"I Was Molested As A Kid"

We gotta give her props!
Melissa Etheridge's wife, actress Tammy Lynne Michaels, has taken to her blog to speak out for the first time ever about the years of abuse she suffered as a child.
It's a very moving account.
Hopefully Tammy's words can lend comfort to other victims and encourage them to speak out.
Click here to read it!
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FIRST BIZNATCHES!
ugh who the FUCK cares
didnt she used to be hot?
so sad..
Re: Geminat.com – LMAO!!!
Wow….crazy. But moving? She seems real.
first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That no good "Uncle Bad Touch"!!!
Going to read it now…
Takes balls.
She rocks!
Ok, I feel bad that she was abused, but, am I don't see anything spoken about it. Am I missing something or was it just a declaration of , 'I was abused and it's taken a long time to seal with it'. Didn't mean that to sound rude or crass, just curious.
Is that why she's so fat?
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
Working late, Perez? I think most lesbians have been molested; hence why they do not want men touching them. Or they came from a home where they saw Dad not treat Mom good, and they don't want none of that. I think gay men are just Over hornied men. Men are horndawgs, wanting it all the time, and gay men have just crossed over to what is freakish/fetishist… BI people are sexual people that are promiscuous and want it all for sex sake. Tranny's are effed up in the head. They've gone past G or L and B, just skipped right over that period. And others are the one's on the border or what could be considered border nowadays like the freak poop sex lovers….. EEK. It's all gross. Even man/woman relationships based on nothing but f buddies is whack.
i don't know very many gay women, but the ones i do know were sexually abused. it is sad to hear.
poor her …there some really sick people out there ….
poor her …there some really sick people out there ….
Weren't we all!!
ummm, I was molested as a child, that's why I am a lesbo -
coincedence?
Re: G L B T and Others –
I can't decide whether this comment is slightly insightful or incredibly ignorant.. I'm ambivalent.
WASN'T ELLEN'S OTHE BITCH ANN HACHE ALSO MOLESTED AS A KID? IS IT JUST A BAD KARMA OR ELLEN IS ATTRACTED BY MOLESTED WOMEN???
I remember her in the L-word. She played a small part, but she was very good. I always hoped they would bring her character back but … they didn't.
she looks like an old hillary duff
who wasn't, its part of growing up, plus it will make a great book when your older….Wanna join the mile high club? check out www.stewedbeef.com…and thak you for flying Stewedbeef Airline
She played Nicole Julian on Popular and she played a real bitch, she was very good. She just had twins this year so that is why she isn't acting now. Plus her woman is rich…can I get a ooo! ooo!
What a surprise, a lesbian molested as a child.
All lesbos were molested??? So you think they are lesbos BECAUSE they were molested? Holy fuck, some of you are redneck idiots. Go read a book and educate yourself. ROTFLMAO
Re: Shireen – Thank you. Sorry about the repeats. That was an accident
Re: G L B T and Others – Boy you know nothing about being gay do you? Being gay has nothing to do with abuse. What I think is that most dykes just hate men, so they make up excuses to hate them instead of saying they hate them for no reason. That whole story sounds like BS to me.
She is nothing but an attention whore. Funny how all these bitches claim they were molested years later when their careers are down the toilet and they need attention!
Re: To G L B T and Others –
I guess you are the redneck idiot I'm referring to. Go read a book, fuckhead.
welcome to the nest, duh
I met Tammy Lynne once at Great Woods (now Tweeter Center) out in Massachusetts a few years ago when Melissa played there. She was talking to fans of Melissa's right by the concession stand and being really friendly. The concert was wonderful and while it was predominantely a Gay/Lesbian audience, it was a real pleasure for me for once in my life to enjoy a show with real polite people and no drunken assholes yelling WOO HOO over and over LOL
that kind of thing is hard to talk about. it happens so much more than anyone would like to admit. I disagree with the ignorant people that think that sexual abuse at the hands of men causes women to become lesbians. I was horribly abused by my father and I still love men. I'm in a fully functional relationship with a super hot guy and I also have a wonderful son.
that explains a lot.
