I'm genuinely so shocked by this. JK Rowling RT to her 14m followers a pic erasing trans representation AND erasing people of colour, referring to them as shit?!
Dear straight allies (and straight people in general)... please see this below and help. We're sending out an distress signal, and as Pride season is here, we need your help.
#Pride2023
Hi
@MetroUK
, any chance you could not refer to a man that sexually abused a 14 year old girl as ‘affair’. Just so you know at 14 its non-consensual sex and abuse. Be great to read the real headlines and not this victim blaming crap. Thanks
#BreakTheSilence
I don’t even know where to start with this nonsense. No lesbian is being ‘forced’ back into the closet. If lesbians want to get together, just like anyone else, guess what…. they can!!!!
How do you put into words the abhorrence of this tweet🤢🤢🤢. Sure its Laurence Fox, but even he must see how disgusting this is. One MUST expect a 0% allegation rate regardless of how many women any man has sex with. My brain can't fathom how one comes up with this as a tweet?!?
In all the
#Dispatches
fall out, remember that 1 in 4 of your female friends and 1 in 6 of your male friends will be survivors, maybe they never said anything but they’re survivors. They’ll see and hear everything you say and comments about sexual abuse. Please remember that.
@Madonna
Wtf? Man is murdered in the blood of racism and that’s the response.... a dance to a Michael Jackson song? And appropriateness of Michael Jackson singing they don’t care about us... the irony isn’t lost on me.
@IndiaWilloughby
This thread is everything India and I’m so utterly inspired. I had no idea that there was that difference that you point out. Why aren’t LGBT+ organisations shouting about that! Happy International Women’s Day to you x
Every day I get to be the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
@ThisIsSurvivors
and as part of my role, every single day I engage in discussion that moves the issue forward just a teeny bit. Everyday as a survivor I see how male survivors can be minimised.
#NotTodayThankyou
@theJeremyVine
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and founder and CEO of
@ThisIsSurvivors
, I am incredibly grateful to you
@theJeremyVine
for taking action on this. We, as survivors, are tired of these words and phrases being thrown around, whilst CSA victims fight to be even be heard!
Absolutely overwhelmed with kind and generous messages of love and support from so many people. Its been difficult to keep my mouth shut until it becomes announced but feeling so genuinely honoured and proud at being awarded an OBE.
#NewYearsHonours
#NYHonours
#BreakTheSilence
“We’ve been ‘TERFing’ and it’s been such fun”
It’s clear that for many ‘gender critical’ transphobes, being a transphobic bigot is just a recreational activity! 😣
These heartless transphobes clearly have no life outside of their obsessive bigoted campaigning!
Really want to say thanks to
@OwenJones84
for being so respectful when he interviewed me about
@SurvivorsMcr
and my own story of being a survivor. The piece he’s written is brilliant as it captures so much in a well crafted piece 10 out of 10!
FYI, Miriam Margolyes is trending because she was on ITV's This Morning, so here's her terrific chat with
@LouisTheroux
Miriam: but what happens to the balls?
Louis: do you want an answer to that?
Miriam: not really
The whole episode is on
@BBCSounds
@NegroAphrodite
Well
@wesdoherty
and I have been nearly 21 years together, 14 of them Civil Partnership (there was no marriage in UK for same sex couples then)
I am so proud of my team at
@SurvivorsMcr
who have worked so hard for the past 2 1/2 years on this case. Our ISVAs have been amazing and its been a real team effort. So proud of the men involved too.
#BreakTheSilence
@SholaMos1
As I’ve said a million times, I always learn so much from you and todays lesson is… “learn a new word,
#Karengitis
” which I guarantee I’ll be using at some point today!
I’m really proud of this and I hope that today’s session helps add to the change in how we as a society think about boys and men as victims and survivors of sexual abuse
#mentoo
#break
the silence
20 years ago today this amazing individual
@wesdoherty
agreed to "go out with me" and whilst our Wedding Anniversary (14 years in Jan) is the thing we celebrate now, 20 years is a long time (especially the length of time he has put up with me!). I hope everyone has a Wesley x
Every moment of todays media engagement is a step forward in ensuring the widest possible amount of people know that support is available from organisations like
@SurvivorsMcr
or others from
@MaleSurvivorUK
. As a survivor myself, let me say... GENTS, YOU’RE NOT ALONE! We’re here.
Just realised 7 years ago today I started my first week as a full-time CEO of
@SurvivorsManchester
! We opened in 2009 but first 5 years were me volunteering then when we did have £ it was for staff. What a journey its been!
