Middle East

I believe that they [a person supporting a survivor] should definitely just have empathy first and foremost. But I also believe they should be able to be really understanding. I don’t know if the word…

I feel like many people [trying to support a survivor] would just jump to their own experiences thinking that would help the other one. But I feel like sometimes, that’s not needed because it should…

Just to make it clear, when I say “biased,” I’m talking about gender-biased. So […] not to judge the other person from their gender, because some of us have some experiences, and we can actually…

What I am thinking is, like, obviously, sexual assault, people find it shameful. Like, wherever you go, there’s that shame associated with being sexually assaulted. But I feel like it’s really, really prevalent in the…

I think being educated about it is important for people that can protect you, like psychologists and more, because they’re educated and they know the fears and they know how to reassure you. Because a…

I believe that college and university is a place where our boundaries get messy with the whole cultural difference and without the cultural difference, as well. So, I think coming from the Middle East there…

This is not just alcohol. A lot of people tend to think that just because someone’s high versus consuming alcohol, like, their behaviour would not be as violent. They would just be like “It’s ok,”…

I feel like people tend to forget that just because you consent to one thing, does not mean you’re consenting to another. So, asking for consent on every step is really important and a lot…

I think if people that were [unclear] had a plan, or like, they [the university] showed us what steps we could go through, just in general, it would make a lot of people less anxious…

So if you were to file only to the police, does that mean you can’t file to the school, or can you do both at the same time? I was also kind of wondering, let’s…