Genderbasedviolence Stories

26 Stories

HER WET PILLOW by TheGirlofThePen
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HER WET PILLOWby Abidah Muhyideen
Life is full of ups and downs... Some people are meant to be in your life to love you, some to hate you, some to admire you, some to detest you, some to adore you, some...
Third time's the charm by yadeerah
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Third time's the charmby Uju Okafor
A young Nigerian woman narrates her experience with gender-based violence and how she was murdered by her husband
THE TRUTH IS, I AM SCARED.  by vuyomichaela
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THE TRUTH IS, I AM SCARED. by vuyomichaela
'Globally an estimated 736 million women- almost one in three- have been subjected to physical and or sexual intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or b...
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BROKEN AND DAMAGED by Issjussmee
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BROKEN AND DAMAGEDby Issjussmee
Do you know what it's like to lose control? To spend every single day being pushed to the ground. Losing all hope of getting back up. Feeling broken and different. Feeli...
Rock Bottom by sushi_masa
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Rock Bottomby Sicebi Bertha Moyo
Nina, a varsity freshman has to tackle her indiscernible, recurring dreams whilst fighting to get justice for a night of intoxication and violation. Whilst trying to fi...
A tissue for an issue by Nylon304
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A tissue for an issueby Nylon304
A short story about an abusive man who is a tissue-maker has his significant other as his biggest customer as a result of his abusive manner.
Daddy's Little Girl by Michael_nodojr
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Daddy's Little Girlby Michael Nodo Jr.
A story about love, heartbreak and sacrifice
How i felt by PUPURH
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How i feltby PUPURH
She thought she knew him. She thought she had him all figured out but boy she was wrong. He's not what she thought he was, and he'll never be. A sweet talker that's wha...
sim's poetry. by yonwabamssonandzi
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sim's poetry.by Yonwaba
Statics show that Every 3 hours a woman is killed in South Africa. Approximately 137 woman die everyday at the hands of their partners. Is this the society we want our c...
A promise from a soul in Limbo by Bethuel_KB
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A promise from a soul in Limboby Bethuel_KB
A poem about a man who burns his lover to death
The Double Life by cruzzy353
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The Double Lifeby cruzzy353
a woman abused by her psychopathic husband tries to fit in with people using fake smiles and laughter but one night being a close call to the doors of death led to an u...
Break Free by GhidaKobeissi
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Break Freeby Ghida Kobeissi
A poem to empower women to speak up against physical, psychological , and sexual violence.
The Secret World Of My Poetry  by Cebo_lenkhosi1
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The Secret World Of My Poetry by Cebolenkhosii
This is not a book but a collection of poems I write everytime I feel something. My poetry is free style so it does not have a rhythm yet carries a lot of emotion. Every...
iAm a mistake by cofeefaddict
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iAm a mistakeby Kimmie Chan
The past, the present and the future are all connected. They depend on each other but they don't define one another. Join Yuri in her journey of the present as she batt...
THE PULSE by ArigatouWithLitty
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THE PULSEby Zintombi Nxumalo
A young nurse writes diary entries about how she finds herself in love with a man that isn't all as rosey as he seems. Politics, Healthcare and Corruption are the issue...
Corporal Punishment and Gendered Violence #GBV by MarshallMakhubo
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Corporal Punishment and Gendered V...by Marshall Makhubo
Gender-based violence impacts every person negatively, mostly women and a day never passes by without having a women who has been murdered by her partner or a child who...
A Cry For The Little Boy Who Didnt Have A Voice. by K_Molapo
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A Cry For The Little Boy Who Didnt...by K_Molapo
This, based on the recent GBV(Gender Based Violence), is aimed at the boys who didn't have a voice. The boys who couldn't say anything because they were told that it's o...
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now that youʼre underground by XxanemonaxX
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now that youʼre undergroundby nuguanda
A little piece of my chaotic mind. They are free verse short poems that talk about what I'm passionate about: the feminism and the gender-based violence. Feel free to le...
Redeemer by Mpompoloza
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Redeemerby Mpompoloza
In a country filled with sorrow. Highest rape rates. Femicide. Can love be found. Siviwe is a high school student. Goes to an all girls private school. Brent is a high s...