rape culture

05 May 2022

Going Out Alone as a Woman in San Francisco

Is it safe for a pretty-enough, 20-something woman to go to a nightclub by herself? As a survivor of sexual assault, my PTSD makes it challenging for me to objectively evaluate my safety

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19 Oct 2016

Erykah Badu’s School and Addressing Rape Culture

Guest Post by barakanoel I doubt Erykah remembers meeting me. I was dreaming. Badu always had me feeling like a dream. Well, well, well. They said Hip Hop was dead before we even heard about Bambaataa. Before I ever memorized a rhyme. Always tryna take down our Black heroes. Whitney. Cosby. Kelly. Martin,

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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15 Jun 2016

When Gay Nightclubs Act as Safe Spaces for Straight Women

When I heard of the shooting in Orlando my stomach sank. Once again so many innocent people had been the victims of gun violence and a hate crime. Later as I began to process the staggering number of victims, I knew that among the gay men tragically lost, there would likely

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