Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Cartoon: We Mustn’t Ruin HIS Life

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Ampersand

This cartoon was drawn by Becky Hawkins. If you like these cartoons, you can help us make more by supporting the Patreon! Anytime a male student is accused of sexual assault – or even when discussing things more abstractly, like … Continue reading →

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Cartoon – Irreproachable Taste

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! Every $2 or $1 pledge really helps. Patreon supporters saw this cartoon more than two months early. Another collaboration with Becky Hawkins. I particularly liked the way Becky, inspired by … Continue reading →

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Claiming The Politics of My Survival: A Male Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse Tells His Story

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

In March of 2018, as part of Nassau Community College’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Awareness program, I was invited to give a talk about my experience as a survivor of childhood sexual violence. I received my copy of the video of the … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Month, #MeToo, Leaving Neverland, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month—All In The Same Post

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

On February 27th, at the invitation of 1in6, an organization that advocates for male-identified survivors of sexual violence, I attended the Oprah Winfrey screening of Leaving Neverland, the documentary in which James Safechuck and Wade Robson tell their stories of … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: HE would never do that!

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please help me make more by supporting my Patreon. A $1 pledge really matters! TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, plus an additional tiny “kicker” panel below the bottom of the cartoon. PANEL … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: But she never said “NO”

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Ampersand

This stip was created with Becky Hawkins, who is also my collaborator on SuperButch! Becky drew this comic, while I wrote, lettered, and added the colors. If you enjoy these cartoons, and can spare it, please support them on Patreon! … Continue reading →

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Claiming the Feminist Politics of My Survival

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Author’s Note: In March of this year, I was invited to give a talk about being a male survivor of sexual violence during my campus’ Sexual Harassment/Assault Awareness Week. Uncharacteristically for my campus, where panel presentations on topics like this … Continue reading →

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A PSA About Male Survivors of Sexual Trauma from 1in6

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p06x-yumc0&feature=youtu.be I think it speaks for itself. 1in6 is an organization worth knowing about in this regard. So is MaleSurvivor.

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Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut: Ruth’s Story

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Trigger warning: These lines describe the sexual exploitation of a young woman. Ruth’s Story It wasn’t like I showed him anything he hadn’t seen before. Besides, he took the ones with clothes, the good ones, only if I did a … Continue reading →

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Repost: Domestic Violence Has Always Been a Current Running Through My Life

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Going through some old emails, I recently came across the name of the woman I talk about in the beginning of this post, in whose escape from her abusive husband I played a small role. I remembered this post, which I wrote … Continue reading →

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