Teenager: Not yet a woman, already a prey

Coming of age under the eyes of bad men.

Stark Raving
Nov 4 · 4 min read
Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash

8 years old. A naked man flashes his penis at me and my sisters on a bike ride.

10 years old. A man starts masturbating in the street as I walk down with my mum. Hand on dick. Eyes on me.

12 years old. School trip to Germany, my penpal’s dad runs his hand up my thigh as he…

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Stark Raving

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Fighting against sexual assault and for great sex. Intersectional feminist writer. More on my blog: starkraving.co.uk

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