The New Zealand prime minister,John Key, invoked rape to score political points. I am proud to be one of the MPs who spoke up approximately the reality of sexual violenceThis week I stood in the New Zealand House of Representatives and disclosed publicly for the first time that I was once the victim of a sexual assault.
I am the co-leader of the Green party of New Zealand, or the third largest party in our parliament,and I’ve been an MP for 13 years. I stare down the fiercest of opponents every day in this job, but bringing that gloomy memory into the full public glare was one of the most difficult moments of my career.
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Source: theguardian.com