The Role of Gender Equality

One of the core causes of sexual assault and interpersonal violence is gender inequality. The premise of this perspective is that men’s sexualizing of women, coupled with the devaluing of women broadly leads individual men to act in abusive, harassing and assaultive ways.  Furthermore, individuals exist in the Social Ecology (below), and their individual attitudes,…

Being Disturbed…and Disturbing 

Being Disturbed…and Disturbing Rus Ervin Funk I am disturbed.  There is a lot that has been going on lately that I find deeply disturbing.  I am talking about the election and inauguration of Donald Trump as our new president, but also about so much more.  It seems to me that there is a lot to…

Why Reproductive Rights are My Issue

Why is this My Issue? A Man Stands for Reproductive and Sexual  Justice Rus Ervin Funk Jan 20, 2017 I am writing this to you from my home in Kentucky. Our state legislature, which became fully and solidly Republican in the November elections, as first major accomplishments, passed with strong majorities, 2 laws designed to…