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Participant 1: Both people may agree to have sex initially, but once they’ve broken up, or, something happens in between them later on- if someone uses that point to make a complaint about the other…

[If a friend told me she had experienced sexual assault], I would usually go for mental support. As a friend, that’s the best I can do. At first, I would tell her that I am…

My immediate response, if [a friend has been sexually assaulted], is to care for her and to report. I didn’t want to let him go free. And the risk of being deported was there, but…

If it was a friend of mine [who disclosed that she was sexually assaulted], I would first check if she is was affected physically or mentally and act accordingly. Maybe I’ll help her with some…

Most students come from conservative families, so we should brief [university staff who handle disclosures or reports] about our family background and the consequences. This will help supporters to know these viewpoints rather than arguing…

I think the policy does not cover all students- maybe international students need to know more about it and how it works here.

Yeah, like, in our family – usually in South India – like, the concept is that a woman’s body is the most important thing for her. Even planned sex or even assault – they don’t…

I come from a more conservative background, and in our scenario, we probably wouldn’t even disclose let alone report. […]. As most of our communities are very tightly knit, information would spread out that this…

Participant 1: I would advise [supporters from other cultures] to consider the [victim/survivor’s] family backgrounds and their culture. And maybe […] they could help in talking to their parents too, and help them with the…

I mean the advisor, they should have the high awareness about cultural difference- about LGBT and things like that – so when they give advice it will be, you know, relevant and useful. Just like…