Why do gay women always claim to her raped or molested? I think they are just angry and need a good excuse for it. I'm not a lesbian but I went to a gay bar with one of my friends and the lesbians there were all very mean, all had an attitudes and chips on their shoulders. Maybe I should of gone with him on another night to see if they were the same, but my experience is they are all nasty.
I wish I were famous by 'the chick with melissa'. coming soon to a theatre near you. so she marries a 'super famous'(according to her) Still no one knows who she is…what can she do? make up a story…yah and thats what she'll do . Pathetic attempt for sympathy and attention.
Wow. What a ship of fools. Someone in the sphere of celebrity who CLEARLY does not seek the limelight and false flattery gets the boot for speaking honestly. Nice. Are you dissapointed that her travails aren't an ugly lawsuit or a torrid affair? I think many men would like to think that all lesbians "became" that way because of bad experiences with men or abuse but in that case all women would be lesbians, trust me. As a bisexual woman it seems obvious why a relationship with a woman is attractive. As straight men YOU should have no trouble "getting" it. Now let me grub a little while I call you fucking retards
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Further proof as to why she is gay. She was not born that way…it is what she became as she got older.
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No you shouldn't be surprised. D-listers always have to decide 'do i say I'm a drug addict or I was molested. YOU are the retard. wake up little retard.
Tammy is a very angry lesbian!!! Lot's of anger toward Bush. Too stupid to understand that her FREEDOM to express her misguided self IS BECAUSE OF the efforts of BUSH AND THE SOLDIERS WHO FIGHT ON HER BEHALF so she can keep on ranting and raving and seeking attention from anyone who will listen. STUPID FUCKTARD BITCH!!!!! She can fuck off!
now she is getting used by missy
Re: Shireen – i'll decide for you…ignorant.
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p.s…..UGLY ASS YELLOW TEETH!!!!!
[re #43 you are so on the ball
[re #43 you are so on the ball
Re: cake – AGREED! They should ship her over to Iran and snap a burka around her ass. Then maybe she'll know how good she has it.
Dear GBLT:
Wow! Sounds like you need somebody to help you with your sexual identity. most lesbians have been molested/ what a laod a crap. Nah, they just like girls, for the most part. Why is that so hard to wrap your head around? And bi people are jusr promicious? God, that includes the whole of the USA. GHet over it. You will feel a whole lot better and people will feels safe on the streets.
I've seen Melissa in concert four times. What energy and spirut, especially given her recent bout with cancer. I wish other people had the same amount of bravery.
wife?
I heard a statistic somewhere that 1 in 4 girls are molested at some time growing up, 25% of the female population. Also, 1 in 10 people are gay, 10% of the human population.
Straight girls are molested, gay girls are molested, straight boys are molested, gay boys are molested.
Instead of focusing on the fact that many gay women have been molested as children, how about focusing on the fact that MANY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN MOLESTED.
Give me a break about calling these broads a married couple…can't you be more creative? Can't gays find something all their own, why do they have to horn in on heterosexual turf and try to steal the concept of marriage when by definition gays can't procreate?
So boring…and so queer!
I wish I could email Tammy because she said something that is wrong wrong wrong. She said she's not perfect. She needs to continue with her various therapies until she realizes she IS perfect. She is the perfect Tammy. Maybe her hair didn't curl the right way, or she wishes she had studied harder, or said something differently, but that's all just stuff.
We all need to learn that we are who we are. It seems so trite to wish someone peace, but I do truly wish you all peace.
Not surprising since most gays were sexualy abused atsome point in their childhood…that's why they're gay.
First of all those lesbo's aren't married since gay people can't REALLY get married, and second of all no wonder she's gay. She was molested. Aren't all gay people molested at some point and thats why they turn gay? Sounds like she's just another one to add to the bunch.
