For quite some time now, I have been hearing and seeing a ton about the #MeTooMovement. This is essentially a movement formed over social media in which victims of sexual assault are able to come out with their personal stories and express the trauma that they have dealt and are dealing with. Being from New York City where sexual assault rates have skyrocketed in the past year, it would be a total understatement to say that I fear for women, especially for the women that are close to my heart. It sends me chills as I scroll through my social media pages and see the number of women coming forward with their stories and as I finish reading the post, there it goes. #MeTooMovement. It’s crazy to think that in just a matter of a few clicks, I get access to millions of stories across the world. I fully support everyone who has the courage and is brave enough to express the damage that has been done and is willing to become stronger because of it. I also feel for those who suffer silently and pray for their healing. As a man, it is easy for me to say I have never been scared or worried for my own safety, walking alone at night or when getting in an Uber. But this is only a small portion of problems that women have to deal with on a daily basis. This is not to dismiss the fact that sexual assault can also happen to men, and my heart goes out to everyone that has been afflicted with such trauma. As I did more research, I discovered that the rate of sexual assault has gone up about 322% in only one year. That startled me. With that being said, I am definitely more aware of my privilege as a man and about the circumstances that women are put through and as a result, I have been making sure the stories of women are heard and validated, and I speak out against any injustices that are done against them and their safety.

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