Gang raped *Trigger warning!*
In 1976 I was gang-raped by five other sailors on Grande Island in the Philippines. It still haunts me to this day. I was too afraid to report it for two reasons: One, I did not think I would be believed and two I was afraid they would discover that I was gay and throw me out of the service I loved.
Fellow survivors of MST have urged me to file a claim with the VA. And so far, I haven't. That fear of not being believed is what stops me I think. My shrink at the VA says the evidence needed to prove my case is 7+ years of mental health treatment at the VA. Don't know if I ever will file.
Fellow survivors of MST have urged me to file a claim with the VA. And so far, I haven't. That fear of not being believed is what stops me I think. My shrink at the VA says the evidence needed to prove my case is 7+ years of mental health treatment at the VA. Don't know if I ever will file.