Being Labeled A ‘Bad Survivor’ Showed Me That Callout Culture Needs To Change

The Establishment
Aug 29, 2017 · 10 min read

By Erika Haberman

Credit: Flickr/Gene Han

Callouts are often misused to attack marginalized people — most often trans women.

Last summer I was sexually assaulted by one of my closest friends. I was dealing with a lot of trauma at the time, and they volunteered to come take care…

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