Yesterday, Ms. Magazine published an article titled, "The Overhaul of Title IX Must Be Trauma-Informed and Inclusive of All Survivors." Every time the article talked about the need for a trauma-informed approach, it depicted the women as frail and weak, lacking resilience and agency.

Here are some excerpts from the article by Kenyora Parham:

• When it came to offering my testimony, there were clear places where the process could have been improved to respect and value the voices of survivors...Student survivors had to wrap up their entire experience within a three-minute window, which for some of them had been a lifetime of trauma. 
• the effects of institutional betrayal experienced by survivors of sexual assault typically result in an increase of several posttraumatic symptoms such as dissociation, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and other trauma symptoms that are often quite disturbing and perplexing. 
• Moreover, you learned how detrimental the live, cross-examination process is for student survivors, especially those who couldn’t afford lawyers like their perpetrator, or had to endure retraumatizing victim-blaming questions. 

Yes, some sexual assault victims experience significant psychological trauma, and we should be supportive of their needs. But the majority of victims are resilient and strong. And research says the same thing. 

Plus, the fact that 40-50% of campus allegations of sexual assault are unfounded. Which is why we need to push back on the Religion of Trauma-Informed, and call for an end to campus Kangaroo Courts.