Re: RJ –
Why do you feel so threatened? Maybe that's something you need to address in order to be a whole person. Why do gays need to find something "all their own." When you've gone through what my friends and Melissa Etheridge have gone through, then maybe you can talk. Ever seen your partner die before your eyes and have been crowded out by the family because you've just been a very good friend for twenty years? This is just an example. This is why gays want marraige. Now. you just sound like a right-wing asshole.
Why do peaople persit in thinking that poor lesbians have been abused? Give me a break. It's a sexual PREFERENCE people.
what's the big deal? haven't all celebrities been molested or abused at some point in their lives?
How come lesbians were all molested as a child? Does that mean Perezhilton was molested as a child too?
She used to be hot before she married Melissa.
Lesbians were all molested as a child.
For gay men, some were molested, some just love prostate massage. A gay guy said "Once you go prostate massage, you never go back." Ewww…
Oh God!
Are all you people IQ deficient? Jessica, no honey, not all "lesbos" have been molested. We just like girls. Not even girls you'd think we'd like. For example, Melissa Ethwridage is hot. In my country, girls can get married. Gays are so common that yeah, thay are just another group to add to the bunch. What rock have you been hiding under? Time to travel out of state, sweetie. You'll learn a lot.
Re: G L B T and Others – I'm a straight woman, and I find your comments disgusting. Shame on you. How can you look at the freakishness/perversions/problems of straight folks and say that fetishes/deviance/problems, etc. simply are the province of GLBT persons? Oh yeah, I forgot. Because you are ignorant. And by the way, while there might be some correlation between abuse & sexual choices, there are plenty o' straight kids who get abused, who stay straight.
I truly feel sorry for those of you who think that all gay people have been molested and that's why they're gay. Please, for the love of the world, take a human sexuality class! I'm sure your local community college must have one, it is in your best interest!
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NOTHING NEW.
9 OUT OF 10 GAY MALES AND FEMALES HAVE BEEN MOLESTED.
SURE THEY WANT YOU 2 NOT TO THINK SO,BUT THEY HAVE.
ANAL SEX IS WHY GAY MEN ARE DYING SO QUICKLY.
ANAL SEX IS NOT NATURAL AND THE FASTEST WAY TO SPREAD AIDS.
1 in 4 kids are abused, and they need to know that it's NEVER their fault. The more people who come forward and say that, the better, it might stop even one more case of self abuse, drug abuse, drinking, and suicide. The FBI calls child rape "unfinished murder". They are right, it murders the soul, so good for Tammy in trying to help others.
ELLEN,ROSIE ODONNALL,Tammy Lynne Michaels,MISSY ELLIOT,GINA GERSHON,ELTON JOHN,GEORGE MICHEAL,RUPAUL,AND TONS OF OTHERS.
ALL HAVE BEEN MOLESTED OR RAPED AS CHILDREN
9 OUT OF 10 FOLKS!!!!!
THATS NOT SAYING ALL GAYS WERE MOLESTED BUT MOST WERE.
Re: THE TRUTH – The biggest risk group and fastest growing global group for AIDS is heterosexual females, ding dong. Plus, guess what, Einstein…heterosexuals have anal sex too. God, it's so disgusting that people stick to their idiot ideas so stubbornly, quote them as the truth, when they are flat out wrong.
HETEREOS DO HAVE ANAL SEX BUT THE ONLY WAY 4 TWO MEN 2 HAVE GAY "SEX' IS ORAL AND ANAL.
NOW IM SURE GAY MEN HAVE MORE ANAL SEX THAN HETEROES.
SORRY IF THE TRUTH HURTS.
AND BY THE WAY THE WOMEN ARE CONTRACTING IT BY THEIR MEN LIVING A DOULBLE LIFESTYLE(DOWNLOW)
SO IN RETURN,ITS STILL GAY MEN SPREADING IT 2 WOMEN AND MEN
ALL IN ALL BEING GAY IS AN ABOMINATION AND THE RESULT OF BEING VIOLATED.
