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I think the two important points that are very, very neccessary when dealing with people from my culture is, they [service providers responding to sexual violence] just need to reassure people that what they are…

[In terms of] what Participant 2 just said about this [discussion about the sexual assault policy] being in class – what about some people in that class who may be going through that trauma? And…

My parents are very old-fashioned. If something like this was to happen to anyone in my family, they would want to make sure it wasn’t talked about. So, let’s say you choose to report; you…

Well for me, I will let the counsellor know- don’t play the race card with me. Don’t say, “Do you think this happened to you because you are Black?” No, if you say that to…

The words [in the policy] are very hard to understand, and it breaks down every – almost every difficult word. […]. Just like she said, it’s a bit bulky and no one is going to…

Participant 1: I feel like my dad […] would look at the policy as something slow […]. Like, if he believed that the policy is not doing anything, or the process is going too slow,…

Participant 1: I would expect the counsellor to be empathetic, just like I said earlier too – be able to connect and not judge at all. ‘Cause, when you are asking questions that may be…

I think maybe they could add [to the sexual assault policy] some tips of how, if you find yourself in a situation you find unsafe or you feel like you are currently being verbally or…

I have siblings, and my siblings are girls. So, if something like this were to happen, I think they’d very much encourage me to report it, rumours or not. Because, unfortunately, I feel like all…

Participant 1: Okay, so basically, sexual assault for me is – […] I don’t know how to put it. So, basically, if there is a guy, and let’s say […] I am not ready to…