BREAK THE STIGMA
Men were neversupposed toneed help.
Men were never supposed to need help. That was the problem.
Men can be victims.Men can be survivors.Men can be afraid.Men can grieve.Men can leave.Men can ask for help.Men can talk about sexual assault.Men can experience domestic violence.Men can struggle with mental health.Men do not have to suffer quietly.
CAMPAIGNS
Statements that should not need saying.
CampaignMen can be victims.Sexual and intimate partner violence against men is common, underreported, and too often met with disbelief.Enter campaign
CampaignMen don't have to disappear.Withdrawal, overwork, anger and numbness are how pain often shows up in men. Disappearing is not the same as coping.Enter campaign
CampaignMen can talk about sexual assault.It happens to men and boys. It is never deserved, and physical arousal is not consent.Enter campaign
CampaignMen can leave.Abuse from a partner is not limited by gender or orientation. Neither is the right to be safe.Enter campaign
You don't have to call it trauma before you're allowed to talk about it.
Men should not have to bleed publicly before we believe they hurt.
Surviving something doesn't mean it stopped affecting you.
Leaving is sometimes the beginning of the work.
Strength can also look like asking for help.
Silence is not a requirement of masculinity.
This is not a campaign against women, or against anyone. It is not a claim that every man has the same experience. It is a refusal to let silence pass for strength.