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I'm a survivor of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation. I founded @SurvivorsMcr and co-founded @MaleSurvivorUK. I've been part of national work with Government on sexual violence for many years and worked hard within #VAWG sector... (1 of 11) https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1362445892494712832
...and stood with the amazing women that have spent far many more years than me fighting for survivors to be heard - women like Fay at @survivorstrust; Lee, Shelia, Diane, Jo at @RapeCrisisEandW; and so many others that without a doubt as I've said 10000s times.... (2 of 11)
...paved the way for people like me to start speaking and using my voice - I've even written about standing on platforms built by amazing women that fought to have female survivors heard and I will continue to be an ally of them and do everything I can to support... (3 of 11)
...them and join with them too. I've helped develop campaigns to support Government, NHS, CPS in reaching out to survivors; I've had the honour of being honoured with an OBE for services to male Victims of Rape and Child Sexual Abuse;... (4 of 11)
...proudly given evidence at the #WomenAndEqualitiesCommittee on mental health of men and boys https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/102028/experts-questioned-on-mental-health-of-men-and-boys/ and even had a section of my evidence used as a clip on their twitter page https://twitter.com/Commonswomequ/status/1169288247048101888... (5 of 11)
... and even helped develop the Government's position statement on "male victims of crimes considered in the cross-Government strategy on ending Violence Against Women and Girls" ( #VAWG) which @SurvivorsMcr is even mentioned... (6 of 11)
...and contained a commitment (no 6) to "ensure communication campaigns are inclusive of men and boys to raise awareness of male victims and encourage male victims and survivors to report abuse". I've even been very involved in work on this #VAWG refresh... (7 of 11)
...and what I'm saying at meetings, working groups, is nothing new, I've been saying the same thing for years http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/duncan-craig/get-your-facts-right_b_11916642.html. I 100% believe that #VAWG should mean #VAWG and I hope this @GOVUK @ukhomeoffice refresh of the #VAWG Strategy does that... (8 of 11)
... but today, after watching that @ukhomeoffice video calling for voices to be heard I'm also going to allow myself to be confused. I thought this #VAWG work was inclusive understanding men like me, male survivors of sexual violence... (9 of 11)
... and yet, nothing is telling me that anymore. I'm not saying #WhatAboutMe, if #VAWG is finally meaning #VAWG I'm celebrating that! Finally, talking about the action that needs to be taken to eradicate violence against women and girls can actually be that... (10 of 11)
...and we can stop clumsily and loosely pinning male survivors onto a strategy that isn't called for us. But without that clarity, I'm left with what? the permission to feel ignored, negated, silenced, not worthy of being thought about? Feels like abuse that. (11 of 11) #MEtoo 
