“When we survive sexual assault, we are the gift. When we survive, when we go on to love, to work, to speak out, to have fun, to laugh, to dance, to cry, to live, when we do that, we defeat our attackers. For a moment, they strip us of our choices. As we heal, we take our choices back. We are the gift to ourselves, our families, our communities, and our nation when we survive.”

— For rape survivors, Mourdock’s remark was an(other) attack on consent — MSNBC

12:11 pm  •  27 October 2012  •  45 notes