“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.” — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
Even though we know sexual assault is still dramatically underreported, I think women are much more empowered today than they used to… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
Women cannot be equal participants in a society that views sexual assault and sexual harassment the way Donald Trump and his defenders… — Kirsten Powers Copy Share Image
“But no matter how much evil I see, I think it’s important for everyone to understand that there is much more light… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“Everyone heals in their own time and in their own way. The path isn't always a straight line, and you don't need… — Zeke Thomas Copy Share Image
“It's easy not to abuse your power when you don't actually have any power.” — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“An engaging examination of a painful subject, with a focus on healing and forgiveness. - Kirkus Review” — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“If we truly believe in equity, in justice, in accountability — then gender can’t be a shield. A predator is a predator,… — Carlos Wallace Copy Share Image
“Always know there are friends somewhere rooting for you. There are people you don’t know, always praying for you and lifting you… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“[Referring to rape] It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside… — Daisy Whitney Copy Share Image
Life in a shelter or on the streets puts homeless kids and youth at a higher risk for physical and sexual assault… — Jewel Copy Share Image
In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. If secrecy fails, the… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“Incest, rape and abuse is rampant everywhere, even in our churches, but society is silent. It is a silent epidemic. One in… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Bill Cosby was charged with sexual assault. No matter the outcome of this case this moment is an important public acknowledgement that… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
“John was still making comments regarding violent things that he shouldn't, but I hoped he was just being a big mouth. Nobody… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
There's a gap in perceptions between women and men. Women feel much freer than they did, but still, when alcohol is involved,… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
I suppose I'll be remembered as dull. Timid. No one ever knew me. People came. They went. I was kind, I think.… — Julie Anne Peters Copy Share Image
After studying dozens of sexual assault cases, it is clear to me that the "he said/she said" aspect is a big part… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
“We live in a world in which women are battered and are unable to flee from the men who beat them, although… — Natascha Kampusch Copy Share Image
“There is a cultural disconnect here. Society struggles to see women as perpetrators of sexual violence. We’re taught to believe women can’t… — Carlos Wallace Copy Share Image
“It’s estimated that $55 million dollars is spent on aftercare in Kenya alone every year. This model is not practical or sustainable… — Lisa Cole Copy Share Image
I don't know how I can feel safe with Donald Trump, who bragged about sexual assault having the most power of anyone… — Jennifer Pozner Copy Share Image
Given the realities of the U.S. criminal justice system, the prosecution may be unable to salvage this case. But just because that… — Jaclyn Friedman Copy Share Image
“Augustine, as bishop of Hippo, appointed his monk Antoninus in the 410s to be bishop of a subordinate diocese at Fussala, one… — Chris Wickham Copy Share Image
Students at residential universities often live together and spend time on activities that aren't connected with the university. Then, should the university's… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
“We propose that use of the term “false memory” to describe errors in memory for details directly contributes to removing the social… — Jennifer J. Freyd Copy Share Image
“The largest and most rigorous study that is currently available in this area is the third one commissioned by the British Home… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“How could sixty-two million people vote for someone they heard on tape bragging about repeated sexual assault? How could he attack women,… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“from: The Portrayal of Child Sexual Assault in Introductory Psychology Textbooks - Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Tonya C. Lewis One of the central… — Michelle Rae Hebl Copy Share Image
I really hate alcohol. I hate it because it's linked so closely to sexual assault in our culture. — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
Every yr about 32000 babies are born from pregnancies caused by sexual assault and rape in the US. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This book is dedicated to all who have been affected by sexual violence.” — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
Sexual assault is neither a ‘light’ nor ‘fluffy’ matter, and we cannot treat it as if it were. — Emma Sulkowicz Copy Share Image
I believe that sexual assault - if this is possible - was even more underreported when I was in school. — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
“...in my wildest, most indulgent dreams, we only hear about sexual assault & abuse in history books.” — Lisa Factora-Borchers Copy Share Image
“Throughout the archives, repeatedly they face the classic insinuation against victims of sexual assault. The” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image