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Will You Accept This Rant? January 27

Welcome back to all of you who love Bachelor Nation, hate Bachelor Nation, or love to hate Bachelor Nation!  All are welcome in our tiny corner of this vast and complicated universe of tears, roses, and prematurely popped Champagne bottles. If ...

Got Consent?

Content Warning:  Discussion of sexual abuse, sexual predators, and consent. . . . . . . As Harvey Weinstein's case continues in New York, the main argument from his legal team is that every encounter brought up in the trial was actually consensual. He says that he ...

Will You Accept This Rant? January 20

Welcome back to Will You Accept This Rant? for week 3 of this journey to find love (and a culture of healthy relationships in media!) If you haven't been following along yet, we're working to examine and call out our culture ...

Will You Accept This Rant? January 13

Welcome welcome welcome to week 2 of Will You Accept This Rant! We started this week in our WYATR studio, so head over to our Facebook (Click This Link!) to check out our live video and share your thoughts!  You can ...

Will You Accept This Rant?

Hey y'all! We'll be livetweeting this season of ABC's The Bachelor, sharing live-video discussions on Facebook (@safepassagedvsa), and blogging our conversations here. If you're not familiar with the premise of Bachelor Nation, here's a quick rundown: One guy (or woman, ...

Perspective

Did you hear our Perspective this morning on WNIJ?  If you're not a radio listener, check it out at this LINK.   Outgoing Kentucky governor Matt Bevin is using his final days in office to make a powerful statement. On Nov. 22, ...

Bevin, Bye.

Content Warning: discussion of sexual abuse, sexual predators, and the legal system. No descriptions of sexual acts. . . . . . As one of his final acts as Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin has taken it upon himself to pardon a convicted child abuser. (LINK) ...

Ally

A message from our Volunteer Coordinator, Pam Rosales: Ally by Jaz Sufi The movement to end sexual violence is filled with activists that are passionate in ending other forms of social injustice. In a culture where People of Color experience higher rates ...

T[M]I

I've never seen the word "hymen" posted so frequently on my Twitter timeline. In case you missed the news, rapper T.I. recently mentioned in a podcast that he goes with his daughter to the gynecologist each year to check that her ...

Counselor’s Column–June 2019

Melissa McGraw, Director of Counseling Services at Safe Passage What is Human Trafficking? In June several domestic violence staff attended a training on human trafficking in Springfield.  Domestic violence and rape crisis centers are seeing more and more victims of human trafficking ...