By Mark McMillan, Pride Source, January 22, 2020
Warning: this column may contain content that may be triggering for some readers.
This past year in my practice, I began to see both male and female clients who presented with a past history of child sexual abuse. Unfortunately, the statistics prove that someone misusing alcohol or other drugs most likely has some form of child abuse in their past as well. Add that this person identifies with the LGBTQ community, and the numbers change dramatically.
We are all familiar with the broad term “child abuse.” Usually, the focus is on the physical abuse inflicted on a child. There are actually several forms of childhood abuse besides physical, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. For this column, I will be focusing on sexual abuse, specifically for individuals that identify in the LGBTQ+ community.
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