MSVU

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…

Basically, being able to put yourself in the other person’s shoes helps with questions like whether it should be reported or how it should be reported. You should open up your state of mind, especially…

The first thing I will tell [a friend who comes to me for advice following sexual assault] is that she has to be strong. First, we must go to a clinic to get proof- crying…

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…

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…

I also think that, just in general, […] trans and non-binary or LGBT, […] like, having, kind of, separate meetings for them can make it a lot more comfortable to discuss it in general […],…