One in 33 American men have experienced an attempted or completed rape. For men, the horrors of abuse can be intensified by cultural stereotypes regarding masculinity, which often drive the talk, or lack of it. Sexual violence can also serve as an assault against ideas about what a man isContinue Reading
What is sexual harassment? | Abuse and violence | ReachOut Australia Sexual harassment can include someone: touching, grabbing or making other physical contact with you without your consent making comments to you that have a sexual meaning asking you for sex or sexual favours leering and staring at you displayingContinue Reading
http://bit.ly/2YbT0TA Sexual assault myths and facts Myth: Sexual assaults are only committed by strangers. Fact: The majority of people who commit sexual assaults know their victims and in some cases are relations, friends or work colleagues. Partners and spouses can also commit sexual assaults. Myth: Rape is a ‘spur of the moment’Continue Reading
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/25/sexual-assault-tipping-point-elizabeth-warren-trump When a man gropes you on a subway. If a stranger tells you to smile as you walk down the street. When someone calls you a bitch because you turned them down at a bar. The decision of whether to speak up or push back is made in aContinue Reading
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/what-you-need-to-know-about-massage-sexual-assaults-after-ali-vincents-experience-194829696.html Ali Vincent, winner of The Biggest Loser in 2008, recently shared, in a very personal interview, the trigger behind her subsequent weight gain: the trauma she experienced after being sexually assaulted during a massage. “I was getting a massage and I fell asleep, which I often do with massages,”Continue Reading
https://gizmodo.com/lawmakers-want-to-know-how-ridesharing-companies-are-de-1826194681?IR=T They also want to know if the ridesharing companies are keeping records of drivers accused of sexual violence and discrimination, and whether that information is available to users who may hail a ride from them. What’s more, they want to know if, in the event a driver is reportedContinue Reading
1 in 5 woman will be sexually assaulted while at college while only 4% of college men will be sexual assaulted. This has to Stop. ❌ pic.twitter.com/8MvenM1KXB — OurReality?? (@WomanReality) May 1, 2018 https://www.survivorsuk.org/question/sexual-abuse-of-men-the-myths-the-realities/ Myth: Men cannot be sexually abused by women. Reality: Although the majority of perpetrators are male,Continue Reading
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/100888983/sex-worker-assault-complaints-will-be-taken-seriously In an attempt to bridge that gap, the head of Hutt Valley Police’s adult sexual assault team, Detective Sergeant Haley Ryan, helped form a working group linking all the agencies together. Ryan hoped coming together “for a common purpose” would lead sex workers to feel more able to reportContinue Reading
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/1/meet_the_women_who_accuse_trump SAMANTHA HOLVEY: The first time I met Donald Trump, we were in New York City doing a media tour, all 51 of the Miss USA contestants. And we were at Trump Tower. They lined us all up, and so he could meet all of us. And I’m thinking thisContinue Reading
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/335736/prisoners-lodge-complaints-of-sexual-assault-by-cellmates The Department of Corrections released the data to RNZ under the Official Information Act, following the sentencing of Stephen Mark Gotty for a sex attack. Gotty, a repeat sex offender, was allowed to choose his cellmate, and he sexually attacked the 19-year-old once their cell door was locked onContinue Reading
