Bwebwenato an Josh

RAINN, translated by Janerose Ralpho

Josh Lamon ej juon rijeje, former Obama White House spokesperson, founder in consulting firm an JRL Straegies, im juon survivor in sexual violence (kakkure).


Josh ekar kwalok k abuse (kakkure) ekar ioon e ekar bok jikin in eo ekar class in freshmen ilo Cornell University nan bar juon student. 


“Dominique ekar ao best friend im, kin menin, ekar bareniwot lio jera eo jinontata. Ikar jab ba nan jabdrewot kon yio ko ikar ioon sexual abuse (kakkure) k iar juon ajiri. Ikar mour in silence umin elon yio im kio k ij bed ettolak jen mwemo, ij lo k ememej ko ao rej jinoe kakūtōtō na im rej erom ṃadenḷọk, ak jet ettōṇak ko rejjab eman”


Elikin week in an jab kiki, ilo Nobōṃba Josh ekar ebaake juon breaking point im ebin an kar focus ilo men ko jet ejjelokin metak kab an jook. Dominique ekar juon eo ej kainōṃṃan e im inij e jinon Josh enij kwalok bwebwenato in abuse (kakkure) ekar ioon k ekar drik. 


“Men eo ikar lomnak enij kamijak botaab ekar erreo im eman. Ikar enjake iakwe, jokane im anemkwoj jen metak ibben Dominique im tok elik ekar tol io nan juon campus therapists, ekar tol io bwe in kwalok nan parents ro ao ilo ien holidays. Dominique elukkin eman. Ien eo ikar bed ilo jikin eo emarok, ekar jiban io tol io nan meram eo.”


Umin elon yio, Josh ekar wonmanlok ilo tūrep in ajmour, ebar koba therapy im jerbale. Jimjera eo an ibben Dominique ekar jemlok, ejjab kon jabdrewot, ak kinke Josh ej gay. Elak kadriwojlok ekar inter ilo Clinton White House im ekar tel nan early professional success ilo New York’s competitive lal in PR. Ekar emakit nan jerbal in nonprofit elikin 9/11, Josh ej jolak elon yio in advocate nan policies in safe school imbūrookraaṃ; jerbal in ej credit in part in an ajmour. 


“Jerbal nan kake ajiri rej bed ilo kejbarok ilo jikin jikuul ej ao ot jerbal in, ak ej bareniwot nan ao ajmour. Ekar koman bwe in mour ot. Ikar wonmanlak kon therapy nan kio. Mekerta enij lon missteps im misadventures, ilo jemlok eo ikar eddek im ejmour. Ilo 20s ko ao, ikar measure toprak kon jaan im jāāk, toprak ko an rainin ej oktak jen turep ej tol jen ajmour, monono, im kūrṃool”


Josh ej ba kajoor in boktok elon armij ibben dron ej jiban turep in ajmour eo an


“Bujin armij rej leke juon eo ekajoor tata, ekkā rej tok jen tomak in kabun ko aer. Kajoor eo ao ej tok jen armij ko belakio im kajoor ko an jet rej tok ibben droon nan koman juon oktak eo emman. Ilo ao kar jerbal ilo Safe School, Ikar lo an gay im straight students ko jerbal ibben dron im address e anti-LGBT bullying im nana ko ilo jikuul ko. Ilo jerbal ko aer, ikar lo juon kajoor eo elap; kajoor eo ikar leke nan ajmour, ekar jiban io ilo sobriety, jako, iakwe, im mour”


Kobaki armij ibben droon im lelok ej jet an theme ko an Josh ilo mour in jerbal kb mour in personal eo an, jen yio ko ilo GLSEN, juon organization eo ej jiban student in LGBTQ katok im edrek ilo safe school, im jerbal ko ilo philanthropy, Obama White House im ilo yio in business eo an make. 


“Bed ilo service ej juon part eo elap ilo ao bikwot ajmour im kūrṃool, ilo ao jerbal im ilo ao mour aelop raan”


Ilo an elonlak survivors rej kwalok, Josh ej lo elonlak bwebwenato im dialouges rej walok.


“Rainin, bwebwenato kon topic in sexual abuse (kakkure) im harassment rej walok ilo jikin jerbal, mweomom, im ilo jukjuk bed ko. Jej bwebwenato rainin aniwot k 4 yio ko ettolok, jeban kar maron in bwebwenato kin men kein. Ij lomnak k enij koman juon oktak ilo ae;pp industry kab jikin jerbal ko. Im ilo ao jolak elon yio jutak im kenono, ij katok in lo im accept k kinke na juon momman in palle, ikar mour ilo ejjab tōllọkin.


Josh ekar ba k jekdroon k ej juon eo eman ibben bok maan im bok juon step maanlok, ej lo im katok k emanlok ronjake, katok, im bok juon step liklak.


“Intention ko ao reman, ak elap men aikwijin katok kake—im bwe in bok—iakwijin focus ilo kokaal commitment nan equity im inclusion, barienwot jela k ilo ien ko oktak ankein ilo room eo, enij lon armij ro jet rejjainin bed iloaan room eo” 


Meet Josh

5 naan nan kōmlōt:

  1. Jouj
  2. Meanwōd
  3. Bukarkar
  4. Aepokpok
  5. ​Eanniabeab


Nan survivors ro rej lomnak in kwalok:

“Inkar kwalok nan ir im ba k ilo aer wonmanlak im kenono ibben juon ej armij nej step eo jinontata kb autoktata nan raan eo eman, juon lal eo eman, kab juon mour eo eman. Jekdroon k enij juon parent, rikaki, mottam, ak jekdroon k koj juon closeted gay im konij kwalok nan leddrik eo jeram, ne ej juon armij eo ejokae, komane. Ej juon men eman. 


Kenono kin men kein ej juon part an Josh edrek im bikwot ajmour.


“Kwalok kon bwebwenato in sexual abuse (kakkure) nan book in 2018, You Are Not Alone (Kojjab Make Iaam) elap an kar ṃwilaḷ. Ejjab aelop raikwijin jeki juon book, ak aelop aikwijin bikwot juon jikin nan kenono ibben juon armij eo rej trust im ijo mwe aer mic; ijo audience eo elap aer jiban im ejjelok ekajet ie. Elap an aurok menin nan aelop survivor.”


Nan Josh, ej bar drooltok nan jukjuk in bed kab service.



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