The analysis of data is ongoing; results will be finalized upon completion of the research, but several major themes have been identified at this stage.

M arilyn Frye (1983, p. 4) uses the metaphor of a birdcage to illustrate oppression. The framework suggests that saying “me too” may be a hopeful chirp, though without promise of a key to open the cage. I apply that metaphor to sexual violence. Since the online # MeToo campaign began in 2006, survivor discourse has become a focus of feminist theory. Narratives of sexual violence express both trauma and collective resistance. Yet, as Alcoff and Serisier remind us, the power to

Heretic  — the word evokes images of those who dared defy the dominant creed, who challenged the dogmas of their time and had their heads...

While many trans men have taken steps to present as male and may prefer to be addressed by male names and pronouns, a feminist analysis...

Judith "Jack" Halbertam – Female Masculinity Female Masculinity  (1998) challenges traditional notions of masculinity by exploring how...

Guest Author - McMad Jul 22, 2025 Disclaimer : Some of what I have written here has been helped by reading Judith Butler’s “Gender...

Much of what we now call "gender identity" has strayed from its original psychological and clinical roots. The popular notion—that gender...

United Nations Photo. Press Briefing   On June 25, 2025, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls,...

Very little research has been conducted about transmen's experiences of intimate partner violence despite the evidence that we experience...

The National Sexual Violence Resource Centre (NSVRC) reported that almost half (47%) of trans and gender diverse individuals have been...

Example #1 - Sexual abuse histories among inmates in Canadian federal prisons Example #2 - Inmates convicted of sexual offences

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