Hey everybody, this is Arthur. We don't usually do this on the show, but I did want to give

a slight trigger warning. I'm about to read what is essentially a PSA that does discuss

sexual violence and trauma. If that is something that's going to make you upset and given

the last week, I completely understand that. You can skip ahead and that shouldn't be

a problem and I'm about to give you the time stamp for when that will be in the meantime.

The rest of the show doesn't really talk about it so much. It's a hard thing to talk about,

but I did feel that there was a particular opportunity for us to give people some resources

if they've had a difficult week. So you can go ahead and skip to two minutes and fifteen

seconds and you should be all good. Thanks for listening.

According to Rain, the rape abuse and incest national network, sexual violence affects nearly

every household in America with more than 320,000 victims each year. If you need to talk,

or if someone you love has experienced sexual assault or abuse, reach out to the National

Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE or visit rain.org. That's r-a-i-n-n dot

o-r-g to chat with someone who is trained to help. You don't have to go through this

alone. The Anti-Violence Project, or AVP, empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing

education and support survivors through counseling and advocacy. You can find additional information

at AVP.org. In addition, according to the organization 1-6, researchers have found that

at least 1-6 men have experienced sexual abuse or assault, whether in childhood or as adults.

If you're a male victim of sexual assault or abuse, you can find counseling resources

and information at 1-6 dot com, where you can also speak with an online advocate.

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