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Author:  Grace Catan Grace is a survivor who has something to ask of you: she's asking you not to spend time with people who have abused me or your any other survivor you know. And she's also telling you quite a lot about why. I’m a survivor of sexual assault , and I have something to ask of you. I’m asking you not to spend time with people who have abused me or your any other survivor you know. “It’s complicated,” you might say. I get it: it’s complicated for me, too. But stick with me until the end of this piece and listen to what I have to say about the impacts of your actions on survivors. Then, you can make your own decision. We're using the word "abused" as an umbrella that refers to all types of sexual and power-based violence, including but not limited to sexual harassment, assault, and abuse . Regardless of how "small" or "big" your experience with sexual violence is, this article includes survivors (and supporters...

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Author:  Molly Brooker-Corcoran Facing up to my rape, and learning to heal from it, forced me to investigate my sexuality seriously, and for the first time. That is not to say I am glad it happened. I am not. I think I would have gotten there eventually, but how I lived with my assault definitely shifted my perspective. Hindsight can be bittersweet for a queer person. You may have countless what-ifs that you look back on, wishing you could change. Simultaneously, there are the sweet but slightly heartbreaking moments which now seem so obviously queer that younger you just didn’t clock at the time. I was very clearly interested in women from a young age. I remember a strange rush of excitement whenever I would watch the 2007 masterpiece St. Trinians , and the camera panned to reveal Gemma Arteton’s character Kelly leaning against the wall in her pencil skirt (to this day, iconic). I didn’t understand my feelings at the time, but they were definitely there. I o...

Author:  Adam England There are an awful lot of misconceptions and myths surrounding bisexuality. Obviously, these views don’t hold up to reality, and they can be seriously offensive, ignorant, and hurtful, too. With so many pervasive myths out there, it’s always a good time to tackle them head-on and debunk them once and for all.  Here are seven pervasive but false beliefs about bisexual men. There are an awful lot of misconceptions and myths surrounding bisexuality. You probably don’t need us to tell you that. Bisexual people of all genders have been, are and will be subject to these myths. There are also some particular, or especially applied, to bisexual men. For example, one 2014 study showed that people considered bi men to be more confused, more untrustworthy, less inclined towards monogamy, not as able to maintain a long-term relationship , and more open to new experiences. Obviously, these views don’t hold up to reality. Not only that, but they ...