Don’t Tell Me to Speak Up When I Can’t Even Say His Name
It takes a lot for women to recount their stories of assault and harassment. But as this author reminds us, lingering trauma can make coming forward all but impossible.
Lea Grover
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Lea Grover is a writer, blogger, and speaker in Chicago. She contributes to publications ranging from the Washington Post to Cosmopolitan, and speaks about sex-positivity parenting and on behalf of the RAINN Speakers Bureau. Follow her @bcmgsupermommy.
The “Monster” My Dad Created
The writer’s father spent years on a project that helped create the internet. So why does he recoil at the thought of his daughter’s warm embrace of its innumerable virtues?