Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
After following and commenting on the hockey player sexual assault trial earlier this year, which culminated last month in not-surprising acquittals for the five former Team Canada players who had been charged, I thought I could put hockey and sexual Continue reading A gap that didn’t need filling
About 15 years ago, I was sexually assaulted in a hospital emergency department by an orthopaedic resident, with another looking on, while having my broken arm examined. I was in incredible pain and, like anyone with a medical emergency, was Continue reading Owning our stories
This article describes a violent rape and may not be for all readers. That said, it’s a story that raises important issues for all of us to think about. In 1991, a 28-year-old Calgary woman, at home with her toddler, Continue reading What should happen?
My job means I do a fair bit of thinking about sex. Most of that thinking is about bad sex: sexual contact that lacks consent, involves violence and the misuse of power and results in harm, fear and pain. If Continue reading Let’s not forget pleasure