Rep. Corey Gardner: Protecting sex assault victims in the military
Congressman Corey Gardner (D-CO) calls on the House to pass fundamental reform to fix our broken military justice system: This...
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Dempsey: DOD must make fixes on sexual assaults, quickly
Stars and Stripes reports: The Defense Department has limited time to show results in the effort to combat sexual assault...
Amy Schumer Realizes Military Games Are Not Fun for Female Characters
Jezebel reports: Amy Schumer continues to wonderfully tackle sexism and general gender bullshit on her show — her newest sketch...
USA Today: Army sheds (a little) light on sexual assault
USA Today reports: A funny thing happened in the Senate this week: The cat that had the Army’s tongue on...
Military Rape: Cover-Ups And Conflicts Of Interest
Article 3 reports: Senior Army Officer, Brigadier General Jeremy A. Sinclair, was essentially slapped on the wrist after pleading guilty...
[VIDEO] Comedy Central: A Very Realistic Military Game
From Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer: Amy discovers that her boyfriend’s war game unfolds very differently when the player chooses...
The Hill: Chain of Command
Jessica a certified sexual violence advocate for Essex County, N.J. and women’s rights activist writes for the Hill: Every 21 minutes...
Sex-offender registry among top Army Family Action Plan issues
The Army News Service reports: While the Army is aware of the status of every Soldier convicted of a sex...
Sex-offender registry among top Army Family Action Plan issues
The Army Service News reports: While the Army is aware of the status of every Soldier convicted of a sex...
USA Today: Be aware but not informed about military sexual assault
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) is featured in this article from USA Today: “These soldiers held positions of trust and were...
San Antonio Express-News wins community service prize for its coverage of sexual assault in the military
The San-Antonio Express-News reports: The San Antonio Express-News won first place in community service Sunday at the Texas Associated Press...
One woman’s story of sexual assault in the military
Arkansas Online reports: Just barely out of high school, Melissa Davis joined the Army when she turned 18 in 1986....
Two Senators, Two Different Lessons from a General’s Sexual Assault Case
The Wire reports: Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill have been at war over how the military should handle sexual...
[VIDEO] Gillibrand: Battle ahead over military sexual assault
USA Today reporter Susan Page speaks with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) about the epidemic of military sexual assault: New York...
New military program to protect victims sees early success
Protect Our Defenders Policy and Program Director Miranda Petersen is featured in this article from MSNBC: Miranda Peterson, policy and...
Maine’s Ruth Moore settles civil rights suit against her former Vermont school district
Bangor Daily News reports: When Ruth Moore was a teenage Navy sailor a quarter-century ago, she was raped twice by...
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard named to Armed Services Committee
The Army Times reports: Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was named to the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, increasing...
Service dog lends comfort to soldiers who suffered sexual assault
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: The soldier was hysterical and couldn’t talk about the sexual assault. Second Lt. Amber Garfoot...
Jessica Hinves: For Thee I Sing
Protect Our Defenders member Jessica Hinves wrote an incredible essay for the hypothetical review about sexual assault in the military....