Sexual Attacks

This is probably going to be the hardest entry for me to write having been indecently assaulted by a woman at the age of the 13, the same time I was coming to terms with the fact that I was gay, but it does seem that issues relating to sexual attacks are hitting the press rather a lot of late. Julian Assange who did a good service to the world with Wikileaks has now become a hypocrite, telling the world to face up to what they have done & yet won't even face trial for his own sexual assault charges in Sweden, whilst trying cause civil unrest to try & hide the unforgivable act that he is accused of. Then there are the down right stupid & irresponsible words of Todd Akin saying that women's bodies are unable of pregnancy if it is legitimate rape. It all smacks of of a blatant disregard for someone's sexuality & their right to be in charge of their own bodies & that somebody can come along defile somebody & not face consequences. This is also marred when someone has a sexual encounter that that they consented to but regret afterwards & then claim rape afterwards as some sick, twisted power play. Plus people blame other cultures of rape or sending people into prostitution, often with little or no proof, or tar the whole group of people with the same brush as a sick & twisted small minority that do not represent the rest of the group. All sexual/indecent assaults & rapes should be punished as it destroys lives, but so to do false accusations. If you are in a place sexually where you don't want to be say no, get yourself out of the situation & if it is not possible always report the attack as you you may not be the only victim, yes it is scary, but talk, there are groups who will listen & offer support & advice, you are not alone. On the flip side if you consented to something you later regretted learn from it, which is what I did, having experienced a non consensual attack before it happened, I can tell the difference between the 2 even though they both feel emotionally raw. Keep safe.