I’m A Man Who Was Sexually Assaulted At 8 Years Old. I Kept It Secret For Years — Until Now.
The author in Los Angeles in 2022. Photograph by Ryan Clemens Note: The following essay includes depictions of sexual assault. After three years of intensive therapy and a lifetime of denying the reality of my past, I can finally say it out loud: When I was 8 years old, I was sexually assaulted. My mom […]