The survivor movement will include men or it will not include me.

compassionisobligatory:

It was when I lived as a man that my partner hit and belittled me. It was when I lived as a man that I found support from my school’s victim advocate. It was when I lived as a man that a feminist therapist saw me and held space for me with love and care.

The feminism that I know and love and want to be a part of cares deeply about all survivors and creates systems that support all survivors.

I will not exclude male victims from my activism around sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Are you a male survivor who is also a sexist jerk looking to mooch of of the labor of women? I don’t fucking care, you’re a human being, what was done to you was wrong and we are going to take care of you as well as we know how. You deserve that as a human being, regardless of what you have or have not done. We do not audit women’s history of activism; I will not audit yours.

This is the first time you have discussed sexual harassment or sexual violence. I welcome you, come, speak and be heard and be seen. And stay because we have so much work to be do.