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Sexual Assault Survivors Support

LadyHawkAZ

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5. I can relate so much to this:

Reply to one_voice (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 08:02 PM

Feb 2014

"You're getting all of the attention and love and support that you've always wanted, but it's not for something positive. And I hated that. I hated feeling like a victim."

I can remember feeling like I had to be properly "damaged" to be worth supporting. Almost like people were celebrating the idea of me being raped, or at least that was what it felt like. It wasn't a good feeling.

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Gabrielle Union on Her Sexual Assault: 'I Hated Feeling Like a Victim' [View all] one_voice Feb 2014 OP

I'm glad she found her voice and fought back legally. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #1

I agree. I worked for a very big... one_voice Feb 2014 #2

Indeed, thank the heavens for the guy who saved you. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #3

I have always liked her. Behind the Aegis Feb 2014 #4

I can relate so much to this: LadyHawkAZ Feb 2014 #5