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When international students all come to one place, they should be told about the openness of some cultures, because it is totally new to them. So they start to judge each other based of this…

Culturally, we are very different in the sense that openness in terms of how much we talk about sexual contact or even sex in general – it is such a hush-hush topic. […] The first…

Bringing in diverse sets of people for the committee is appreciated and essential. But, we also need to take extreme care in bringing people into the committee, because in cases where someone is going to…

Participant 1: It’s just that we are used to sexual assault. We don’t really talk about it back home, right? Participant 2: Right, like it happens but it’s not something that is talked about that…

How much proof do I need to actually need? How much evidence do I need to prove that I have actually been victimized? Because it is always a topic with these cases. So, how much…

I think sexual assault is something that needs to be a conversation held with different cultures, so you cannot sit here and say that a person who feels that they are, you know, being sexually…

I am probably the only one, as I have mentioned, that has had sex ed, but it’s so important for people to understand that something as simple as sex education of what’s a good touch…

To understand somebody [who has experienced sexual assault] and to be able to communicate with someone, you have to choose your words carefully. You have to choose your thoughts, cause thoughts leads to words, and…

I would probably explain or show the victim/survivor that there are other ways to get help other than talking to me. At the same time, I would see if they are comfortable talking about the…

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