IS IT APPROPRIATE TO USE THE TERM ‘SURVIVOR’ FOR WOMEN OR MEN WHO SAY THAT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED?
January 14, 2026 | Charles Sumner | Opinion, Social | No Comments on IS IT APPROPRIATE TO USE THE TERM ‘SURVIVOR’ FOR WOMEN OR MEN WHO SAY THAT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED?
There is no denial that there have been horrific examples of women, young girls, boys or men having their lives in jeopardy due to sex crimes but were able to escape the perpetrator. At some point even the mental trauma of sexual abuse has made life a struggle for both men and women – and…