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62 Male Sexual Assault Survivors Share Their Stories, And They’ll Break Your Heart
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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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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.
Should never happen to anyone...and it happened when you were only four....what a beast!
Will be praying for your heart and soul. Nobody has a right to abuse anyone!!
I know what you are saying friend, god bless you, it was not your fault..
Bastard, what kind of a ugly man does that? sticking his yucky tongue into a cute boys mouth, disgusting.
You are an inspiration for your courage to share with us. Thank goodness for people like you.
Im so sorry !!! (4) such a young age to be robbed of your innocence :(
Im so sorry you went through uch a horrible thing thank you for sharing you are amazing sending my love and prayers
How awful I am so sorry you had to go through something so horrible. Remember that you are a strong survivor and you are loved!!
How anyone could do this to a little child. You're a brave, brave man. Keep on keeping on.
I'm so sorry.. you were so small.. world is not right with us human beings. ....
4 years old? Oh my, I'm a mother of 4yo. And can't stop my tears. I'm so sorry! :'(
Or any person regardless of their age. It makes me feel so sad
Load More Replies...:'( i hope you can be better so much better than him and live full happiness. Amin
My mother shares a similar story. Her first memories. It was my grandfather who I never met, she kept our births a secret from him. I'm so very sorry this happened to you and you are brave and strong for speaking out and sharing your battle with us.
They "thought" you wouldn't remember one of the most devastating things to have happened in your whole life? Really? Wtf!?
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.
Jesus. What a monster she is. How can anyone do anything like this to anyone? Not to mention she was historia mother :(
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.
These sick af individuals will say or do anything so as to manipulate their victims. Disgusting in every way possible!
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.
So sorry to hear how much pain you were forced to deal with. Physically and emotionally.
He's the little sicko bitch!! May he burn in hell with all the other predators!!
Really!!? Then why the hell are you being hurt!? Lying manipulator!!
That's what many of them say: "you caused it yourself!" Sick bastards!!! So sorry 😢😢
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? :(