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http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/muslim-women-wearing-hijabs-assaulted-just-hours-after-trump-win-n681936 The first police reports started trickling in within 10 hours of Donald Trump’s victory speech. A Muslim student from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette reported being attacked by two men on Wednesday morning. The victim told investigators that one wore a white “TRUMP” hat while they hit herContinue Reading

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http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/trump-has-triggered-the-trauma-vote-20161102 The thing about sexual assault is that, although it’s incredibly common, it is also incredibly isolating. Fear of victim blaming or not being believed keeps many of us from speaking out. Furthermore, few choose to define themselves as survivors. I am so much more than the victim of aContinue Reading

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http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/therapists-say-the-election-is-traumatizing-women.html Even before the release of the 2005 Access Hollywood tape, Donald Trump’s candidacy was giving women anxiety. But after it came out — and after at least ten women came forward to accuse the Republican nominee of sexual assault — therapists across the country say the election began dredgingContinue Reading

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-middle-ground/201610/sexual-assault-stories-flood-the-internet-now-the-next-step In response to Donald Trump’s brags about sexually assaulting women, thousands have followed the lead of author Kelly Oxford in sharing the stories of their own experiences as victims of assault. The hashtag (#notokay) got responses at a rate of 50 tweets per minute from others who shared theirContinue Reading

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http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mather-election-triggering-20161014-snap-story.html Donald Trump’s actions on stage at the second debate — looming behind Hillary Clinton, bullying and threatening her — coming after the revelation that he boasted about his unfettered ability to grope women, triggered the 50-year-old trauma of my molestation as a prepubescent child. When I wrote as muchContinue Reading

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-marla-maples-miss-america_us_580e3e0ae4b000d0b157c043? WASHINGTON ― At a time when Donald Trump is facing allegations of sexual assault and harassment from former beauty pageant contestants, it’s worth noting that his second wife, Marla Maples, called off their engagement in 1991 after he leered at a Miss America contestant in front of her. Trump,Continue Reading

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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-denials-are-rape-myths-stereotypes-101-advocates-say-n667651 “The answer is simple,” Allred said. “Some may have held what they allege as a secret within them for many years. Some may have thought they would not be believed against what they thought would most likely be a complete denial by a rich, powerful celebrity. “Some may haveContinue Reading