Margaret Cho Starts A Conversation About Sexual Abuse

Published November 6, 2015 at 1:33 PM EST

Actress Margaret Cho attends The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's 2014 An Evening With Women (AEWW) at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

Comedian and actress Margaret Cho this week took to social media to talk about a difficult experience from when she was younger. She says that she was raped by an acquaintance and raped and sexually abused by a family member over a period of time.

She started the hashtag #12DaysofRage and is also coming out with a song and video called “I Want to Kill My Rapist.”

Read more via Al Jazeera English

Guest

Femi Oke, host of “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English. She tweets @FemiOke.

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