NSVRC Blogs

Part 1 – How We Can Prevent and Treat Sexual Violence that Targets Transgender and Gender-Expansive Incarcerated People

January 14, 2025 sudharsan.ganesan

NSVRC talks with Just Detention International about the ways sexual violence impacts transgender and gender-expansive people during incarceration.

Areas of Improvement for Sexual Assault Service Providers When Working With Transgender and Nonbinary Survivors

January 14, 2025 sudharsan.ganesan

FORGE writes about how service providers can improve in the ways they provide for transgender and non-binary survivors.

Director’s Viewpoint: Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Outside the Gender Binary

January 14, 2025 Jennifer Grove

NSVRC Director Jennifer Grove discusses the lasting importance of the theme for this year’s edition of The Resource, “Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Outside the Gender Binary.”

Part 2 – Eating Disorder Treatment for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex Survivors of Sexual Violence

January 14, 2025 sudharsan.ganesan

NSVRC spoke with FEDUP to discuss the gaps in eating disorder treatment for survivors who are gender minorities.

The Resource: Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Outside the Gender Binary

January 14, 2025 Halle Nelson

NSVRC is committed to continuing the ongoing conversation about gender equity in the sexual violence prevention movement, especially as it relates to gender minorities. For the theme of this issue of The Resource, we emphasize that the systemic, social, and interpersonal oppression against transgender, non-binary, intersex, and other gender minorities have the direct consequence of […]

Part 1 – Eating Disorder Treatment for Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex Survivors of Sexual Violence

January 14, 2025 sudharsan.ganesan

NSVRC spoke with FEDUP to discuss the gaps in eating disorder treatment for survivors who are gender minorities.

Together We Act, United We Change

December 12, 2024 NSVRC

April 2025 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) – Join our collective call to action to prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual abuse, assault, and harassment are widespread and impact every person and community. SAAM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and […]

Introducing the Preventing Sexual Violence in Disasters Infographic

November 19, 2024 Mo Lewis

NSVRC staff worked with an advisory group of organizations and leaders at local, state, and national levels supporting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American and Pacific Islander survivors of sexual violence to create this infographic, which highlights large-scale issues that are exacerbated by disasters and provides guiding questions and inspiration for how to prevent sexual […]

New LGBTQ Resources for Service Providers

November 12, 2024 Halle Nelson

In 2012, NSVRC developed an information packet of materials for service providers working with the LGBTQ+ community. These resources were well-received and widely used by the field for many years. In 2023, NSVRC staff began talking with key partners about the current needs of LGBTQ+ community members and felt it was time to update our […]

A Research Follow-Up to “Who Are Male Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Assault?”

November 4, 2024 Angeline Binick

This blog provides an update of recent research as a follow-up to our 2020 infographic “Who Are Male Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Assault?”