Dena Landon

With the announcement of the TIME Person of the Year, the Silence Breakers, there is no doubt that our stories of sexual harassment have taken center stage.

The criticism of women’s magazines contains many shades of sexism. There’s the implication that to care about beauty is vain and a waste of time.

Yes, cheating is a feminist issue, regardless of the gender identities of those involved. Because at its heart, it’s about consent.

Women can still be punished for speaking up about domestic violence, and not just by losing a job but by a legal system that fails to protect them.

Past trauma can and does impact domestic abuse survivors in the dating world. That doesn’t mean that we’re unworthy of love or incapable of finding it.