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62 Male Sexual Assault Survivors Share Their Stories, And They’ll Break Your Heart
Whenever you hear the words "sexual assault," many people instinctively assume that the victim is female. But as you can see from this powerful photography series, it isn't always so black and white.
The pictures are part of 'Project Unbreakable,' a website set up in 2011 by Grace Brown, a New York photography student. The purpose of the site is to raise awareness about sexual assault by giving a voice to those who have been victims of it. The pictures feature survivors holding up posters with quotes from their attackers, and many of those who volunteered to be a part of the project were men who had been subjected to sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence.
The website was closed in 2015, but as Grace wrote recently, "In light of our current political climate - the fact that a man accused of multiple instances of sexual assault is about to be the president of the USA - I have decided to repost images from Unbreakable on its Instagram account. We won’t stay silent - not for the oppressed, not for the marginalized, not for anyone."
More info: Project Unbreakable | Instagram
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Petra Christovová 9 years ago
All such creeps should die alone, unforgiven and broken, "people" like the uncle are disgusting pieces of s*it and do not deserve anything better.
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
They "thought" you wouldn't remember one of the most devastating things to have happened in your whole life? Really? Wtf!?
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E Menendez 9 years ago
Though rare women can be rapists. I have heard that men can't be raped by women because they need to be hard. It would be like saying a woman isn't raped if she is wet. Both are a physiological response. Everyone has the right to say "NO" no matter what their physiological response.
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Ana Ryguła 9 years ago
Jesus. What a monster she is. How can anyone do anything like this to anyone? Not to mention she was historia mother :(
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Hannah Bunker 9 years ago
I don't think I can read many more of these, I want to cry for all these poor people who were abused like this. Next chance I get I am raising awareness for this cause. I feel like people should know that they can go to a lot of people for this and they will be protected. This is disgusting.
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
These sick af individuals will say or do anything so as to manipulate their victims. Disgusting in every way possible!
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Anne Moe 9 years ago
It's possible that he feels that he was forced into being gay; What is probably really happening is that he hasn't processed his trauma and is actually continuously reenacting it. In our culture we regard gay as a sexual orientation that is not chosen, and for us it is like that. For him it is not, and it is his reality. Opening up about trauma is the first step to healing. Your insensitive comments here might halt that process. It's his trauma, his life, his situation. Let him have ownership to it. He might be born gay, he might not be born gay; that doesn't change the fact that he lives in a culture were being gay is a punishable offence that might cost him his life, and get him raped even more. So just let him have ownership of his trauma and figure things out for himself. Show some goddamn love, or shut your pie-holes.
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
So sorry to hear how much pain you were forced to deal with. Physically and emotionally.
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
He's the little sicko b***h!! May he burn in hell with all the other predators!!
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
Really!!? Then why the hell are you being hurt!? Lying manipulator!!
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Angelika Okotokro 9 years ago
That's what many of them say: "you caused it yourself!" Sick bastards!!! So sorry 😢😢
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Shauday Smith 9 years ago
i think i'm lacking some context for this quote... is this what the attacker said before they assaulted him? like it was some sort of twisted "training" or skill building? :(
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
So very sorry for this sick af predator even being in your life.
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Kimberly Puchniarz 9 years ago
Yeah right, it was your words you sick predator, not your physically raping me!!! Sickest predator.
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Amanda Panda 9 years ago
These are truly heartbreaking. Its infuriating that people in this day and age still believe males cannot be raped. ANYONE can be raped, NO means no, and silence IS NOT consent!
Nancy Arnold 9 years ago
Rape abuse shouldn't happen to men women or children. No means no . So heartbreaking reading each of these
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
These are truly heartbreaking. Its infuriating that people in this day and age still believe males cannot be raped. ANYONE can be raped, NO means no, and silence IS NOT consent!
Nancy Arnold 9 years ago
Rape abuse shouldn't happen to men women or children. No means no . So heartbreaking reading each of these
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