Sexual Assault Survivors Support

You are strong, as evidenced by your success. You are bad ass, as evidenced by your willingness to stand up to the perpetrator despite the culture of victim blaming.

I am sorry you were treated poorly by the system designed to protect us. I was a part of that system for about a decade. As much as we try to fight against this--the system, combined with our culture. can be used as a shield for the perpetrator: victim blaming, "he said, she said" the scrutiny of the victim's response during the attack instead of the perpetrator's actions, to name a few.

Your voice is vital to changing the culture.

Thank you for your bravery.