Christian superiority, the patriarchy, and the concept of law and order can often seem hypocritical. But when one's morality is based in power, any justification of control is valid.

Language affects perception. Dog whistles are an attempt to hide bigotry.

In September 2018 a 17-year-old boy and 27-year-old man in Tennessee are facing charges after assaulting and threatening a 15-year-old-girl, the boy’s former girlfriend.

In August 2018 a Republican candidate who has preached that wives should submit to their husbands won his primary election.

A look at how America's favor for punishment as justice prevents us from dismantling systems that allow abuse.

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In July 2018 a TN woman was attacked after refusing to give a man her phone number and telling him she is a lesbian.

Reporting in May 2018 revealed that a Tennessee lawyer asked a 16-year-old sexual assault victim about both her and her mother’s sexual history.

In March 2018 Maryland police revealed that a school shooting resulted from a recently ended relationship, resulting in multiple headlines referring to the shooter as a ‘lovesick teen.’

In March 2018 multiple states are competing for the most restrictive abortion bans in the country.

In March 2018 a North Carolina high school assistant principal disciplined a black female student at the end of the school day, refusing to allow her to ride the bus home because one shoulder was revealed.

In February 2018 the South Dakota legislature passed a new abortion restriction limiting what doctors can say to patients.

Research released in February 2018 found that 81% of women and 43% of men in the US have experienced sexual harassment or assault.

February 2018 reporting reveals that officials at the State Department have been ordered to cut language regarding women’s reproductive rights, as well as racial and sexual discrimination, from a soon-to-be-released annual report.

A flyer advertising a February 2018 seminar on women in math at a Utah university featured an all male panel.

In February 2018 rape threats were sent to a woman involved in the recall campaign for a judge who was lenient in rape and domestic violence cases involving college athletes.

In January 2018 a Mississippi black woman was indicted for second-degree murder after her infant died.

In January 2018 three Colorado school administrators were indicted for pressuring a student to not report sexual abuse by a teacher at the school.

In June 2017 a Muslim woman was raped and murdered in Virginia.

In January 2018 the US president announced a new division at the Department of Health and Human Services that will focus on “conscience and religious freedom.”

In October 2017 a Wisconsin man was arrested for holding an undocumented woman as a sex slave for two years.

In March 2017 a man killed a woman and her child in a domestic dispute.

On a September 2017 podcast, a married celebrity couple - both actors - recalled the story of how they decided to become pregnant. In the story, the husband recalls how he threw out his wife’s birth control pills.

In November 2017 a board at an Arizona university voted to recommend reversing a decision to expel a student for raping another student.

A national campaign in April 2017 designed to highlight the needs of women and girls who’ve suffered abuse noted that marginalized groups including women and girls of color, LGBTQ youth, and individuals with disabilities are most at risk of abuse.

In April 2017 a woman and one of her students were killed in her classroom because she was trying to leave an abusive relationship.

In February and March 2017, several hospitals were fined for or documented as not providing crucial reproductive care to rape victims.

In April 2017 the Maryland legislature had an opportunity to protect rape victims should a pregnancy occur, and did not.

In May 2017, a man shot seven people, killing one, at a California pool party. He called his ex-girlfriend, as he was distraught over a recent break-up and wanted her to hear the shooting and terror.

In July 2017 a woman received a sexist backlash to her tweet about herself and coworkers at a comic book company getting milkshakes.

In July 2017 a Tennessee woman was harassed online by a fellow parent for working out while watching her son’s soccer game.

A September 2017 NPR article explored the issue of rape culture within the opioid abuse community.

In September 2017 in order to avoid exposing themselves to immodestly dressed women, a group of Hasidic Jewish men wore blindfolds in a New York airport.

In October 2017 a Tennessee man was charged with stalking after a women refused sex.

In October 2017 lawyers for two New York police officers charged with rape attacked the victim’s credibility.

A former NFL player was arrested for domestic assault in October 2017 in Tennessee.

In October 2017 the Department of Health and Human Services released a statement of its new strategic plan that defines life as beginning at conception.

In November 2017 a lawyer claimed that nine police officers tried to bully a teenage woman who says she was raped by two police officers out of reporting the crime.