This week survivor Mia shares her story.

Mia spent years hiding her sexuality because of religious shame. Even though she was married to man out of “obedience” to church teachings, he knew she was gay and they were able to have a good friendship. Mia thought she had met a kind, beautiful woman who she could relate to on every level but it took six months to find out that this woman was not who she said she was.

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Resources: 

For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources 

The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.

Safeline: Revenge Porn – What it means for the victim and the offender

Safeline was set up in 1994 by victims of sexual abuse who wanted to help others. We started as a helpline in a spare bedroom and over twenty years later we have helped more than 25,000 people in their journey through rape and sexual abuse.

Sources:

HG.org: Catfishing - Is It Considered Criminal Fraud? 2021, HG.org Legal Resources - HGExperts.com

Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman. Starring Nev Schulman, 2010, Catfish, IMDB.

WedMD: Signs of Catfishing By WebMD Editorial Contributors, Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on December 03, 2020

Psychology Today: How Common Is Catfishing? By Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D Reviewed by Devon Frye, March 5, 2021. 

Mosley, Marissa & Strickland, Morgan & Parker, M. & Campbell, Kelly. (2020). Adult attachment and online dating deception: A theory modernized. Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 35. 10.1080/14681994.2020.1714577. 
 

FindLaw: State Revenge Porn Laws

Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated October 08, 2021

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Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. You can listen to their cover of "U Think U" on all streaming platforms or at https://basiccomfort.bandcamp.com/