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I think men, overall, might be more dismissive of sexual violence policies, because sexual violence is often seen as a women’s problem. Um, so, men, like, sexual violence, would never be something that they would…

Participant 1: It would make a world of difference for a lot of people to hear, “I support whatever choice you make; these are your choices, it’s okay to do that.” Not, “you should,” necessarily,…

The biggest thing [supporter quality] that I can think of is that you want to confide in someone that can be accountable, so someone that – ’cause some people might say “I am here for…

I think she and I [the participant and her mother] have talked about this a lot and we both have had experiences, and every woman I know, frankly, has had an experience […]. I shouldn’t…

If there were a risk to the Mount community, at what point does the Mount community’s protection trump the personal wishes of someone disclosing and not reporting.

I guess if I were coming to them after an assault, I would wanna be treated with respect and have people be mindful of their body language and facial expressions when I am telling them…

I mean, when it comes to giving someone advice, you can give them advice, but most of the time, you just need to be someone to listen. If you’re giving suggestions, you can’t be insistent.…

I remember reading this thing in one of my classes, and I think it was like one in four [university students are sexually assaulted], and that seems like a crazy number and a lot of…

Participant 1: I haven’t seen it [the policy] or heard about it since I’ve been here, but I guess I didn’t look for it […] it didn’t feel readily available. Participant 2: Same, I haven’t…

Just typing it into a search engine or going to the Mount website might feel overwhelming. It would be nice to have, like, I’m always a fan of posters that feel more like I’m in…

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