by Sarah Beaulieu | Jun 23, 2020 | Breaking the Silence Habit, Truth About Sexual Violence
One of my early forays into talking about sexual violence publicly did not go very well. My heart was in the right place. I wanted to engage more men in conversations about sexual violence prevention and response. Instead, I started with the topic of false accusation....
by Sarah Beaulieu | Oct 5, 2016 | Truth About Sexual Violence
One night, in early 2013, I posted an image to my new Tumblr blog illustrating themes around fear of being falsely accused of rape and chances of rapists being convicted of their crimes. It was my third post, and part of a larger project I was formulating about...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Sep 10, 2016 | Truth About Sexual Violence
As someone who was sexually abused by both men and women and who has very close relationships with male survivors of sexual violence, I am both fascinated and troubled by the themes about gender and sexual violence in traditional media, blogs, and general...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Dec 10, 2014 | Truth About Sexual Violence
With recent attention on UVA and the Rolling Stone story, there has been a new wave of discussion about The Truth About False Accusation graphic on social media and even on the Washington Post that has compelled me write about this topic again, two years later. While...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Sep 27, 2013 | Truth About Sexual Violence
It’s hard to imagine, but less than 50 years ago, having breast cancer was a shameful thing. In my grandmother’s generation, women suffered – and died – alone, keeping their cancer a secret from family members and friends. The treatment available was crude and...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 30, 2013 | Truth About Sexual Violence
As someone who was sexually abused by both men and women and who has very close relationships with male survivors of sexual violence, I am both fascinated and troubled by the themes about gender and sexual violence in traditional media, blogs, and general...
