Celebrating Pride

Celebrating Pride

Happy #Pride Month everyone! Pride is a time to celebrate queer joy, to proudly and colorfully take up space, to proclaim that love wins, and that our LGBTQIA+ community is US, has always been here and will continue to grow and thrive. Pride is also a time to resist...
Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

Author: Lev Kellman-Lima, YAV Photo: Netflix’s original series, Orange is the New Black 61% of bisexual women and 44% of lesbian women surveyed in 2013 reported some type of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to 35% of straight women. Intimate partner...
Lana Del Ray’s Glamorization of Abuse

Lana Del Ray’s Glamorization of Abuse

Author: Owen Salmon, YAV Photo: Lana Del Ray Ultraviolence studio album cover (2014), Polydor and Interscope Records On June 13, 2014, singer-songwriter Lana Del Ray released the album Ultraviolence. The album consisted of songs such as “Cruel World,” “Shades of...
The Glamorization Of Abuse in Euphoria

The Glamorization Of Abuse in Euphoria

Author: Owen Salmon, YAV Photo: HBO Max’s Euphoria On June 16, 2019, HBO Max released the hit series, Euphoria, featuring famous actors including Zendaya, Jacob Eldori, and many more. With now two seasons and over six million views, Euphoria remains one of the...
Welcoming Survivors for 45 years…

Welcoming Survivors for 45 years…

My partner and I come from very different backgrounds and my first few years as a rookie member of his family taught me so much. Early in our relationship as we struggled to balance our responsibilities of work and school with our strong pull to share time with family...
Are you In It to End It?

Are you In It to End It?

3rd annual In It to End It challenge starts July 1, 2022 Join the virtual fundraiser benefitting the Bay Against Abuse Coalition STAND! For Families Free of Violence, along with four other nonprofit shelter-based domestic violence service providers from around the Bay...
Spring Greetings from STAND!

Spring Greetings from STAND!

May 2022 Dear Friends, I hope this mid-year note of gratitude finds you and your loved-ones well. I want to share with you the impacts of your ongoing and generous financial and volunteer support. Thanks to you, our generous supporters, STAND! has made it through this...
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