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Participant 1: I think the number one thing is dependability- just making sure that you are there, even if it’s just to listen so they know someone is with them during such a hard time.…

I’ve heard that as an international student in Canada, if a sexual complaint is filed against you, you can get deported. So how does that work? Is the city or the government involved with the…

Personally, I feel like too many displays is not good because they just give out negative vibrations like, “this is what happened to me.” That’s why having some testimonials where they just say their emotions,…

I think it’s best for [university staff involved in sexual assault response] to understand that because of where we come from, something like this- if they were to ask, “oh, why didn’t you report it?’’…

When someone accuses another person of sexual assault, if they are guilty, they [can] be removed from the university. During the investigation, what happens to the respondent and what happens to the complainant? So if…

Like I said before, it [how to support a survivor] depends on what they want to do, right? So we may, like Participant 1 just said, we need to see how serious it is, but…

[University staff responding to sexual assault] should be careful with the set of questions they ask, the questions regarding that incident. […] They should be careful with how they bring up the questions, like, be…

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 was sexually assaulted], they would be scared and might not open their mouth about whatever has happened. As a friend, once I observe whether she is mentally okay and I take her…

Participant 1: I’ve heard about the policy and everything, but I’ve also heard a lot about sexual assault cases in residence, and how it’s, like, a real problem. So, we know it’s a problem, but…