Perspectives on responses to sexual assault

They should recruit some Southern Asian people so the language is much more important, because the victim should talk in their own native language so they have more confidence and they feel they are being…

It might be good for [university staff who respond to sexual assault cases] to understand like – hey, uh like my experiences [as a trans person] might be different, but I don’t necessarily want to…

I think that this provided a lot of really good insight on – um, what more can be done for trans and non-binary people, because before I heard some of the ideas from Participant 1…

My question is, is there any support after all this has already happened? Let’s say, I suffered a sexual assault, I speak up and all this stuff, but do I have support after all that?…

I think the first thing I would say [if a friend came to me for advice following a sexual assault] is go directly to a doctor or nurse as soon as possible so you can…

I agree with everything that’s been said, but I feel like beyond that, the first thing that should be done [if a friend discloses] is make sure the person is fine physically, and that the…

[I think it is important for the person who supports a survivor to be] trustworthy and that the person understands and values the story that I’m gonna share with them, that something will be done…

I think the person that’s gonna help someone that has suffered sexual assault has got to be trustworthy and they have to be compassionate, like, someone who puts themselves in other people’s shoes, that are…

They [survivors] don’t wanna hear, “Oh, you should have done this,” or “What were you wearing?”or “What were you doing? Were you drinking? Were you drunk?” Because that is just judging the person and that…

I would advise them [university staff who work with SV/SA policies] to be more considerate of other cultures and their traditions. Like, some things that happen here, we may not think that it’s inappropriate, but…