Sexual assault represents the dehumanization of the victim, by the perpetrator, through a lens of stolen or forced power. It is the weaponization of sex with a means to control sex, and by controlling sex (the act of it, the owning of it) the perpetrator establishes themselves as incarnate – one can hardly be any more in their body than during the act of sexual assault. Continue reading →

In my role as a social worker, and as a therapist, I have had the privilege and the honor of working with veterans. I also trained with them, as I did with nurses.
I’ve never said ‘thank you for your service’ to them.
Service was never something we discussed.
We spoke about displacement, about suffering, we spoke about loss, and we spoke about sacrifice. Continue reading →