CLOSING THE LOOPHOLE: A NIGHTLIFE & COMMUNITY TOWN HALL RIGHT NOW, UNDER NY LAW, WHEN SOMEONE WHO BECOMES INCAPACITATED OF THEIR OWN VOLITION-LIKE DRINKING TOO MUCH, AND IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME JUSTICE AS SOMEONE WHO HAD SOMETHING SLIPPED IN THEIR DRINK. Join us!

Contact your lawmaker today! Demand that they take action and support survivors of non consensual distribution of intimate images. Please take two minutes to send an email and share this post! win.newmode.net/communityfor...

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New York Doctor Dr Margaret, a carpenter indicted in Louisiana case a leader for reproductive rights and women's healthcare 💪 #StandWithDrMargaretCarpenter💪 #Abortionishealthcare #ReproductiveRightsArehumanRights #Demcast #Proudblue Shes was indicted on February 23 👇 amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...

*Trigger Warning for Sexual Violence* We need your support! Call and say I want ALL intoxicated victims of sexual assault to be protected by the law - will you support Assembly Bill A101?

🚨 NYC Advocacy Alert 🚨 Spread far and wide! “Make your political decisions accordingly” @ericaforny.bsky.social

Did you know? In NY, being voluntarily drunk can mean your sexual assault isn’t legally recognized. Demand accountability. Act now with NY Bill A.101. www.nyintoxicationisnotconsent.org @ericaforny.bsky.social @riseabovejustice.bsky.social

NY Intoxication is NOT Consent. It's time to change this! rainn.org/NY-Petition-...

🚨 Urgent Advocacy Alert 🚨 17 states have filed a lawsuit against against the federal government to get rid of 504, threatening the rights of millions of disabled people across the country.⁣ Sign/share the petition. chng.it/ZMmXqvnYf2 @riseabovejustice.bsky.social

LGBTQ+ youth deserve to be protected! Advocacy isn't a movement based on convenience. It is about standing up when others back down. It is about lifting the voices of those who are unable to do so. LGBTQ+ youth are two times more likely to be sex trafficked. Yet, they were easily written off.

Last week, bad-faith attacks tried to distract us, but we stayed focused on real action. From new resources for federal employees to a legal network for democracy defenders, we’re here to help. Read more in this week’s newsletter.

Assemblywoman Ramirez is a true champion for women. I’m proud to be working with her to criminalize the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images of candidates- real or AI generated- during elections. www.insidernj.com/press-releas...

I believe we should not relinquish the public forums. About 20% of adults get their news exclusively from Instagram; 33% Facebook; 23% on X. No GOP Members of Congress should be able to post w/o dissent. & Dems need to know what we want. "I am your Constituent &..." #SenatorsSocialMedia 🧵 by State

New York law BLAMES victims instead of protecting them. This needs to change! → Survivors are denied justice. → Predators exploit this outdated law. → NY communities are at risk. Pass Assembly Bill A101 & Senate Bill S54 NY, we need YOU: Share Contact your rep Sign our petition

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Phew! Lobby day was amazing. NY we are going to get rid of this victim blaming law once and far all! Thank you to all who supported us and to the amazing survivor advocates who joined us today!

NY’s Legislative Scorecard: Where Does Your Rep Stand? A.101/S.54 is on the table. @cityandstateny.bsky.social @nydailynews.com @timesunion.com @politico.com @nysfocus.bsky.social @politico.com @nytimes.com @nyobserver.bsky.social @newyorker.com @newyorkpost.bsky.social @gothamist.com @nytimes.com

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Did you know that in NY it is legal to s**ually assault someone who was willingly drunk? This statement may seem extreme. But it’s true. New York laws specify “involuntary intoxication,” which excludes “voluntary intoxication.” Victims Deserve Justice! #journalism #mediatalk

Breaking News! COALITION WINS SWEEPING BI PARTISAN SUPPORT FROM OVER 140 LAWMAKERS, ALL 5 NYC DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, AND 24 ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE IN DEFENSE OF THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS —BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO PASS A101/S54? #prrequest #journorequest

The Trump admin is working to roll back our hard-won reproductive rights—but NY won’t back down. Today we passed bills to protect providers’ privacy (A2145) & safeguard health data (A2141). I urge the legislature to pass my bill (A2137) on abortion funding & practical needs. We will not go back!

New York law fails to protect survivors of sexual violence due to a dangerous loophole known as the Voluntary Intoxication Exclusion. This gap in the law enables perpetrators to avoid accountability and escape justice based on how a victim became intoxicated Join the fight to pass A101/S54!

NY Politicians had all the smoke for DT but all we here is silence while New Yorkers are terrified.

NY, lets get rid of the outdated and harmful exclusion. Its time (after several years) we get this passed. Intoxication is NOT Consent! Lose the Exclusion (aka loophole). Pass NY A101/S54 NY, Let’s Stand with Survivors! @ericaforny.bsky.social

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Lets take this beautiful moment that PR is having and create more awareness on the increasing rates of harm against women and girls. we have to do what we can to advocate for change.

Less than 4% of reported rapes and sexual assaults result in a conviction. An NBC News investigation uncovered what many advocates and experts have long said.

Seven years. And still, not all survivors have access to justice. In NY, if you drink alcohol, it is ok for you to be sexually assaulted. LETS CHANGE THIS!

We are out here starting 2025 right! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

$16 milli of NY tax payer money! Your money!

@ericaforny.bsky.social is one of the realest advocates out here supporting all survivors!

Thrilled to see Take it Down included in the Continuing Resolution- a critical first step in validating survivors, addressing harm, and strengthening protections against image-based sexual abuse & nonconsensual distribution of intimate images. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

News outlet calling Cuomo a “winner” of the week, opinion columnist simping over Cuomo (and an editor signing off on the column), NY Dem Party Chair Jay Jacobs calling out support for abusers while refusing to condemn Cuomo. This is why we don’t come forward.

This is your reminder: I hope you moved your elf this morning.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭? It’s called the “Voluntary Intoxication Exclusion.”

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 2023 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. (𝟒 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 = 𝟒 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐩.) ADVOCATES KEEP ADVOCATING! 🗽

4 billion views = 4 billion harms. We support @RepDebDingell @RepPfluger in the fight to protect victims. It’s time to End #DeepfakeAbuse.

AI Nudifying Apps Are Exploitive Tech. Predatory apps are targeting our communities. This isn’t about innovation. It’s about accountability. At MyOwn, we’re demanding action: ➡️ Ban harmful technologies. ➡️ Strengthen protections. ➡️ Hold companies profiting from harm accountable.

🚨Advocates time to Advocate🚨 The Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (SHIELD) Act, S.412 is currently pending in the US House Judiciary Committee. Right now, there’s no federal law against the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images (NDII).

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Good morning good morning. ICYMI new edition of my newsletter out yesterday, bemoaning the UK govt's suppliant, Big Tech friendly approach to seeking investment buttondown.com/justenoughin...

Is this common in locker rooms at your gym? Got me thinking about digital consent.

Kids at school teased my daughter yesterday. But her response? A lesson in confidence I didn’t see coming. She told me some kids made fun of her slippers because they weren’t the “popular” brand.

From being investigated for sex trafficking to now leading the same department that was investigating you. What in the multiverse! Advocates keep Advocating!🗽

Advocates keep Advocating.🗽

𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞. And two organizations are taking a stand. MyOwn Image has teamed up with the @riseabovejustice.bsky.social to confront tech-facilitated abuse head-on and disrupt the spread of online hate. Advocates keep Advocating. 🗽