#BeenRapedNeverReported Trending On Twitter As Women Share Stories Of Sexual Violence

Women Share Powerful #BeenRapedNeverReported Stories On Twitter

A powerful hashtag trended on Twitter on Thursday night as victims of sexual violence who had never reported their attacks spoke out in solidarity with women who were not believed when they came forward about their rapes.

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:

Other women quickly joined in and their tweets were both harrowing and heartbreaking:

Some men, including author Neil Gaiman, tweeted their words of support and empathy:

Visit Twitter to read more #BeenRapedNeverReported tweets.

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