My boyfriend (of 3 1/2 years — living together for 2+) is NOT AT ALL the romantic type in the normal flowers and hand-holding sense, but always knows what to do to make me feel loved. Like making eggs 2 different ways because we like our eggs different or randomly attacking, quite literally, my entire face with kisses…

Survivors tend to blame themselves (me included). When I finally told my dad what happened 4 years later (I was too embarrassed to admit it to a man that has literally put hundreds of rapists behind bars & helped so many women get treatment for their rape-induced trauma - a testament to how deep-seeded rape culture's…

Real talk. My dad has been with the SFPD for 40 years and works in sex crimes. You don't think I got the "how to be safe & aware" talk since I was 5 years old. I didn't date until I was 17, had a curfew, played sports, and had 2 jobs — didn't stop me from getting sexually abused by 3 men at 18. At least SOME people…

I'll just leave this here...