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‘Bachelorette’ Katie Thurston talks about overcoming past sexual assault
On Monday night of the Bachelorette, Katie Thurston revealed a very personal and emotional story during one of her group dates in which she urged the men to be open and vulnerable. After asking all the men to tell a personal story they weren’t proud of, Katie wanted to open up in return. “What I’m about to tell you, a lot of people actually don’t know, including my own mother. I know you see me today as this very sex positive woman who is very confident, but she wasn’t always here. It was New Year’s Eve ten years ago and I’d been drinking and in a no-consent situation, “Katie said bravely.” I don’t wish anyone that, “Katie said.” I denied what happened. So much so that I tried to relate to him because I didn’t want to believe what actually happened. And when that didn’t work out for years, I had a very “unhealthy” relationship with sex. I didn’t want to have sex, which affects the relationship. I didn’t like talking about sex. And it took me a long time to get there where I am now, to talk about it openly and comfortably and to love myself and accept things that I can no longer control. ” Katie went on to say that she has achieved a great deal over the past decade and learned the importance of consent and communication. “How important it is not to make someone guilty for not having sex with them enough, feelings of guilt for not having sex with them in general. And that’s something that … really big happened in my life, that happened in some ways that really made me who I am today, “Katie said. Later in her confessional, Katie admitted,” What I’m going to do with today shared with the group is something I never really talked about. For a long time I felt responsible for being too drunk, too irresponsible, too stupid. But it’s not my fault because consent is important and I have it not given that night. “
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