Search Query Volumes Reflect the Effect of #MeToo
The #MeToo movement correlates with a sharp increase in internet searches related to sexual harassment and/or assault, per study data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. These data underscore the scope of sexual assault and harassment in the United States and reflect a need for structural-level interventions. Initiated by actress Alyssa...
#MeToo: Powerful Moments in 2018 Shaped by the Viral Movement
In 2006, activist Tarana Burke founded Just Be Inc., a nonprofit that offers services to victims of sexual harassment and abuse. She called the movement she created "Me Too." The name was birthed in 1997 after Burke listened to the sexual abuse victim story of a 13-year-old girl. "I didnt...
#MeToo: Six characters and a movement
Keith Houston, in his 2014 book Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks, narrates how the story of the hashtag starts in the 14th century with the Latin term Libra Pondo, meaning "pound in weight". This was abbreviated to lb and drawn with a bar...
#MeToo Sparked Surge in Awareness About Sexual Harassment: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of thousands of women have used the #MeToo hashtag to speak out about sexual harassment and assault during the past year. Now there's evidence that the #MeToo movement sparked more than mere conversation about sexual abuse in the United States. Google searches...
After Alyssa Milano's #MeToo tweet, Google searches about sexual assault hit record high
If the eyes are a window to the soul, then surely Google searches are a window into our thoughts. And since actress Alyssa Milano drew attention to the #MeToo movement -- begun more than a decade earlier by the activist Tarana Burke -- with a tweet in October 2017, Americans...
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Google Searches About Sexual Assault & Harassment Broke A Record After #MeToo, Researchers Say
Ever since sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light last year, the #MeToo movement -- initially launched over a decade ago by activist Tarana Burke -- has prompted millions of survivors around the world to come forward and share their own stories. Moreover, after actress Alyssa...
Gay teens at least twice as likely to use illegal drugs, study suggests
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) teens are at least twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to use illegal drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, heroin and methamphetamines, a U.S. study suggests. Previous research suggests that stressors related to being closeted or coming out and being rejected by family or friends...
LGBQ teens at higher risk of substance abuse
Turns out, lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) teens are at substantially higher risk of substance use than their heterosexual peers. According to a new study led by San Diego State University researchers, LGBQ teens are more likely to use dangerous drugs. As part of the most recent National Youth...
Buying Marijuana Online Is Pretty Easy, Study Finds
If you want to buy something -- anything, really -- its more than likely youll find it online. And that includes cannabis. Thats the conclusion of a new study published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Millions of shoppers are searching for and finding online marijuana retailers...