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fromAdvocate.com
1 week agoBlack trans TikTok star Girlalala killed; boyfriend charged with her murder
"She was the first transgender person many had the chance to meet through her role as an influencer on TikTok and likely saved lives by being an example for people looking for the words to describe their own journey. Her death takes place during a time of deep grief and mourning as our community commemorates Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience."
LGBT
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week agoNearly one-third of women worldwide faced partner or sexual violence: WHO
Nearly one in three women totalling about 840 million around the world have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence in their lifetimes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report. Released on Wednesday, it also found 316 million women and girls aged 15 and older were subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner over the past year.
Public health
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks agoToronto police release detailed data on intimate partner violence for the 1st time | CBC News
Intimate partner violence occurrences in Toronto have remained steady over the past decade at roughly 17,200–19,300 incidents annually, with detailed data now publicly released.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month agoI Always Thought Cheating Was Unforgivable. Then A Friend's Affair Made Me Question Everything.
Steve messed up all the time, his wife said, because he's "sloppy," and, truth be told, "stupid." A few years into their marriage, words like "always" and "never" entered the mix. He "always fucked up." He could "never be trusted" - even to fill out a simple form, and certainly not to spend money without her approval. Steve was told he misjudged people and that he needed his wife to tell him what to say so that everyone wouldn't hate him.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoHealing From Sexual Abuse Through Creativity
People want to understand how and why women experience violence at the hands of people who claim to love them, and they want to know what women can do when they've experienced these atrocities. They want a window into making sense of an experience, either because it's so seemingly foreign or so altogether disturbingly familiar as to resemble their own. This is why we often crave insight into others' perceptions of their own lives as well as their perceptions of others' reactions.
Books
Mental health
fromBuzzFeed
3 months agoI Was 3 When I Watched My Father Kill My Mother And Himself. Years Later, I Uncovered The Truth.
Early childhood exposure to familial violence, international adoption, and colorblind parenting disrupted coherent cultural identity formation across Bulgarian and Iraqi heritages.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
6 months agoAbuse Doesn't Always Stop When the Relationship Ends
Post-separation abuse is a real and dangerous phenomenon for survivors of intimate partner violence.
The weeks following a breakup are critically dangerous for victims as loss of control activates abuser's tactics.
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