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A powerful hashtag began trending on Twitter on Thursday night as women who had been victims of sexual violence -- but never reported it -- spoke out against rape.
The hashtag, # BeenRapedNeverReported, appears to have been started by Antonia Zerbisias, a writer for The Toronto Star who has been tweeting in support of actress Lucy DeCoutere.
DeCoutere is one of nine women to accuse former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi of sexual violence, and one of two to publicly come forward. Her accusations led to the rise of the # ibelievelucy hashtag. Tweeting in support of DeCoutere and other women who have come forward with stories of their own, Zerbias started the # BeenRapedNeverReported hashtag:
#ibelievelucy #ibelievewomen And yes, I've been raped (more than once) and never reported it. #BeenRapedNeverReported
- Antonia Zerbisias (@AntoniaZ) October 30, 2014
Other women quickly joined in and their tweets were both harrowing and heartbreaking:
Black women rarely report rape because this nation has been taught that we are UnRapeable #BeenRapedNeverReported http://t.co/uFXZ7x1jrY
- ♿Persephone Jones♿ (@galvezmiro) October 31, 2014
Some men, including author Neil Gaiman, tweeted their words of support and empathy:
#BeenRapedNeverReported is trending in #SF. Not sure I've got the courage & strength to check that hashtag. Need to find them somehow.
- SF Bud (@SF_Bud) October 31, 2014
I believe you. It's not your fault. You have options. I'm here for you. I stand with you.#BeenRapedNeverReported
- tim (@tim2pt0) October 30, 2014
Visit Twitter to read more # BeenRapedNeverReported tweets.
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