My name is Bill, and too many people I love have survived sexual violence.
I would like all of you who have to know that I'm honored to be your friend. Your courage in living past your experiences to be the bright, beautiful and caring people I know is beyond admirable. I get angry when I think about what you've been through, but who you are inspires and uplifts me.
No pity. No shame. No silence.
(With thanks to
Seen in the LiveJournals of many, including
Relevant links:
Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network
National Association to Protect Children (PROTECT)
Edit, 14:00 CDT: Like
Edit, 15:00 CDT: A couple of other comments.
I've been checking my LJ friends page today as I work, and one thing I noticed belatedly is that
You can read about the GIFT in
I've been on USENET, in some of the most flame-laden newsgroups (not just for SF fandoms such as
alt.fan.tolkien
but for political and sociocultural communities such as soc.culture.*
), and the audacity of the trolls in set_ban
a few dozen of them in the first 24 hours.Oh, and remember: starve a troll, feed a hobbit.
Several respondents in
As another PSA, the National Association to Protect Children (PROTECT), which I just learned of through the above thread, seems to be another worth while organization to support.
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Banazir