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sexual assault
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Being Diagnosed with a Sexual Disorder Is Helping Me Heal as a Survivor
A year and a half ago, I returned from a trip and was no longer able to have sex with my boyfriend due to the fear and pain of intercourse.…
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Men Can’t Handle Rejection
Most of us are familiar with the fear of rejecting a man’s advances, having to tell them our feelings toward them are strictly platonic. Whether it’s friendzoning a guy, ignoring…
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“Promising Young Woman” and Rape-Revenge Thrills
When a film is founded upon the idea of critiquing and dismantling rape culture, the viewer, especially a female viewer, shouldn’t spend the entire credits sequence feeling vulnerable and disturbed.…
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“I May Destroy You” Is the New Benchmark for Great TV
My phone dings twice, then rings. I pause Avatar: The Last Airbender—my dozenth viewing during quarantine—and answer. On the other end, my friend is crying. At first, I’m concerned, and…
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Using #MeToo as a Verb
Content warning: mentions of sexual violence and rape culture. When it happens, sometimes you think it’ll never happen again. When it happens, you might experience the vileness, the intrusion, as…
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I Know Their Names. Should I Say Them?
Maybe about a week before the #MeToo movement started in earnest, I had just been assaulted at a Halloween attraction. I was doing the haunted trail, and a man in…
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Dating After Trauma
Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be the result of a toxic relationship, physical or sexual assault, a manipulative ex, substance abuse, a mugging, a death—whatever the…
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