Rape. It's an uncomfortable word. No one likes to say it, no one likes to hear it. I, in fact, am one of many women and men who cringes at the sound of it. But we need to keep saying it, because it is so real for so many people. I know that I didn't have the courage to stand up for myself and press charges after I was raped because my best friends at the time tried to convince me nothing was wrong. My rapist, who I knew well from growing up, tried to deny that anything had happened. Again, anoth...
Rape. It's an uncomfortable word. No one likes to say it, no one likes to hear it. I, in fact, am one of many women and men who cringes at the sound of it. But we need to keep saying it, because it is so real for so many people. I know that I didn't have the courage to stand up for myself and press charges after I was raped because my best friends at the time tried to convince me nothing was wrong. My rapist, who I knew well from growing up, tried to deny that anything had happened. Again, anoth...
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