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“I can line up these moments of violence, precariously as dominoes. Sometimes I worry they will all fall; knocking each other down, knocking me down. Sometimes they do. Violence left me hollow. It left me enraged. It left me desperately needing to leave a body I couldn't trust. But most frustrating of all, violence left me too wounded to claim the space I needed in order to find fulfillment in the arms, heart, and body of a queer relationship.”
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
“Sometimes it feels like my queerness was always there but I was too shell-shocked and splintered by violence to see it. When I finally did? It saved me. Opening up to my queerness saved me. Once I began to identify as queer, I began to require this dreaming and commitment to change from my partners. I define myself to claim myself, to foster a curated community of support”
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
“..but I know my commitment to change and transformation is stronger than my commitment to self-destruction. In these moments, the need to rewrite the familiarity of violent reactions and hold oneself accountable becomes increasingly important. Patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism have a way of permeating all of us to our core. It is essential that we are all personally committed to not perpetuating further abuse upon each other's bodies.”
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
― Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Violence Movement
