A Fight Back Woman

Category: Legislation

  • Almost.

    This is an image of pure joy outside the door to the apartment where I was assaulted in Rome in 2008. That’s because I’m holding a draft of the legislative bill I worked on for 9 months in 2024 with…

    Almost.

  • Two D.C. Days, Many Important Meetings, Fun Shoes

    Hello dear readers, it’s me, your long dormant afightback blog lady. I have spent the day applying for Congressional appropriations to kickstart Pathways to Safety International‘s hotline for Americans sexually assaulted or abused abroad, and it got me thinking –…

    Two D.C. Days, Many Important Meetings, Fun Shoes

  • My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.

    I’ve had a helluva week for reasons I will spare you. But today… today, I was gobsmacked by this piece by the Washington Post featuring the story of why and how I mark my assault anniversary every year. Not only…

    My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.

  • Legislator Pushes Pro-Rape Bill

    Last night, Rep Earl Ehrhart, the one-man, pro-rape bill-pushing legislator from Powder Springs, pulled a slime ball move to revive HB 51 which forces GA campus sexual assault victims to enter the criminal justice system to seek remedy. In what…

  • Halle- freakin – lujah! HB51 TABLED

    Taking this time to celebrate that Georgia House Bill 51 – which sought to force any victims of sexual assault on Georgia college campuses to go to the police instead of a campus judiciary board if they dared bring a…

    Halle- freakin – lujah! HB51 TABLED