Trauma is not exclusive to women or men, but in the LGBTQ community it is different only because we label it that way, and when we label, we de-humanize. Beginning in the hours after the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Tex. social media churned out “The shooter was an illegal immigrant! No, he was transgender!” A person tweeted that the gunman was “a transsexual leftist illegal alien”

According to The Williams Institute at UCLA, “LGBT people are nearly four times more likely than non-LGBT people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault.” https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.ed...

We can’t imagine the backlash suffered by a Trans human, but what we can imagine is ‘human.’ As individuals, humans suffer abuse and assault from the ones who hate, have power, and think “we” are the source of their problems and must be eliminated or taught a lesson. Our truth, when we dare to finally tell it, is loud. It’s fierce and it’s brave.

How hard do we have to be pushed to activate it?

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If you’re a man who has experienced sexual abuse or assault, you’re not alone. We’re here to support you in your path to a happier, healthier future: https://1in6.org/helpline/

This free and anonymous helpline is available 24/7, for men who’ve experienced sexual abuse or assault and for those who care about them: https://malesurvivor.org/

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If you experienced sexual abuse as a child, you may encounter a range of short- and long-term effects that many survivors face.