“A lot of times we see gaps in bills because survivors, or those people with lived experience who the bill is meant for, are not included in shaping the conversation, or the shaping of the bill,” said Nunes, who worked as a trauma therapist for years.
Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women, said the guilty verdict should bring a measure of comfort to sexual-assault victims. “They will feel some justice has been served,” she said.
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON–It took a great deal of personal courage for Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to take to the House floor and speak for nearly an hour about the physical abuse and predatory sexual behavior of her ex-fiancée and three other men. She was 100% right when she said, Read more …
“It’s heartbreaking to listen to the accounts of survivors of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged crimes of sexual violence, rape and abuse. They deserve justice, and Sean Combs must be held fully accountable,” she said, “As new accusations and individuals come forward, we also see how damaged we are as a society by an insidious culture of toxic masculinity that has gone unchallenged too long.”
Donald Trump’s blatant disregard for the law and the most basic principles of democracy endangers our legal system but also creates a devastating risk to women’s rights and lives.
