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Female

I think it’s really hard to share the experience with people – other people. So like, [if a friend discloses to you], first you have to understand the effort she put, to talk to […]…

I think another reason people don’t report is that they are afraid of getting stuck in the system. So like, some cases do not necessarily go all the way through. Or, in the rare case,…

There’s a story that my friend told me, when we were still back in Vietnam. He told me about how he got involved in sexual assault when he was in the bathroom with other men.…

Participant 1: I think I agree with most of the other participants’ points, that you need to listen and you have to choose the right wording because they are vulnerable and they are [unclear]. Because,…

Maybe [people don’t report because] they don’t have any idea about their rights? We don’t have to prove our sexual assault situation, but some people think that “if I was raped, for example, it is…

I think if your good friend [who discloses sexual assault] is a Chinese, maybe he/she is too shy to speak out about this. Maybe you can let him/her do some questionnaires. She will feel more…

First of all, as we all know, this [sexual assault] is something that can damage the honor of that friend. What if her future boyfriend knows about this? What if her future husband know this,…

For my parents, I’m not too sure, because from when I was young to now, my parents did not mention it too much to me, so I don’t really know about them. However, my father…

It does say that we need to submit it online, and that makes me feel like it would be nice to have people reaching out to you, rather than it being in an online forum.…

Participant 1: I think some victims may not have the courage to talk to a person face to face. She may prefer to writing something to disclose or chatting online. He/she may feel this way…

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