WRONG(BEING MOLESTED) MAKES WRONG(BEING GAY)
I love how you posted this! This is something that could help some people
i'm glad you've finally started writing about something meaningful again! only those who don't understand the pain of sexual abuse criticize your entry.
Re: G L B T and Others – you're a god damned motherfucking conservative twat that doesn't even deserve air to breathe
1994’s The TERMINATOR made by director James Cameron, California’s governor Schwarzenegger was originally asked to play the good guy Kyle Reese. Who was asked to be The Terminator?? Get Ready - none other than o.j.simpson! Cameron changed his mind because James stated PEOPLE WOULD NOT BELIEVE A NICE GUY LIKE o.j. simpson PLAYING THE PART OF SUCH A RUTHLESS KILLER!! REALLY???? FLASH AHEAD NOW TO 12, JUNE 1994….. WHEN o.j.allegedly TERMINATED X WIFE NICOLE & RONALD GOLDMAN! ! Hmmmmmmm
Fvcked up lesbians! Now thats hot!
this is a response to most of the comments here: i'm glad that you homophobic ignorant motherfuckers have a big mouth so that you can prove to everyone how ignorant you are. read a book. live a life outside of your ignorant, narrow minded, conservative, lameness. while molestation and sexual abuse does make a victim more susceptible to a lot of mental disorders and further issues in their adult lives, so does being closeted in moronic, conservative, close minded values and ideals. not everyone who is interested in the same sex is a mental fuck case. just like not all straight, white, males are dirty Bush loving republicans. If you don't want people who don't know you to criticize you, then maybe you should shut your mouth and stop hiding behind your I.P. address. maybe go read a fucking psychology book. Or are you a scientologist who doesn't believe in scientifically proven facts? it's funny to me how some people hide behind "blind faith" and ignorance rather than things that can be fucking proven.
"and i have no shame in admitting that i was molested for many years during my childhood. boy, girl, relative, babysitter, the laundry list goes on and on." That's a lot of molesters. And she never told anyone? Hmmmmm…
I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MANY COMMENTS HERE ARE SO COLD, IDIOTIC AND FLAT OUT IGNORANT.
for once, perez was right on in encouraging her.
these nasty comments, you just have no idea.
SHE IS BRAVE AND A HERO. anyone saying she's makin it up, fuck you ur just ignorant. and i cannot believe how many homophobic ignorant comments there are here. many many people have been molested. many gay people, and many straight people. its easy to list gay people who been molested and see that as the cause, but go ahead and make a list of all the straight cellebrities who say they've been molested, and you'll have a huge list.
ozzy osbourne
tori amos
carlos santana
fiona apple
teri hatcher
that's just off the top of my head
perhaps, maybe just maybe there is a connection with some lesbians, and being molested led them to that, but overall this is not what causes homosexuality.
Wow, the ignorance here is astounding.
Something like one in four women has been molested or sexually assaulted by the time she reaches adulthood. It's REALLY common. So a hell of a lot of heterosexual women are also survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Survivors of sexual abuse are no more likely to be homosexual than they are to be heterosexual. There are no correlations between sexual orientation and whether or not you were abused.
Re: THE TRUTH – I was violated. I'm heterosexual. I know a lot of other people who were violated and who are heterosexual. You're a moron.
Too bad a man's still molesting her.
LOL AT THE WORD HOMOPHOBIC.
BEING PHOBIC IS BEING AFRAID OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.
NOW SOME PEOPLE MAY BE AFRAID OF GAYS AND SOME PEOPLE SIMPLY H-A-T-E THEM.
IM NOT AFRAID OF THEM 1 BIT.
