James Ransone was not courageous because he suffered.He was courageous because he told the truth anyway. Living openly as a survivor of childhood s
PJ was a hero. He saw women, heard women, and was willing to save women.
James Ransone was not courageous because he suffered.
He was courageous because he told the truth anyway.
Living openly as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse—especially as a man, especially in a culture that rewards silence, minimization, and “toughness”—does require a rare kind of courage. Not flashy courage. Not performative courage. But the kind that asks a person to stand exposed in a world that often punishes vulnerability.
What made his courage distinct was not that others haven’t survived similar harm. Many have. Too many have.
What made it notable was that he refused to pretend it hadn’t shaped him.
He named it.
He connected it to his struggles.
He reported it when he was able.
And he did not turn his life into a lie just to make others comfortable.
That matters.
The world often celebrates survival only when it looks tidy—when pain is neatly “overcome,” when it produces inspiration without discomfort. James lived in a way that resisted that lie. He showed that survival can be complicated, nonlinear, and still deeply human.
There is courage in continuing to create when you carry harm.
There is courage in speaking without guarantees of justice.
There is courage in refusing to let abuse define your worth—while still telling the truth about its cost.
James Ransone’s openness didn’t make him weak.
It made him honest.
And honesty, in a world built on denial, is a form of bravery many never attempt.
We honor that not by romanticizing his pain, but by carrying forward the truth he was willing to speak—and by protecting others so fewer people are asked to carry such weight alone.
That is how courage multiplies.
One of the most courageous human beings ever.
May he rest in peace….
A gofundme has been set up for his wife and children