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9/11 and the Enduring Sorrow
(Note: This was originally posted on 9/11/12. The post has been slightly updated with some current information) Nine. One. One. On an autumn morning so vivid it seems like yesterday and so foggy it seems a lifetime ago our nation … Continue reading
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Tagged "eye for an eye", 9/11, Afghanistan, America, anti-government, apathy, biological weapons, Bush administration, citizens, civilians, compassion, compromise, court of law, Dancing with the Stars, Democrat, enemies, fear, freedoms, goodwill, government, hijacked jets, homeland security, Iraq, justice, land of the free, liberty, memorials, Muslim-American citizens, oil, Osama bin Laden, Patriot Act, peace, peaceful resolution, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, politicians, power, President, racial profiling, reality television, Republican, rights, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, soldiers, sorrow, surveillance, terrorism, tooth for a tooth, trial, twin towers, understanding, victims, violence, war, war hysteria, warrantless wiretaps, warrants, world community, World Trade Center
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On the Child Victims Act
This morning, Wisconsin State Representatives Chris Taylor and Melissa Sargent and State Senator Lena Taylor introduced two bills at a press conference at the State Capitol. The first was the Child Victims Act, which eliminates the statute of limitations … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, adult survivor, alcohol, bipartisan support, child sex abuse, child sexual assault, Child Victims Act, Chris Taylor, civil suits, clergy, compassion, drugs, emotions, exemptions, flashbacks, helping professions, innocence, Legislature, male survivors, mandatory reporters, Melissa Sargent, recovery, secret, State Capitol, State Senator Lena Taylor, statute of limitations, suicide, survivors, trust, victims, Wisconsin State Representatives
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Letter to Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul
Dear Attorney General-Elect Kaul, Back on August 21, I sent the e-mail below urging an investigation of clergy abuse in Wisconsin to both the current Attorney General and the Dane County District Attorney. I did not hear back from either … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, adult survivors, Attorney General, Attorney General-Elect Kaul, Bishop Morlino, Catholic Church, children, clergy abuse, Connecticut, Dane County District Attorney, Diocese of Madison, Diocese of Milwaukee, Father William Nolan, gay, grand jury, Illinois, Josh Kaul, justice, Kentucky, Missouri, molesters, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, perpetrators, priests, scout leaders, statute of limitations, survivor, teachers, victims, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Abuse in the Diocese of Madison
On August 21 I sent a letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General, Republican Brad Schimel, and to Dane County Democratic District Attorney, Ismael Ozanne, asking either or both of them to start an inquiry into sexual abuse of children in … Continue reading
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Tagged adult survivor, Attorney General Brad Schimel, Australia, Bishop Morlino, bishops, Boston, cardinals, Catholic, child sex abuse, church superiors, confidentiality, criminal wrongdoing, Dane County Distric Attorney Ismael Ozanne, Diocese of Madison, Diocese of Milwaukee, evidence, gay, grand jury, homosexuals, Ireland, justice, New York, onto an, Pennsylvania, priests, sexual abuse, statue of limitations, survivor, transgender, victims, William Nolan, Wisconsin
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Open Letter to Bishop Morlino
Bishop Morlino, This is in response to your recent letter (August 18, 2018) to priests and parishioners of the Diocese of Madison. I am writing this as a gay man, a fallen-away Catholic, an adult survivor of childhood sex abuse … Continue reading
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Paths to Healing Keynote Speech
At this year’s Paths to Healing conference on male survivors of child sex assault I was the keynote speaker. This is the text of the speech I delivered today. Good morning. I’d like to start by thanking Chris Taylor, who … Continue reading
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Daily Triggers
Trigger Warning: This post is about sexual abuse, harassment, and child sex abuse. Please take care of yourself first and foremost and please seek help if anything along these lines has happened to you. Pretty much every day now … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Franken, Alabama, American Media, Apprentice, Bill Cosby, California, child sex abuse, Danny Masterson, Donald Trump, Dustin Hoffman, Dylan Howard, fame, fear, Garrison Keillor, harassment, healing journeys, Hyperloop, John Conyers, John Oliver, justice, Matt Lauer, media, National Enquirer, Netflix, perpetrators, Pishevar, Roy Moore, Senate, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, shame, statute of limitations, survivors, Terry Crews, Today Show, triggers, truth, victim blaming, victims
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The Real Story of Assault
The way that America’s media and Americans’ attention span works it will likely be another couple or few weeks that everyone is fascinated by all the sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and child sex abuse stories popping up every day. Because … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Franken, America, assault, B list celebrities, Bill Cosby, celebrity culture, child sex abuse, Child Victims Act, Erin's Law, Harvey Weinstein, James Toback, Jerry Sandusky, Josh Duggar, journalists, Kevin Spacey, Louis CK, New York Times, President, R. Kelly, rape, reality television, rich and famous, Roman Polanski, Roy Moore, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, stars, survivors, victims, Woody Allen
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Maria
A couple nights ago I was relaxing at the local casino where I enjoy spending some time. There are a few people there with whom I’ve become acquaintances because we see each other every so often. The other night I … Continue reading
Dark Secrets
About eight months ago I set up a new Facebook page in response to the Penn State child abuse scandal. It was intended as a place to show support with the survivors there and survivors worldwide and as a clearinghouse … Continue reading
A Single Bluebird 