DO I THINK IM GONNA GET AIDS IF A GAY TOUCHES ME?NO
IS IT WRONG 4 TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN 2 BE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP?YES
ALOT OF GAYS THINK THEYRE SO POWERFUL,ANYONE SAYS ANYTHING OPPOSITE AGAINST THEM THEY WANT 2 CALL THEM A HOMOPHOBIC.LMAO
I GUESS SINCE IM AGAINST A HIGH FAT DIET,IM FAT-A-PHOBIC.LMAO
AND ALOT OF YOU ARE FORGETTING WHAT I SAID.
I SAID 9 OUT OF 10 GAY MEN AND WOMEN WERE MOLESTED.
9 OUT OF 10 IS NOT ALLL GAYS.
SO I DONT GIVE A FUCK IF YOU WERE MOLESTED AND ARE STRAIGHT.
IM TALKING ABOUT MOST GAY PEOPLE.
AIDS IS A PUNISHMENT.
A PUNISHMENT 2 EVERYONE WHO IS PROMISCUIOS.
GAY AND STRAIGHT ,BUT ESPECIALLY GAYS BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE UNATURAL.
2 MEN BY THEMSELVES CANNOT CREATE LIFE,2 WOMEN BY THEMSELVES CANNOT CREATE LIFE.
SIMPLE AS THAT.
NOW IMAGINE IF THERE WERE A PLANET WITH ONLY WOMEN AND THE WOMEN WERE ALL GAY.
HOW THE FUCK WOULD THEY SURVIVE AND PRODUCE BABIES?
EXACTLY,THEY CANT.
She's hot, I would have molested her too.
HUH???
What the hell is she talking about?? I got lost in all her useless words. I thought it would be more "heart-felt", but she blogs like Roseanne Barr!
Are you guys kidding me?
Being homosexual is NOT about someone hurting you, is about how you feel best and at peace with yourself and your partner (AND I AM NOT GAY) I know this because I am Heterosexual and that is how I feel about my sexual orientation. There are no bells there are no whistles, there are no "causes". we are born to be who we are.
it is troubleing so many people are still thinking there is something unnatural about this. Its is a non story(not the abuse tthe "GAY" issue. I would be just as entertained as if Perez put some story up that said, "hey some bitch got up this morning" BFD.
I am however sorry for the pain she has gone through and celebrate her ability to be open and honest about it for the benefit of others. Not because she is a Lesbian but because she is human, what I am having a problem with is the lack of humanity in these comments.
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She looks like an older version of hilary duff
Re: Jay –
what the fuck are u talking about. children of sexual abuse are WAY more likely to be gay.
sorry deal with it.
Are people here saying that gay men were molested by their mothers or aunts? That's why they don't like women sexually? Molesting has NOTHING to do with it. I'm gay, I know a shit load of BOTH gay men and women. NONE of them have been molested. Get over it.
Wow. How moving. Good for her. She seems really cool.
AS I HAVE SAID HERE MANY TIMES. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SICKNESS AND A PERVERSION CAUSED BY ABUSE, JUST LIKE CANCER IS CAUSED BY SMOKING. IT ISNT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RESPECTED OR PROTECTED ANY MORE THAT LUNG CANCER, OR A BROKEN LEG OR SCHIZOPHRENIA. IT IS A SICKENESS PEOPLE, GOT IT? AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING DOESNT MAKE IT OK. SOME PEOPLE MOLEST CHILDREN AS WELL BUT OF COURSE THAT IS NOT OK
I see that the girl missed grammar class when she was partying with the farmers.
AS I HAVE SAID HERE MANY TIMES. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SICKNESS AND A PERVERSION CAUSED BY ABUSE, JUST LIKE CANCER IS CAUSED BY SMOKING. IT ISNT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RESPECTED OR PROTECTED ANY MORE THAT LUNG CANCER, OR A BROKEN LEG OR SCHIZOPHRENIA. IT IS A SICKENESS PEOPLE, GOT IT? AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING DOESNT MAKE IT OK. SOME PEOPLE MOLEST CHILDREN AS WELL BUT OF COURSE THAT IS NOT OK.