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I’m a survivor and a woman. Survivor first, because no matter what sex or gender you identify as, it should not change what support you get, or support that you give. And if you’re someone who thinks men deserve less support or none, respectfully STFU 🤬
I can say as a victim myself I’ve had too many women try to discredit or attack my experience as a man, like even if it’s mostly done by men that doesn’t invalidate my experience. Or like just because I didn’t feel the need to expressly say I’m the victim
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Anonymous 7w

If you believe that only certain types of people can be victims, you are shallow minded and through your beliefs, you are enabling perps to keep hurting… If you take this for what it is “perp vs victim” whereas any perp is bad and any victim should be listened to and supported, you really do support anti sexual harassment/violence.

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Anonymous 7w

this means a lot coming from a man who’s been sexually assaulted by a woman and wasn’t supported by his friends (who were mostly women). it’s really upsetting when both the perpetrator and some of the people I opened up to abt it were women who were SA’d but they still did what they did

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

Everyone and anyone who has been affected by sexual harassment/ violence deserves care, support, and healing. Nothing less than healthy love in whatever way that’s best for them.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

I’m really sorry this happened bro. We are all in this together and what happened to u was wrong and they way they reacted was wrong. None of this is ur fault and you deserve people who will support you no matter what trauma you may have. ~A male survivor

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

…who also has a lot of female friends

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6w

I am so sorry you went through that and then it got followed by such a hypocritical and disgusting response from people who you needed. You have a support family in us on this thread. We got you 🖤

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