Howard
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Successfully advocated for an incest survivor in an environment which aligned against her. It meant a lot to me and to her. I've found the memory of the experience to be deeply spiritual.
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Police warn of 1.2 million child sex abuse victims last year.
Imagine if politicians, the media and anti-trans activists put a fraction of their energy in to dealing with this instead of hating trans people...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/sexu...
Imagine if politicians, the media and anti-trans activists put a fraction of their energy in to dealing with this instead of hating trans people...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/sexu...
Sexual abuse ‘goes way beyond grooming gangs’, as police warn of 1.2 million child victims last year | LBC
Experts estimate that 90 per cent of child sexual abuse incidents do not get reported
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December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Police warn of 1.2 million child sex abuse victims last year.
Imagine if politicians, the media and anti-trans activists put a fraction of their energy in to dealing with this instead of hating trans people...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/sexu...
Imagine if politicians, the media and anti-trans activists put a fraction of their energy in to dealing with this instead of hating trans people...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/sexu...
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“It should be a promise: that no child will be taken from a loving parent because of poverty, lack of support, or systemic injustice. and that no child will ever be forced into contact with someone who hurts them.”
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When “Family Preservation” Is Twisted by Perpetrators
True family preservation is about resourcing and supporting loving, protective families — not forcing children into unsafe environments in the name of “contact.”
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October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“It should be a promise: that no child will be taken from a loving parent because of poverty, lack of support, or systemic injustice. and that no child will ever be forced into contact with someone who hurts them.”
open.substack.com/pub/defendsu...
open.substack.com/pub/defendsu...
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Cis women need to understand: the attack on trans women is an attack on all women. Imagine any other “group” of women having their rights stripped away, where’s that rage? Channel it into standing with our trans sisters. Women’s rights are all of our fight.
January 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Cis women need to understand: the attack on trans women is an attack on all women. Imagine any other “group” of women having their rights stripped away, where’s that rage? Channel it into standing with our trans sisters. Women’s rights are all of our fight.
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My heart breaks over the loss of Cecile Richards, a giant in the fight for reproductive rights, a personal hero to me and the personification of grace. May her memory and work be a blessing
January 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My heart breaks over the loss of Cecile Richards, a giant in the fight for reproductive rights, a personal hero to me and the personification of grace. May her memory and work be a blessing