Interview with Joel Johnson, Tech Blogger and CSA Survivor

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Nathan from DadWagon sent me a note today to let me know about an interview they did on the site with Joel Johnson. Joel is a gadget geek, and has worked on such well-known blogs as Gizmodo, and BoingBoing. Recently, he posted on his personal site about having grown up a victim of sexual abuse and how that has affected him into adulthood. You can read the interview over at DadWagon, and here’s the link to his original piece, which may be a bit graphic for some.

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