This article appears in Vol. Men are perpetrators. Men cannot be victims.
Women are victims.
Women cannot be perpetrators. The message is simple and exclusive, and pervades virtually all literature about childhood sexual abuse. Whether overt or covert, direct or indirect, a survivor molested by women who looks for confirmation of the horror, for an authority who can offer acknowledgement, is going to find denial. Whether male or female, the survivor of abuse perpetrated by women will find precious little comfort and minimal support from books that purport to address their needs. Just like in our families.