign to end sexual violence.  Support National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

DNA Webinar

California Clinical Forensic Medical Training Center will host a  4 week DNA webinar.   This weekly webinar presentation can accomodate 200 viewers. Registration is now open.  The broadcast times are pacific coast Continue reading →

Aljazzera Sexual violence and the paradox of anonymity in the digital age

Check out this article on Aljazeera worth the read. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/20132411111433879.html

Telegraph Hill Sexual Assault

The following was taken  from SFWeekly.com A 25-year-old man was arrested over weekend after he allegedly forced his way into a woman’s home where he pushed her to the floor Continue reading →

What medications should I take if I’ve been raped

If you’ve been raped and need immediate medical care please call 911.  Earlier treatment and intervention is highly recommended especially for those who wish to speak with the police and Continue reading →

Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault

Drug facilitated sexual assault  (DFSA) is on the rise.  DFSA  occurs when drugs or alcohol are used to compromise an individual’s ability to consent to sexual activity.  Any kind of drug Continue reading →

On the front lines Queering Sexual Assault and DFSA

28 year old gay identified white male left a bar late at night and awoke in a strange apartment, naked, duct tape around both ankles, arms, nausea, vomiting and severe Continue reading →

The invisible war

See this film about which won the sundance audience award in 2012.  This film is a must see and breaks the silence on sexual assault in the military.

NPR and Talk of the Nation

The recent horrific gang rape in India has put sexual assault and gender based violence on the front page and center stage.  As a topic it is all too often Continue reading →

MARITAL RAPE IS LEGAL IN A 127 COUNTRIES WOULD YOU BELIEVE GERMANY

We’ve come a long way baby and we ‘ve still got a long long way to go.  Did you know that in 127 countries around the world there are no Continue reading →

When yes means yes and drunk always means no

You would think this would be common sense. Clinical experience suggests otherwise. How to have consensual sexual interactions Applicable for any and all sexual encounters Step one:  Make sure your Continue reading →

RAPE IS NOT AWESOMEMAZETASTICALICIOUS

In spite of  what one might think having sex with someone who is not fully participatory, drunk, loaded, wasted, hammered, blitzed, plowed, crunked, blasted or bombed or otherwise unable to Continue reading →