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Participant 1: Oh, if it’s my business. […] It’s like, if I’m in the right place to help, if I am the right person to talk to […] and if the person is sure [pause]…

[If I were involved in a sexual assault case, I would ask that university staff] treat me as a human being. Treat me as a reasonable human being, as I come. See me as a…

Participant 1: I feel like the policy, and the subject of sexual assault, makes people uncomfortable. I feel like it should be presented more comfortably so that people can talk about it. Facilitator: What ways…

I think there should be a representative for each culture at the Mount, […] so that if you are speaking to someone, the person understands where you are coming from and the person can actually…

Facilitator: Do you think the policy should be in different languages? Participant 1: Oh yes. Participant 2: Yes. Participant 3: Yes, definitely. Participant 4: Yes. Participant 2: Can’t it be in English? English is fine,…

Participant 1: I don’t know what word to phrase it with, but [to support a survivor well], you can’t be someone who spreads it around. Participant 2: You have to be a trustworthy person. Participant…

What if there were, like, […] a main person that you would […] disclose to or report to, but also some other people who were, like, designated options. So, like, say the report – or…

Facilitator: Why do you think […] your aunt might think that having a policy against sexual assault at all at your school might suggest some sort of, like, unsafety, or danger? Participant 1: Because […]…

Facilitator: How ‘bout, like, everybody gives me one characteristic or quality […] of a potential support person. What would that look like? Participant 1: Caring? Facilitator: Caring, why would it be important um, to have…

I feel […] like trans people might have different experiences […] with sexual assault than a cis person might. Um, so, like, having someone [provide support] that would be knowledgeable or experienced abou the trans…

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