TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pelicot,Gisèle
AU  - Perrignon,Judith
AU  - Lehrer,Natasha
AU  - Diver,Ruth
TI  - A hymn to life: shame has to change sides 
SN  - 9798217181322
AV  - HV6569.F8 P45 2026
U1  - 364.15/32092B 23/eng/20260127
PY  - 2026///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Press
KW  - Pelicot, Gisèle.
KW  - Pelicot, Dominique,
KW  - Rape victims
KW  - France
KW  - Mazan
KW  - Biography
KW  - Sexual abuse victims
KW  - Witnesses
KW  - Rape
KW  - Sexual abuse
KW  - Psychic trauma
KW  - Trials (Rape)
KW  - Avignon
KW  - True crime stories
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Autobiographies
N2  - "In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her ex-husband and the fifty men accused of sexually assaulting her, a courageous decision that inspired millions of people around the world. Only four years prior, [she] had made the shattering discovery that her partner, Dominique Pelicot, had been secretly drugging and raping her, and inviting strangers to also abuse her in their home for nearly a decade. 'Shame must change sides,' Gisèle bravely declared at the opening of the trial in Avignon, France, and the dictum soon became an international rallying cry to radically transform public sentiment and legislation surrounding cases of sexual violence.  By the time Dominique and the dozens of men accused were found guilty three and a half months later, Gisèle had become a global figure, and her message--that she and other victims of sexual abuse have no reason to feel ashamed--galvanized a movement that triggered protests and demonstrations around the world"--
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