America has broken my heart.

I haven’t slept well since the election.

If Anything Happens to Me

Content warning: sexual violence, mental illness, suicide

What you can do, from a survivor

In this election aftermath, some friends have asked me what they can do. This is my perspective as a survivor of police sexual assault.

As a queer white cis woman survivor of a sexual assault perpetrated by a police sergeant, a sexual assault…

Why We Don’t Report It

Content warning: sexual violence and harassment

Making The Darkness Fade

An outlook on the Pulse Shooting

When the Orlando Gay Chorus had their first concert 1991, some of the members’ names did not appear in the program.

At the Border

On the floor, lay those documents. They stare back at me, we fixate on each other, both with no clue what to do. It’s been exactly a week since I was refused entry into the UK which by now makes it a second time. The first time was about a month ago, a week before I had all of my belongings ready to…

You Don’t Speak for Me, Joe Biden

Content warning: sexual violence, sexual harassment, hate crimes

Truth is Louder than Words

Here we go…….

If you have ever been emotionally, psychologically, sexually abused; if you were ever the victim of bullying, demeaning words; if you were ever stunned into that vortex of abject disbelief/horror/silence when someone berated or belittled you…

Resources for Survivors

If you’re struggling and need support, there are many resources out there to help you. Here is a non-exhaustive list of resources for survivors of violence and discrimination.