SEXUAL ABUSEWHAT IS SEXUAL ABUSE?
ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, PANDORA'S PROJECT, SEXUAL ABUSE IS A NON-CONSENSUAL ACT. DESPITE WHAT SOCIETY SAYS, SEXUAL ABUSE CAN HAPPEN TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. SEXUAL ABUSE BETWEEN AND INTIMATE PARTNER CAN ENTAIL DEROGATORY NAMES, REFUSAL TO PUT ON PROTECTION, CONSIDERING PASSING ON STI(S) TO YOUR PARTNER, FORCING YOUR PARTNER TO WATCH SEXUAL ACTIVITY ON TELEVISION, OR USING OBJECTS OR TOYS TO CAUSE PAIN TO YOUR PARTNER. WAS IT YOUR FAULT? ABSOLUTELY NOT! IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. ALSO YOUR FEELINGS ARE VALID. ABUSERS LOOK JUST LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE. THEY ARE WELL HIDDEN SUSPECTS. THE ONLY PERSON TO BLAME IS THE ABUSER. HOW COULD YOU HAVE KNOWN THE PERSON YOU MET, DATED, OR FELL IN LOVE WITH WOULD ABUSE YOU? WHAT SHOULD I DO? REMEMBER IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO TELL SOMEONE YOU TRUST IF THIS HAPPENS. IT IS BEST TO TELL AN ADULT. ALSO ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT FEEL LIKE YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD, YOU SHOULD CALL THE USF CAMPUS POLICE AT (813)974- 2628. ALSO THE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY IS ANOTHER GREAT PLACE TO CALL. JUST DIAL 211 AND SOMEONE WILL PICK UP IMMEDIATELY YOU CAN TALK TO. |
WHY DOES SEXUAL ABUSE HAPPEN?
This is a clip from Walk a Mile in Her Shoes at USF last year. This is an event where men walk around campus in high heels in order to raise awareness against rape and domestic violence. It is sponsored by N.I.T.E. (Necessary Improvements to Transform Our Environment).
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