GBV. A neat little acronym that places Gender-Based Violence a comfortable arm's length away. We increasingly hear those three letters spoken but they hide the ugly truth about this particular form of violence without saying its name.
That ends today.
Gender-Based Violence is a harmful act directed at someone because of their biological sex or gender…
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