Home / BlogVibe Check A tool for perpetrators, from survivors You’re a teenager. You’re scared that you crossed a line with your friend or significant other, but you’re not sure what to do. So, you open ChatGPT and you ask. Or, you look at Reddit, going deep into the threads until you find a suitable…
Home / BlogWhat Is the Manosphere? The Real Crisis Behind Online Misogyny Reality TV framed sexual assault as “drama” — and viewers were taught to blame survivors. What Is the Manosphere? The Real Crisis Behind Online Misogyny Netflix’s Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere has reignited a conversation that parents, educators, and communities cannot afford to ignore. The…
Home / BlogNetflix’s Reality Check Reopens ANTM’s Rape Culture Legacy — and Why Consent Still Gets Edited Out Reality TV framed sexual assault as “drama” — and viewers were taught to blame survivors. Netflix’s Reality Check brings America’s Next Top Model back — and reopens ANTM’s rape culture legacy Netflix’s Reality Check: Inside America’s Next…
Home / BlogHow Are Young People Learning About Consent Online & Why Is It Important?By Jocelyn Crawley Ideas regarding rape, sexuality, and consent do not fall out of the air. Rather, they result from ongoing exposure to concepts regarding what types of sexual behavior are acceptable and unacceptable. These concepts are communicated to our youth…
Home / BlogRape Culture, Then And Now: What Have We Learned?By Jocelyn Crawley Although there are a wide range of social issues that individuals are attentive to as the 21st century continues to unfold, rape remains the most important one to address and work towards resolving for millions of people around the world. Additionally, many…
Home / BlogFrom Student to Advocate: How Dorie Revitalized Consent and Support at Central Catholic Dorie’s journey proves that peer education and persistence can reshape an entire school. By Dorie McNamara Hi my name is Dorie McNamara! Over the past two years that I’ve been working with SafeBAE, I’ve matured as an individual, developed as…
Home / BlogHow Preventing Sexual Assault Is Critical for Teen Mental Health Discover how sexual assault impacts teen mental health and why prevention is essential during Mental Health Awareness Month. Why Sexual Assault Prevention Belongs in Mental Health Conversations When we talk about teen mental health, it’s easy to focus on stress, social media, or…
Home / BlogWhy Students Walk Out: The Westlake High Protest and the Power of Youth Activism What happens when schools fail to protect survivors? Students lead the way. The Walkout at Westlake High On May 2, 2025, students at Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, California, took a bold stand against what they describe as…
Home / BlogTennessee Bill to Guarantee Teen Rape Kits Fails in Committee With the bill’s defeat, Tennessee remains one of only three states forcing minors to get parental consent for forensic exams. What Just Happened in Tennessee In April 2025, Tennessee lawmakers debated Senate Bill 1382, a proposal that would have allowed rape survivors under…