“Sexual abuse of men happens much more often than anyone seems ready to admit.”

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These are comments by Christopher Anderson, Scott Mauer, and trey1963 on the post “I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It”.

[Sponsored Video] No Longer Standing Silently

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“Cancer brought out the best in us.” John Taylor talks about his recent battle with cancer and how The American Cancer society helps us all.

Jane Doe, You Are Not Alone

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James Landrith offers words of support to a young girl who was not only a victim, but was blamed for being so.

It’s Time for the GOP to Vote Some People Off Their Island

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Why the Grand Old Party should take a cue from “Survivor.”

Why I Don’t Like Tim Tebow

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There are two types of sports fans in 2012 America. Jim Jividen is in the group that dislikes Tim Tebow.

Imagine a World Without AIDS: A Video by Long-term Survivor Vaughn Ripley

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I’m one of the longest surviving HIV+ people in the universe.

5 Things an Abused Woman (This Woman) Wants You to Know

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Sarafina asks only that you not judge her as she challenges the assumptions most people make when they find out she has been abused.

Lost: One Testicle

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Instead of looking for sympathy, Joe Weinberg had an unlikely reaction: He wished the cancer had been worse.

Books: Octavia Butler’s Lost Novel Posted Online

Always wanted to read the lost Patternist novel, but couldn’t find it on eBay? There’s a link for that!

The Movies

The Pitch “This script’s too controversial for us,” Big Cheese told the wimpy little NYU film school graduate.  “Big Time Pictures won’t touch it.” The film school graduate, who stood several feet below the raised dais on which Big Cheese’s desk sat, clutched his writing portfolio against his sweat-soaked white dress shirt.  “But Mr. Cheese, [...]