In His Own Words - Male Survivors Speak Out
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Brian
Age: 44
Age when first abused: 7
"I want to raise awareness. I don't think we do enough. We need to get past stereotypes and stigmas because that's what's killing our kids. That's what's hurting our kids. ... If we don't raise awareness and if we're always thinking it's about your daughters—I'm sorry, it's about your sons, as well. It's not just the piano teacher or the teacher at school. It could be the football coach. It could be the soccer coach."
Age: 44
Age when first abused: 7
"I want to raise awareness. I don't think we do enough. We need to get past stereotypes and stigmas because that's what's killing our kids. That's what's hurting our kids. ... If we don't raise awareness and if we're always thinking it's about your daughters—I'm sorry, it's about your sons, as well. It's not just the piano teacher or the teacher at school. It could be the football coach. It could be the soccer coach."
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