
With thanks to Jean Hatchet for her feminist documentation and transcription work. This one is for Sally, and all the other women in too vulnerable a position to publicly advocate for single-sex services. Dear Edinburgh Rape Crisis, My name is Claire Heuchan. I’m a survivor of men’s sexual violence. And I’m writing this letter to […]
Open Letter to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Staff and Trustees — Sister Outrider
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September 19, 2021 at 9:46 am
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“(CEO of Edinburgh Rape Centre) Wadhwa admitted that “in Scotland, where you have large groups of survivors, some are not using our services because they see us as trans inclusive and feeling that they may be exposed to an issue that they are not prepared to deal with.” But women aren’t self-excluding because “they may be exposed to an issue.” They’re self-excluding because they may be exposed to males in the aftermath of surviving male violence. Any trauma-informed service – as ERC claims to be – must have the capacity to acknowledge why that is problematic.”
Just. So.
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