Still feel a bit wobbly after finishing
#ItsASin
, I think it might that thing Brene Brown talks about... vulnerability hangover, and thinking about the main story and some of the parallel narratives and I've just seen this pic and I had to pinch it and share
#BeMoreJill
Oooooooooooooo I got a Commendation for my work on
#OperationIsland
which saw Reyhnard Sinaga jailed for 40 years for the rape of over 48 men - 156 offences in total and we know there is more men out there. Please don't sit silent,
@SurvivorsMcr
is here to help 0161 236 2182
Oooooooo the official photographs have arrived from Tuesday and wow, they look amazing!
#OBE
and on this, my
#birthday
- what brilliant timing!
#Honoured
As the founder and CEO of one of the largest male survivor support services; an active member of the sexual abuse sector; and a survivor of child abuse and rape myself… I cannot even begin to express how disappointed I am in this so called advert and whoever agreed it
@UKLabour
.
Starting a new week, I’m celebrating my incredible
#husband
who is
#MyNHSHero
and my absolute
#inspiration
. If you ever met him you’ll know how humble he is and how bleeding amazing he is. I love this man so much and for the past 18 years I been lucky to stand by his side.
Posted a Happy
#ManchesterPride2023
in our neighbourhood WhatsApp group, one neighbour decided to tell "go fuck yourself" then messaged me direct!?!? I've spoke to her once 4 years ago to say don't post transphobic shit through my door. So remind me why we don't need pride still?
@KayBurley
@trussliz
For all her critics (remember kids, trolls aren't critics), and at times I have been critical of her, in these kind of interviews,
@KayBurley
really does what I believe journalists in her position should be doing and that is holding power to account. Never stop Kay.
15 years ago today I said “I do” to Mr
@wesdoherty
and we got hitched, that’s after 6 years of being together. We’re still
#CivilPartners
and he is my hero, rock and keeps my feet firmly on the ground. Happy Anniversary Wesley x
There are times for quietness in order to think; times for silence in order to listen; and times where words are important to be said. I am standing up and speaking out as CEO of
@SurvivorsMcr
and re-affirming our commitment to
#EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
#MenCreateChange
What an incredible day! I am exhausted and have so much to say but my brain isn't working so I am going to show this, a visual representation of my brain and a phenomenal shared experience! Thanks
@visualminutes
this is fantastic!
WOW! So proud that
@SurvivorsMcr
has been awarded Project of the Year in the first ever
#NationalMenandBoysAwards
for our work on the Sinaga case, on this
#InternationalMensDay2020
! This was a whole team effort, but particularly thanks to our Ops Director and Senior ISVA and ISVA
We’re delighted to welcome new members to our Victims’ Panel and thank our past and continuing members for their invaluable work.
The Panel advises and helps us in our commitment to support victims.
Find out more about their work here:
'I found it embarrassing. I thought women hadn't done as well as men because they weren't trying hard enough.'
On this week's Full Disclosure, Caroline
@CCriadoPerez
explains how data changed her from anti-feminist to feminist author.
@mrjamesob
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Exactly 1 year ago today, I had one of the most amazing moments of my life, as I walked into Buckingham Palace to be presented with my
#OBE
from Her Majesty the Queen. It still seems so surreal and I have pinch myself moments with it but I’ve never stopped being proud.
#moments
I stand with our sister survivors, ALL women and girls in general today who are reminded of the failings of the system and lack of urgency in tackling the ongoing
#ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
. I'm angry too and whilst my focus is on male victims, I support tackling
#VAWG
Thank you to
@MishalHusain
and
@BBCr4today
for how respectful and sensitive you were this morning in talking to me about male survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation; alongside male victims of Domestic Abuse, Forced Marriage and so called 'honour based killing'
Am I surprised that the
@spectator
printed this... nope. Am i suprised that
#RodLiddle
wrote this... nope. But what I am surprised about is the amount of people telling us survivors of childhood sexual abuse that we should get over it as its "just a joke"...
Not giving up! Early start back at
#MediaCity
from a late press interviews last night, this time talking to
@BBCRadioManc
and
@VictoriaLIVE
. We have got to continue to tell fellow male rape and sexual abuse survivors that help is available as is healing from trauma!
#Sinaga
#mcr
This time last year, I was so moved by
@MarcusRashford
campaign for holiday meals, I called out for a fellow Gorton born CEO to "go halves" with me on a £1k donation to
@HideOut_YZ
. No one did but the lads and committee at
@HMPBuckleyHall
did! Today I got to go visit... AMAZING!
Congratulations to you Duncan Craig OBE! You have been nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for LGBT at The National Diversity Awards 2020 in association with
@itvnews
- To vote for Duncan please visit
#NDA20
#Vote
Had a full circle moment today. I set
@SurvivorsMcr
up as I didn't want any male survivor in
#GreaterManchester
to be without support as I was. 13 years later, and 10 male survivors ran the
@Great_Run
together to raise money for the services they use and for the future survivors.
