Tag: Sexual Violence

The question, "What did speaking out change for you?" was asked of survivors by the author of a popular survivor's handbook. My response is below: What did speaking out change […]

Patricia Casey, writing about Nancy Garrido for The Independent, on Mind & Meaning: Dugard kidnap highlights one of last taboos:  Because it is not spoken about, there is little information on […]

Peace X Peace on "This Story Will Not Die" A Cry from Korea for Human Rights and Peace:  During World War II, many thousands of women were forced to serve […]

Penelope Trunk, discussing her child sexual abuse, on How to decide how much to tell about yourself on your blog: So what I’m telling you here is that I’m scared […]

A year ago, a friend woke me up from an 18 year sleep.  We began to talk about bad drinking experiences and I told her a little about my experience […]

Cara of The Curvature on University of the Pacific Says Date Rape is Not Rape: I want to point out is not why this man is an asshole, or why […]

Cara from The Curvature on What Does It Mean to Heal? I know that not all survivors suffer from some sort of post-traumatic stress. I cannot speak to those experiences. […]

Marcella Chester has an interesting posting on the Timothy Cole case and the backlash the rape victim has received by some. She and I agree on much with regard to […]