Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square286fedilinkarrow-up11.76Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square286fedilink
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down4·5 months agoAnd the fact that he feels the need to pre-emptively dismiss himself that way is sad. He shouldn’t have to feel that way.
And the fact that he feels the need to pre-emptively dismiss himself that way is sad. He shouldn’t have to feel that way.