About Sexual Assault
Every year, about 463,634 of American become victims of sexual assault. When actions of sexual nature are forced into a person without consent, it is considered as sexual assault. Sexual assault comes in all forms and shapes and does not discriminate whether you are man or woman, and straight or queer. What are the forms […]
Sexual Assault and the LGBTQ Community
Sexual assault does not discriminate and even members of the LGBTQ Community are victimized bysexual perpetrators. As the LGBTQ is considered as a minority, they are more susceptible to abuse and assault of sexualnature. Statistic shows an alarming rate of sexual assault with members of the community. About 40%of gay men reports that they have […]
Twitch staff call the company out on sexual assault, racism
In October 2020, Twitch, one of the largest online streaming platforms, was put into a microscope whenseveral of their staff exposed that there are sexual assault that is happening inside the company. At least 16 employees came forward and revealed that sexual assault and sexual bias against womenhappen inside the walls of the streaming company. […]
Coming Forward About Sexual Assault, and What Comes After
Surviving and moving forward from a sexual assault can be a life long journey.When the assault happened, the survivor’s life would immediately change. The survivorsmay be affected mentally, emotionally and physically. It is more likely that emotional andpsychological scars will last more than the physical ones. This can make it hard for the survivors to […]
Why sexual assault survivors forget details
Imagine that you are on a highway and while you are driving and out of nowhere the car on theother side of the road loses its brakes and comes swerving towards you. Time may seem toslow down and you become hyper aware that you can turn your car right to avoid collision withthe incoming car. […]
Tips for Talking with Survivors of Sexual Assault
Sexual assault in itself is already a sensitive issue and survivors may have a hard timespeaking about what had happen to them. When anyone speaks up about their story, we should always be empathic to them and avoidany judgment. It can be hard to speak out but when survivors let their voice out, we shouldalways […]
Sexual Assault of Men and Boys
At least 1 in 6 men experiences sexual abuse. Sexual assault sees no color, gender, or status in life. From the richest to the poorest, from anyrace or ethnicity and even gender and sexuality — anyone can be a victim of sexual abuse.Sexual abuse in women are most commonly talked about, however, this does not […]
After Sexual Assault
The moment someone sexually assaulted you, it would forever change your life.Things can get overwhelming and you may not know what to do. You are still traumatizednot only physically but also emotionally and mentally. Despite this, never ever think thatyou are alone. What you can do in the immediate aftermath Assess yourself and your body. […]