#rape survivors

I hate talking about it. I hate talking about it because I know what will happen. Once you know I'm a survivor, you will mentally shove me into a box where I don't belong and I'll never be allowed out — ever. I hate talking about it because I know that without wanting to your mind will wonder what

ESSENCE What a friend we have in Gabrielle Union. While Nate Parker continues to question why his 17-year-old rape accusation is still a thing, Gabrielle has spoken out in support of rape survivors and victims who’ve chosen to boycott The Birth of a Nation. In a...  

Anti-rape activism has become incredibly one-sided in the past few years, and I will not shut up about it anymore. I cringe when someone calls me a "survivor," or as is more common, calls all rape/abuse victims "survivors." The use of "survivor" has been carefully promoted under the assumption ...

I wasn’t your average kid that went to church every Sunday morning. I went to church every Sunday morning, every Sunday evening, every Wednesday evening and in the summers, every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday as well.Sometimes when I was bored I would walk the mile to my church and ask around for

My then live-in boyfriend’s patience dwindled with the passing of time.Continue reading