Those who raise their voices—whether for equality, democracy or reproductive freedom—are facing escalating threats. Online harassment spills into real-world violence, antiabortion attacks continue, and even professors, journalists and entertainers are being punished for speaking too boldly. Powerful institutions and individuals are working to chill movements for justice. But history reminds us that these attacks are not signs of our weakness—they are signs of our progress. The louder th...| Ms. Magazine
Under current New York law, if someone was drinking by choice when they were assaulted, prosecutors can decide not to pursue the case. This law provides prosecutors with an out when it comes to sexual assault, and statistics show they take it. In 2019, prosecutors dropped nearly half of all sexual assault cases in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. A bill proposed in the state legislature is looking to make it harder for prosecutors to throw out sexual assault and rape cases by prohi...| Ms. Magazine
Amid threats and a lack of Trump's protection, abortion providers are fortifying clinics, pushing states to act and refusing to back down.| Ms. Magazine
In the Fall Issue of Ms. Magazine: Melissa Hortman, Anti-Abortion Violence, and Dangerous Work of Advocating for Abortion Rights| Ms. Magazine
‘We Have to Be Relentless’: Why #MeToo Champion Debra Katz is Confident That ‘There Will Be Wins’ for Survivors in the Days Ahead| Ms. Magazine
In the fourth episode of the Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, feminists name the factors that fuel gender-based violence against women.| Ms. Magazine
Author and longtime Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said Trump sexually assaulted her in Bergdorf, New York City, mid 1990s| Ms. Magazine
Fifty Years After War, Southeast Asian Communities Face a New Kind of Violence. Gender and Queer Justice Must Be at the Heart of This Moment.| Ms. Magazine
“Sex work is work,” is an oft-repeated refrain. But who is behind the megaphone? And who is paying the price? For most women and girls, especially from the Global South (and poor, racialized and displaced women everywhere), the notion that prostitution is freely chosen collapses under scrutiny. More often than not, entering the sex trade is not a choice, but an act of survival under patriarchal and capitalist constraints. So, who is sex work legalization really for? And what would it ...| Ms. Magazine
From the October 1975 issue of Ms.: 'Until now it has been thought that the level of testosterone in men is normal simply because they have it. But if you consider how abnormal their behavior is, then you are led to the hypothesis that almost all men are suffering from testosterone poisoning. ... 'The pathological violence of most men hardly needs to be mentioned. They are responsible for more wars than any other leading sex. 'Testosterone poisoning is particularly cruel because its sufferers...| Ms. Magazine
Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, a 13-year-old grassroots organization that advocates for common-sense gun safety laws, knows what it means to take personal and political risks. Her second book, Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age, is part memoir and part inspirational self-help tract. Her goal? To encourage women “to live a life on fire.' 'Too often, as women, we are complicit in our own oppression. We need to ask ourselves the same question...| Ms. Magazine
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene's misleading bill exploits the fight against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) to attack lifesaving gender-affirming care and undermine bodily autonomy for all.This false equivalence is grossly disingenuous, dangerous and extreme. It’s a transphobic ploy to stoke fear and score political points, all while dehumanizing trans people.| Ms. Magazine
As pro-choice politicians like Melissa Hortman are killed and Antiabortion Violence Surges, Republicans Vote to Repeal FACE Act| Ms. Magazine
Harvey Weinstein's Half-Baked Verdict Reinforces a Continued Tradition of Suspicion Towards Victims of Sexual Assault| Ms. Magazine
If implemented, Project 2025 would be devastating for women, families and feminists everywhere. Voters—particularly women voters—need to understand these threats.But while Project 2025’s abortion and LGBTQ+ rights plans have rightfully garnered outrage, there’s another, lesser-known threat to women, families and communities buried within these pages: a radical “guns everywhere” agenda.| Ms. Magazine
During its opening weekend in early August, It Ends With Us surpassed $80 million globally. Based on the book by Colleen Hoover, the film stars Blake Lively as flower shop owner Lily Bloom. Lily meets and marries charming neurosurgeon Dr. Ryle Kincaid played by director Justin Baldoni. The film follows their relationship from its passionate beginning to Ryle’s devastating physical abuse of Lily. It’s natural to hate Ryle for the monster he unleashes on Lily, but it’s also important to r...| Ms. Magazine
On Sept. 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in 1982. In a beautifully-written and| Ms. Magazine
This year marks the 52nd anniversary of Title IX, a landmark civil rights law that has transformed the landscape of U.S. education. The Biden-Harris administration's new Title IX regulations, set| Ms. Magazine
In February, Texas attorney Mason Herring pleaded guilty to slipping abortion-inducing pills into his wife Catherine Herring's drink without her knowledge or consent. She subsequently gave birth to a baby 10 weeks premature with significant developmental delays. Catherine Herring’s brother, Thomas Pressly, a Republican state senator from Louisiana, drafted a bill in collaboration with Louisiana Right to Life which creates the new crime of “coerced abortion by means of fraud.” Although ...| Ms. Magazine
At 9:05 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, a group of anti-abortion extremists from at least six states forced their way into the Washington Surgi-Clinic, a facility that provides abortion care in Washington, D.C. This article reveals, for the first time, how a violent clinic invasion was planned and executed. It is based on testimony by Davis, forensic analysis by FBI agents of the defendants’ social media and cell phone records, footage obtained from the clinic’s security cameras and resp...| Ms. Magazine