Sarah Beaulieu struggled to find the right way to tell people she was a sexual assault survivor. Here’s how you can support loved ones who open up about sexual assault.
How to Help a Friend Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted
February 25, 2013 By 3 Comments
Anyone can be a victim of sexual assault, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Sarah Ogden offers a guide to supporting a loved one who has experienced sexual assault.
The Weight of Rape and the Light of Love
January 22, 2013 By 23 Comments
Renee DeVesty was raped by her friends. Here’s her brave story of trauma and redemption.
Project Unbreakable
November 30, 2012 By 47 Comments
Etan and Me: A Brotherhood of Pain
May 29, 2012 By 21 Comments
For abuse survivor Rob Brown, the recent confession in the 1979 case of Etan Patz elicits a strong sense of brotherhood between one man who was allowed to grow up, and the boy who was not.
Private Practice First Show On Television to Have a Male Military Survivor of Rape
March 10, 2012 By 5 Comments
RAINN’s Fabulous New Advertisement About Male Rape Survivors
February 4, 2012 By 21 Comments
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Mick Foley
December 16, 2010 By 7 Comments
Behind the wrestler’s chair-bending brawn is a crusader for literacy, education, and the end of sexual violence against women.
RAINN responds
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. I have recently emailed RAINN to ask about their support of male survivors and use of the NVAWS survey as opposed to another survey that may more accurately report the rate of abuse of men. The response went as follows: Hi Ozymandias, Thank you for getting in touch regarding your [...]