I hate to do this thread, but it seems to be time again: I'm a male survivor of abuse

[librechik]

50. Of course, and as a fellow victim, I sympathize.

I'm only asking because there is an implication that you are transgendered, and I'm curious as to whether your abuse had anything to do with your identity. It's mainly females who are abused, and I wonder if your abuse increased as a transgender female due to the change or due to your femaleness. i suppose it's impossible to untangle.

My personal and professional lives were both shattered due to at least 3 male abusers. One of the incidents occurred due to gross discrimination against someone who had decided to make the change and become female. Because of my close association with her, I too was abused emotionally and in my career.

Sometimes it seems impossible to escape. But I just don't see a whole lot of females being the authoritarian abusers, or abusers much at all, unless that is all they know. I know it's just as evil to blame the male sex as it is to abuse the female sex (I suppose) but I'm old now and just can't help it. So many years wasted.

Good luck to you, Recursion.