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Maybe just kind of double-checking […] people’s preferred pronouns when they’re talking […] one-on-one […]. So, if they’re not really out yet, and you’re just talking one-on-one […], you wanna use they/them pronouns um, but…

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…

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…

In terms of an informal resolution- if that was the victim’s route, and everything was resolved this way, how would the university see the accused person? Like, would they still be seen as a risk…

How do we ensure that a victim or survivor is – they feel safe on campus, like, after reporting?

Participant 1: What kind of records are kept for each case? Participant 2: That was an issue I had in my case – faculty, regardless of how serious the act, at the end of the…

How can we ensure that victim’s privacy is not violated? I don’t think that’s the word but –that everything is kept private.

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