By American Enterprise Institute 01/14/2015“…Trigger Warning: If you get upset when confronted by facts and accurate statistics about campus sexual assault, please stop reading now! …” Read the entire article: https://www.aei.org/publication/polling-organization-ever-taken-seriously-sample-size-73-neither-study-college-rape/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Shame On Gillibrand
By Minding The Campus 01/22/2015“…Apart from Claire McCaskill, no senator has more aggressively advocated weakening due process protections for students accused of sexual assault than New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand. She continued her anti-due process crusade in two high-profile moves this week. …”Read the entire article: http://www.mindingthecampus.com/2015/01/shame-on-gillibrand/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
“Yes Means Yes” Law Proposed by Some Arizona Lawmakers
By Phoenix New Times 01/21/2015“…Some Democratic Arizona lawmakers have proposed a “yes means yes” policy at the state’s universities that would require clear consent for any sexual activity. …” Read the entire article: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/01/yes_means_yes_law_proposed_by_some_arizona_lawmakers.php The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Alabama tops list of states with highest rate of teachers busted for sex with students …an average of two a month
By Daily Mail 01/15/2015“…Parents in Alabama have cause for concern, after the release of a new report which shows more teachers are arrested in their state for having sex with students than anywhere else in the nation. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2912155/Alabama-s-shame-s-named-state-highest-rate-teacher-student-sex-cases-nation.html#ixzz3OxjNPrx9 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Sexual Assault and Justice
By The American Prospect Winter 2015 Issue“…Campus sexual assaults are horrifying, made all the worse because the settings are bucolic and presumed safe—leafy campuses, ivy-walled universities. Assaults are reported in dormitories, off-campus apartments, and fraternity houses, in elite and non-elite institutions, from one end of the country to the other. …” Read the entire article: http://wxufmte.prospect.org/article/how-harvards-sexual-assault-policy-imperils-feminist-quest-justice READ MORE
University of Ottawa men’s hockey players to file class-action lawsuit
By Bangor Daily News 01/10/2015“…A former Gouldsboro resident who was accused and then later acquitted of sexually assaulting his then-wife in 2007 has filed a civil lawsuit against several entities and people who were involved in prosecuting the criminal case. …” Read the entire article:https://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/10/news/court/former-gouldsboro-resident-sues-multiple-agencies-officials-over-2007-rape-case/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator
By The Washington Post 01/09/2015“…”There are people who believe that I cannot possibly be a victim of abuse,” says Cameron Clarkson, now 22. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)…” Read the entire article:http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/he-was-abused-by-a-female-teacher-but-he-was-treated-like-the-criminal/2015/01/09/3f2e7980-96d5-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Legislators introduce bill would give students right to an attorney during disciplinary proceedings
By Grand Forks Herald 01/08/2015 “…North Dakota legislators introduced a bill Thursday that would grant university students and student organizations the right to be represented by an attorney during university disciplinary proceedings. …” Read the entire article: http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/crime-and-courts/3651448-legislators-introduce-bill-would-give-students-right-attorney-during The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Circumcised boys may be more likely to develop autism and ADHD by the age of 10
By Daily Mail 01/08/2015“…Circumcision before the age of five can double a boy’s risk of developing autism, controversial research suggests. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2902214/Circumcised-boys-likely-develop-autism-ADHD-10.html? The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
The College Rape Overcorrection
By Slate 12/07/2014“…Sexual assault on campus is a serious problem. But efforts to protect women from a putative epidemic of violence have led to misguided policies that infringe on the civil rights of men. …” Read the entire article:http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/12/college_rape_campus_sexual_assault_is_a_serious_problem_but_the_efforts.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org