Guardian article featuring raped police officer
The Guardian ran an article yesterday regarding an anonymous police officer who was raped and his reaction to colleagues and the system in general. You can read it here.
– CBG
I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple of men talk about eating disorders, and body image, but I’ll be the first to admit, if you asked me, based on what I see and hear, if these were mostly women’s issues, I’d probably say yes. But that’s wrong. These are very much men’s issues and trans issues as well. We make jokes about dad bods and assume it’s no big deal because it’s men, and they don’t have the same problems, and hang ups, but we do. There are far more people in the world struggling with their body, and disordered eating, who aren’t included in the conversation because we assume it’s a young women’s issue.
This was the follow-up from a story regarding a sex offender who had fled to Spain and whose wife was later accused of murdering their two children. He has since committed suicide following his re-extradition back to the UK. You can read about it at the Daily Mail here. – CBG
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Got this email from Anita E. Wladichuk announcing her new book and website. I can’t say that I’ve read any of the books in the series, but if you’re interested, check it out and be sure to come back and let us know what you think! Please visit my new Website at www.ghostlyowl.com and discover…
Had someone from the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry site reach out to me today to share their launch. From the front page on the site: “Welcome to the website of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995. The Inquiry is independent from government and has two main components. One…