You are allowed to care about people—and care about your own protection. You are allowed to believe in justice—and believe that boundaries save lives
You are allowed to care about people—and care about your own protection.
You are allowed to believe in justice—and believe that boundaries save lives.
You are allowed to support dignity for all—and say,
“This space, this policy, this change… doesn’t feel safe for me.”
Here’s what they won’t say out loud:
“You’re being pushed to believe you can either be seen as kind and inclusive—or as someone who draws clear, protective boundaries. But the truth is, you can be both.”
But that’s a false choice.
Because true human rights include the right to be safe.
You can:
✅ Believe every human being has worth
and say women-only spaces are necessary.
✅ Support mental health for all
and recognize that trauma survivors need clear boundaries to heal.
✅ Fight for people to live free from harm
and know that your child, your sister, your mother deserves the same protection.
✅ Be compassionate
and refuse to let shame talk you out of your instincts.
Real inclusion does not require women to be unsafe.
Real justice does not demand that Survivors swallow their truths.
Real compassion does not ask you to overlook risk just to prove you’re “kind enough.”
They’ll say:
“You’re being selfish.”
“You’re not inclusive enough.”
“You’re on the wrong side of history.”
But Survivors have always been history’s truth-tellers.
Safety isn’t selfish. It’s sacred.
You can support human rights and ask for safety.
The two are not in conflict.
They walk together—when we stop silencing the people who know what danger feels like.
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– Tonya GJ Prince
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