I'm so incredibly proud of my friend Richard, I'm so incredibly grateful that as a male survivor he's found an ability to share his story as I know first hand how much this is helping other male survivors... I hope male survivors now get seen more, heard more and supported more.
Why the Men's Rights Movement Is Garbage - its an old article but great read manning good points which I mostly / vast majority agree with. Thank you
@anne_theriault
for your articulation
I 100% DO NOT apologise to anyone who is complaining about the fantastic
@bbceastenders
male rape storyline so brilliantly and sensitively portrayed by
@MaxBowden
and
@Aidan_OCalla
written about by
@DuncanLindsay
. I am personally involved in the story development and know...(1/2)
This little handsome devil and I said “I do” 14 years ago today, after 6 years together. Before my “friends” start congratulating him on getting to this point without putting a pick axe in the back of my head, he is a star and he’s my hubby! Happy Civil Anniversary
@wesdoherty
Today is our
#Birthday
! Yes, Survivors Manchester is 13 years old! We're a teenager!!! Thank you to everyone who has sent us birthday wishes and thank you for all the support you've given us for the last 13 years!
#HappyBirthday
#GreaterManchester
#MaleSurvivors
Well todays the day,
@SurvivorsMcr
#NoMaleSurvivorLeftBehind
#Symposium
and it’s feels monumental. It’s the event that brings our 13th year to an end really, the first year we were a teenager. Very special! A day of learning awaits!
"The job of an independent human rights institution... is to advocate for the human rights of all people, and sometimes that's difficult"
Nancy Kelley of Stonewall is questioned by
@JustinOnWeb
about criticisms of the EHRC
Hear the full interview here:
I had to say something to all the
@bbceastenders
fans out in TV land, last nights episode was amazing and the response has blown my mind! I've arrived into the
@SurvivorsMcr
to a number of requests by male survivors for help! This is what it's about, telling stories to inspire!
Despite the “soaps shouldn’t show these sort of stories”, I’m incredibly proud to have worked with
@bbceastenders
shape scripts, worked with
@MaxBowden
and
@Aidan_OCalla
and
@coilinoscolai
on this and helped develop the narrative surrounding the conversation on consent in this.
Tonight's
@bbceastenders
may be a difficult one to watch for so many, but it HAS to be told. We are so proud of
@Aidan_OCalla
and
@MaxBowden
for the commitment they have put into this story along with all those behind the scenes, including the super talented
@coilinoscolai
Tomorrow is a big day... my boy is 15 years old! Yep,
@ThisIsSurvivors
has reached 15 and starting tomorrow at 15:00 hours, your gonna get the first of 15 short animated films that have been created with survivors words and voices. Check out our social media at 3pm
#MenToo
@JasonReidUK
I don't know about you Jason, but hearing her say this "innumerable" bollocks gives me the same eye rolls as in the 90s people would say "I'm not homophobic, I mean some of my best friends are gay, I love gays".
We stand with Jamie in
@Channel4
#SASWhoDaresWins
proud in survivorship. Jamie, please know that in speaking out on such a platform as you have, we know 100% the impact of this will be so great for so many other survivors. Thank you Jamie, thank you
#BreakTheSilence
#MenToo
Just remember Tony Wilson’s now famous comment that “this is Manchester, we do things differently here” having just left the first Gender Based Violence board with a group of amazing leaders who are committed to change
#Inspired
and thanks all
@AndyBurnhamGM
@DeputyMayorofGM
Thanks
@MaxBowden
- This
@bbceastenders
storyline should have picked up EVERY GONG going this awards season as you and
@Aidan_OCalla
told a story that hasn't been told before but is the experience of so many that access
@SurvivorsMcr
- Take it from me, your work has saved lives!
Cleaning up my desktop on my laptop and this is sat there, really powerful and the only thing i'm keeping on my desktop now, all other documents and files put into the right folders
#Survivor
#Healing
#Friendship
We're nearly 15 years old (5th February will be our 15th Birthday) and we have never had
@TNLUK
funding before which surprises everyone. So I'm over the bloody moon that we have been awarded this £203,937 over three years to further expand our hub and spoke model!
#Charity
‘We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that we have been awarded £203,937 by the National Lottery Community Fund to support a major expansion of our support services for male survivors of sexual abuse over the next three years.
#NationalLottery
#WeAreSurvivors
Once again,
@mrjamesob
delivers an incredible
#FullDisclosure
episode with this time
@eddiemarsan
and I want more, I want to be sat in the room invisible just listening to them talk all day… genuinely feel nourished. Thank you James and Eddie
Last night, the charity that i founded
@SurvivorsMcr
, had its 10th AGM and we did it in our brand new, purpose built centre. It’s such an achievement in 10 years to be where we are. Thank you to everyone that has helped us along the way
#BreakTheSilence
#MenToo
#MeToo