Claire Glass - xoJane

When in Doubt, Blame the Victim: The Troubling Media Narrative Around Kasandra Perkins

Claire Glass — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0500

Collectively, mainstream media reporting has at once discounted Jovan Belcher's actions on account of his mental state and blamed Perkins for staying out too late -- as though Perkins could have brought her murder on herself.

Is Cassidy Goodson a Victim of Florida's Backward Sex-Ed Curriculum?

Claire Glass — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Cassidy went into labor in her Lakeland, Florida mobile home, and gave birth to a 9-and-a-half pound baby boy on September 19. Several days later, her mother discovered the body in a shoebox in her bedroom.

My Grandmother Died From an Eating Disorder

Claire Glass — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:00:21 -0400

My grandmother, Flossie, died from anorexia in her 70s, but it wasn’t until I got to college that I realized how many little things are ingrained in me from this experience of loving someone so much who did not love herself.