Boys Can Be Victims Too: The Silence Around Male Sexual Abuse
When we hear the word abuse, many people picture a girl. Culturally, harm is often associated with her fear and her silence. But what happens when the victim is a boy — and no one knows how to see it?
In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Seth, a veteran, speaker, and advocate for male survivors who grew up in poverty surrounded by addiction, instability, and unspoken pain.
This conversation challenges the idea that abuse is gendered. For many boys, silence becomes survival. Shame replaces language, and years pass before anyone hears their story — if they ever do…
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