Orwellian Situation At Edinburgh Rape Crisis

Claire Heuchan, a survivor of men's sexual violence makes a whole number of telling and valid points in her open letter to Edinburgh Rape Crisis - here is just a short extract.

No woman is disposable. And it is nothing short of Orwellian that women are now self-excluding from services because of policies made in the name of ‘inclusivity.’ It’s not inclusive if it doesn’t work for women. And ‘women supporting women’ was a banner founding members of Edinburgh Rape Crisis marched under. It was a founding principle of your organisation. Nobody says it better than Caroline Burrell, who led ERC before Wadhwa:

"Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre was founded by a group of women who wanted to create a safe and confidential space for women who had experienced sexual violence."

Burrell’s successor has deviated from these principles, arguing that "being really radical in our inclusion of those who are marginalised does not discriminate against those who have relative privilege in our society." But what “privilege” does this mean, when at least 1 in 4 British women will experience male violence?" 

Well worth a read via the link above to Claire's blog.

  



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