The more you live the less you will die.

tahlalaliaaa:

***TRIGGER WARNING*** Rape culture, coercion, general grossness of the unwanted touching kind

face-down-asgard-up:

moniquill:

thebaddominicana:

Earlier in this pregnancy, I filled out my “Initial Health History” form for prenatal and birth care. You know: check the box if you’ve experienced severe headaches, diabetes, all sorts of things. After the usual “Emotional abuse,” “Physical abuse,” “Sexual abuse,” I got to this very interesting item: ”ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact.”

read the link. so spot on.

Because I can hardly stand the thought of these constant erosions of personhood seeming normal to our daughters and sons.

READ THIS

Definitely worth a read.  I’ve been having these things happen since I was 10, starting with neighborhood children, moving up through high school friends, continuing on with college friends, with plenty of strangers woven consistently in between.  For the men in the proverbial room, this should explain a lot.

(Source: manifestfreedom)