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Lily Phillips’ 100-Man Challenge: Who’s to Blame?
A new YouTube documentary capturing Lily’s attempt to sleep with 100 men in 24 hours spotlights her as the protagonist, but the real story lies with the…
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51 Guilty Verdicts, One Global Icon: The Legacy of Gisèle Pelicot’s Courage
How one woman’s bravery shattered the silence of rape culture and exposed the ordinary men behind the devastating crimes.
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Misogyny and Extremism: A Connection We Cannot Ignore
As the Southport murderer begins his 52-year sentence, I take a closer look at the overlooked role of misogyny in acts of extremism
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Stuart Hogg: The Costs of Leniency towards Coercive Control
This week deals yet another dangerous green light to perpetrators of domestic abuse and a devastating blow to survivors seeking justice.
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How Do You Survive The Unthinkable? You Write It.
A memoir born not from choice, but from the need to survive - to reclaim a childhood lost to silence, and a mother who tried to shield me from it.
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'Sally's Law': How Coercive Control Finally Gets its Due Recognition
New legal reforms reshape the landscape of domestic homicide cases, providing a deeper understanding of the role of coercive control.
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Flying the burning nest
As Prince Harry's memoir details life in the gilded cage, can the family image of monarchy past show itself to be anything but the abusive image it has…
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Campaigning against domestic abuse
As I welcome you to my new space here on Substack, I offer you an insight into my story so far and what the journey as a male victim of domestic abuse…
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A Mother's Plea: Will Belgium Protect or Deport?
A Mother and Daughter’s Safety Hinges on Today’s Landmark Court Ruling.
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True crime: when voyeurism becomes harmful and exploitative
As internet sleuths swarm the Lancashire village where Nicola Bulley went missing, has our obsession with true crime finally gone too far?
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Are we failing the next generation of men?
As a new report finds that more than 1 in 4 boys look for more info about sex through porn, I investigate why relationships and sex education classes…
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Banksy's mural, a tribute to abused women and the right to defend themselves.
The graffiti artist's latest mural portrays an abused housewife, but even before it's removal by the council the depiction of pushing her husband into a…
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