The poster reads:
“Does that feel good?”
-He was my father
After it was reported I lost 1/2 of my family
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
“You’ve been avoiding me all day on purpose, haven’t you, you little bitch.”
-I was 9 years old.
It was Christmas Day…and I was just a 9 year old little girl who still believed in Santa. Christmas hasn’t ever been the same.
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
He knew I was gay.
“Do you like it?” He asked as he raped me.
“No…I like women.” This is all I could say, I remained frozen.
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
I will no longer punish myself. I am no longer ashamed.
I love who I am.
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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Photo #1, photographed in Boston, MA on April 25th:
“If you tell, I’ll kill Mommy, Nannie, & Grandpa.” (my father ages 2-10)
“I don’t know why you’re acting like this, I’m not doing anything wrong.” (my uncle ages 4-16)
Photo #2, photographed again six months later in Boston, MA on October 4th:
These words no longer shame me. Project Unbreakable gave me my voice back. I am healing & I am a survivor. We all are.
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The poster reads:
“Don’t you want to practice for when you’re older?”
“Don’t worry. We aren’t lesbians if you think of a boy.”
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The posters read:
He covered my mouth with his hand to keep me quiet.
“You know you like it you bitch”
Thank you mom, for telling me you are a survivor too.
You gave me the courage to speak out.
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
“Be there in a minute,” he said to my brother down the hall
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Photographed in Providence, RI on October 2nd.
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Project Unbreakable photographs will resume posting tomorrow. Today, from all of us at Project Unbreakable, we send our thoughts to those affected by the Newtown CT tragedy.
Life is short and we are small, but all we can really do as humans is provide our part in the world, whatever that may be, and love as much as we can while doing so. Please take a moment to hug your loved ones this evening.
In solidarity,
Grace & the rest of the Project Unbreakable team
The poster reads:
“Do you want to play house?”
The tears I cry aren’t tears of sadness, they are tears of relief.
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
“At some point they’ll figure out that you don’t want them in that way.
That you’re a tease.
You’ll end up getting really badly hurt (possibly raped and I hope that never happens to you).”
-My abuser, after we had broken up, after they had raped me
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Photographed in Boston, MA on October 4th.
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The poster reads:
“Stop crying, it’s just FUN. Everything will be the same tomorrow. I’m serious, stop crying or I’ll rip you to shreds”
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Photographed in Providence, RI on October 2nd.
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The poster reads:
“It won’t go in. Maybe I’m just too big for you. HAHA. Hold still. I’ll try again. No, don’t close your eyes. Watch me!”
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Photographed in Providence, RI on October 2nd.
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The poster reads:
“Will you go down on me?”
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Photographed in Providence, RI on October 2nd.
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The poster reads:
“C’mon…nobody has to know…”
-at 5am in a dorm bathroom on my sixth night in college
Well guess what? Now the University knows too.
An Update: In the time since this photo was taken, my university held a disciplinary hearing on my behalf. The offender is facing expulsion. I wanted to let everyone know that many universities care!
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Photographed in Providence, RI on October 2nd.
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Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown. Grace works with survivors of sexual assault, photographing them holding a poster with a quote from their attacker. Grace has photographed over four hundred people and has received over a thousand submissions. TIME magazine has also named it one of the top 30 Tumblr blogs to follow.
If you are interested in participating by submitting in your own image, you may send an email to projectunbreakablesubmissions @gmail.com.
Note: Grace, or anyone else associated with this project, is not qualified to give certified advice on this subject. If you are struggling, RAINN has a free, confidential, 24/7 sexual assault hotline: 1.800.656.HOPE(4673). RAINN also has an online hotline: https://ohl.rainn.org/online/
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