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This morning’s Bridges Not Walls in London, UK

Extraordinary Story Behind the Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS

In November 1990 LIFE magazine published a photograph of a young man named David Kirby — his body wasted by AIDS, his gaze locked on something beyond this world — surrounded by anguished family members as he took his last breaths. The haunting image of Kirby on his death bed, taken by a journalism student named Therese Frare, quickly became the one photograph most powerfully identified with the HIV/AIDS epidemic that, by then, had seen millions of people infected (many of them unknowingly) around the globe.

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Chronic illness is so different from “regular illness.” No one is running medicine and soup over to your house when you say you don’t feel good. No one is running you to the hospital when you’re crumpled up in pain. Doctors don’t run around you ordering immediate tests and skipping lunch to go over your results. You’re not excused from anything. You’re just expected to go about your life with way less spoons than everyone else has. If you’re in pain, you hide it, because it’s not a rare occurrence. If you need a doctor’s appointment, well the next one’s in five weeks at a time/day that you need to cancel all your plans for. And if you can’t make that one, well the next ones in 3 months. Need some tests done? We’ll order one at a time, and they’ll take a few weeks to have a spot open for you. Then a few more weeks to get the results. Medicine?! You don’t need medicine. You get through school/work just fine. Not like we’d know what to prescribe you anyway. And not like it’d actually help. Have you tried some Advil? Tums? You’ve had this for how many years? You must be used to it. We need to focus on the people coming in with NEW pains. Pains we may actually have a diagnosis for, and not just a coverall name.

Maybe we don’t heal by convincing ourselves that someday, the pain will fade; that we’ll return to our former selves and reclaim the life we used to have. Maybe we heal when we accept that it’s okay to never go back; when we stop trying to use the broken pieces to rebuild the old picture, and instead, create a new one. Maybe we heal by affirming that even with this pain, we can craft a life that gives us meaning; that even when there are storms that flood our hearts, we can learn how to swim; that when night falls, we can learn how to create our own light. Maybe, it means trusting that no matter how many times we have to recreate ourselves and redirect our path, we will end up where we’re meant to be.

Daniell Koepke  (via internal-acceptance-movement)

In whats happening to our society right now: its sad that you cant even trust the same guys who are out there to protect us

On extrajudicial killings (via willbegreatsomeday)

Same could be said for my sexual assault.

“sometimes its fun to just sit”

WARNING to anyone planning on LEAVING THEIR HOUSE

The outside has unfriendly people, as well as a gigantic ball of fire in the sky. In addition, you may sometimes encounter a bird or an unpleasant smell.

Posting this because THERE ARE NO POSTED WARNINGS when exiting your home.

SIGNAL BOOST THE HELL OUT OF THIS.

Resources for Male Rape/Abuse Survivors: Articles,Books, Webpages and Blogs

Articles & Links

RAINN’s Article on Male Sexual Assault

Male Sexual Assault

Men And Sexual Trauma

Male Rape & Assault: Dispelling the Myths

Myths about male rape

Silent Victims: Bring Male Rape Out of the Closet

RELATIONSHIPS; COUNSELING MALE RAPE VICTIMS

Sexual abuse of males, prevalence, possible lasting effects and resources

Male to Male Child Sexual Abuse in the Context of Homophobia

Treatment Needs of Sexually Abused Men

Female Perpetrators and male sexual abuse victims: Society betrayal of boys

Male Rape survivors

The Hard Truth About Girl-on-Guy Rape

Against his will: Female-on-male rape

Books For Male Rape/Abuse/Incest Survivors

Books for Male Rape Survivors

Male On Male Rape: The Hidden Toll of Stigma and Shame

Understanding Male Sexual Abuse: Why Male Victims Remain Silent

To the Survivors: One Man’s Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence

Echoes of Innocence - Survivor [Kindle Edition]

Male Rape: The Emergence of a Social and Legal Issue

Women Who Rape Men (Female Sex Predators)

Not Quite Healed: 40 Truths for Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

The Male Survivor: The Impact of Sexual Abuse [Kindle Edition]

Evicting the Perpetrator: A Male Survivor Guide to Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse

Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse

Opening The Door: A Treatment Model For Therapy With Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse 

Male Survivors: 12-Step Recovery Program for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse : With Exercises for Personal Growth 

One out of Six and Many, Many, More: A Collection of Poetry from a Male Survivor of Sexual Abuse

In Cabin Six : An Anthology of Poetry by Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Silent Rage: African American Boys and Sexual Abuse [Kindle Edition]

  Blogs and Pages for Male Rape Survivors

Breaking the culture of silence-a place for male survivors to share experiences, connect, and heal. You are not alone.

Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse 

MenWeb - Men’s Voices: Surviving and Living Male Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse

Mpower- Supporting Male Survivors of Abuse

Male Survivor- Overcoming sexual victimization of boys and men 

Living Well Resource for men who have been sexually abused or assaulted 

Men Raped Support Forum

SurvivorsUK -Help and counselling for male survivors of rape and abuse in the UK

Mankind- Resources and support services for male survivors of sexual assault and abuse

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