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Stand Up
I was raped ( Read more... ) -
On Forgiveness and Living a Good Life (Trigger Warning)
Written March 29, 2014. Trigger warning for description of an assault.I had this whole entry planned out. I was going to write about forgiveness, and how it’s never really for the person who hurt you. But the past few days have made me realize that I’m not ready to forgive, and that’s okay. There are going to be some years that are great, and I ( Read more... ) -
Anniversary
Five years ago today, I was raped.
Consider this your trigger warning.
It wasn't gray rape. It wasn't date rape. It wasn't “rape rape.” It was just rape.
The details aren't really important. You're just going to have to take my word for it.
But here are some things that happened as a result of it.
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Dreamwidth Invite Codes
If you would like a DW invite code, let me know and I will send one your way. :) -
Friends
I am cleaning up my friends list. This means I am pulling people who do not list me as a friend (and therefore, I cannot read their entries, so...), as well as people who have not posted recently (like...in five years). If you think you were wrongly removed, or if you would like to be added for the first time, let me know, I will happily add you ( Read more... ) -
Rape is Wrong.
Rape is wrong. It is always wrong. It is not sex. It is not deserved. It is not a weapon of war. In the United States, 1 and 4 women will be sexually assaulted by the time they leave college. This is unacceptable. In other countries, the number is even higher.
Mia (copperwise) wrote, "The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly known as Zaire, is ( Read more... ) -
Formspring
Whatever, I have a formspring account: http://www.formspring.me/auraesque
Ask me things anonymously. :)
