Isolating
Georgie recalls: “I was five or six when an older male cousin started isolating me during games. His favourite was hide and seek, which soon turned sexual.
“Within three years, I became the local toy for boys to chase, wrestle down and kiss. I was called a sissy and since then I became a symbolic punching bag for bullies in the neighbourhood.”
The abuse continued in high school and even while he studied nursing.
This prompted him to start journalling his feelings in 2004.
Georgie adds: “The first book, published in 2017, details my life from age five to 14, when most of the abuse, torment or bullying occurred.
“The second book chronicles my life from 14-23.
“My final instalment, The Path to Self-acceptance, published in July 2021, covers…
