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Bethany Heitman
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New York, New Yorkbethanyheitman.comJoined April 2010

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It’s a start. Already against policy, meaning the the police department believe an officer has more than enough tools to deal with any situation without having to resort to a chokehold. sign the bill. #GerorgeFloyd #JusticeForEricGarner
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New York City is reportedly voting on a bill that would criminalize the NYPD's use of chokeholds during an arrest, as protests for George Floyd rage on businessinsider.com/nyc-chokehold-
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Only 12% of child sexual abuse is ever reported to the authorities. Among female rape survivors, appx 40% report that their first sexual assault happened when they were younger than 18. (US Ctrs for Disease Control and Prevention). ☎️Report Child Sex Abuse: 800-4-A-Child
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1 in 5 women will be raped at some point in their lives. 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused before they turn 18. 30% of women were between 11 and 17 at the time of their first completed rape. Only 12% of child sexual abuse is ever reported to the authorities.
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As an avid romance reader, the lack of diversity has always bothered me. Love seeing these badass women adding their perspectives to the genre.
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The Changing Face of Romance by @xanalter at @nytimes. @RdotSpoon @K_StetzWaters @UzmaWrites @AlishaRai @Sonali_Dev @PrisOliveras @JeannieLin @RubeLang @TheRippedBodice @AuthorBJackson @AlyssaColeLit @authorMsBev @courtneymilan @DelaneyDiamond nytimes.com/2018/07/07/boo
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β€œThere is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.” -. If you haven’t seen Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix special, Nanette, stop what you are doing and watch it right now. πŸ”₯❀️πŸ”₯
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β€œIt’s time for those of us who know and have lived the truth to raise our hands and say no, this is the real story: Many of us have been here before you, and we are here for you, and we will not let your rights be rolled back.” πŸ™ŒπŸ‘ŠπŸ™
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One in four American women has had an abortion. I’m one of them, though like many I never said so publicly. No time like the increasingly scary present to change that. My @nytimes piece tomorrow: nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opi
Such a great resource!
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After the shooting in #Parkland, FL, high school students around #America are getting organized and politically active. Here's a state-by-state list of where 16 and 17 year-olds can #preregister to vote. Share it wide. headcount.org/think-youre-yo
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Delta is reaching out to the NRA to let them know we will be ending their contract for discounted rates through our group travel program. We will be requesting that the NRA remove our information from their website.
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How about we arm teachers with updated texts & technology for their students? How about we arm them with plenty of pens & paper & art supplies & literature & musical instruments? And how about, come tax time, we let them deduct whatever we don't arm them with?
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I’m not sure why people are so surprised that the students are rising upβ€”we’ve been feeding them a steady diet of dystopian literature showing teens leading the charge for years. We have told teen girls they are empowered. What, you thought it was fiction? It was preparation.
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