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    Using My Sexual Assault Story to Train Thai Police

January 10, 2021 by Under the Ropes - 1 Comment

‘Muay Thai Feminist’ – My Interview with The People

January 6, 2021 by Under the Ropes - 1 Comment

‘We are Fighters!’ – A Muay Thai Class for Survivors of Violence

July 7, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 8 Comments

Why Self-Defense Classes Don’t Prevent Sexual Assault

April 5, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 7 Comments

If I’m Not a Fighter, Who Am I?

March 25, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 10 Comments

Unter den Seilen – Interview for the Berliner Zeitung

March 19, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 0 comments

Make Some Noise About Sexual Violence – Interview for the Ila Podcast

February 2, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 8 Comments

British Trans Fighter Tara Wolf Has First Fight Under Tutelage of Nong Toom

January 7, 2020 by Under the Ropes - 1 Comment

Human Library: Life as a Female Muay Thai Fighter

December 10, 2019 by Under the Ropes - 4 Comments

A Feminist’s Guide to Bangkok

November 9, 2019 by Under the Ropes - 3 Comments

The UN Women HeForShe University Tour

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A common misconception about sexual violence is that 'real' victims fight back. Many of us assume that if it happens to us, that's how we'll respond. In reality, that's rarely how it works. Yesterday, my friend @jommi_yommi and I gave a lecture at the Panyapiwat Institute of Management on gender inequality and gender-based violence in Thailand. 🚩 Here are some more signs of toxic gyms, taken from my latest article. Somehow, it's been 5 whole years since my last fight. A lot has changed since then, and life feels very different these days. I put together a few old photos to remind myself of those fighting years, and that they'll always be in me. My latest article is a deep dive into toxic martial arts gyms, controlling instructors, and the signs to look out for. The recent three-year anniversary of this event has me revisiting my story from that day. Three years ago today, on stage at South-East Asia's first gender equality summit. I've always been the type of person who second-guessed myself. I've always looked to someone else for validation, or permission to believe in myself before doing anything. It's been a week since I posted this story, and it's received a range of responses. Let's go over some of them.
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