By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 21, 2016 I'm feeling like I am at the end of my breaking point! The District Attorney won't charge my rapist; he wasn't even questioned, nor was there even an attempt made to get a statement from him. During the restraining order extension hearings (two of them ), his … Continue reading I Don’t Know How Much More Of This I Can Take
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By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 21, 2016 I was raped by my former roommate on February 14, 2016. I ended up filing a police report. Within less than 48 hours of filing it, I was told that the District Attorney (DA) would not be moving forward with the case. In fact, I met with … Continue reading I Came Forward, I Want To Press Charges &The DA Won’t Do Anything
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 11, 2016 Last night I was talking with a "friend" who I had previously confided about being raped. We were talking because I was upset; I'm having such a hard time moving on. My life is a mess; I am not myself, and I feel ruined. As we were … Continue reading Rape Culture; This Conversation Actually Happened Last Night
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 7, 2016 Being raped is one of the worst experiences that a person can live through. The aftermath of rape is equally as terrible. As if being raped isn't bad enough, the trauma from that event, the memories, the scars, they last forever. It is bad enough that I … Continue reading Being Raped Has Ruined My Life – I Live In A Constant State Of FEAR
Note from the Writer: This article is by Laura Bates The Guardian This is rape culture – and look at the damage it does By Laura Bates Feb 14, 2014 We live in a world where sexual assault can be dismissed with jokes or excuses, even used in a chatup line or plastered across a … Continue reading Yes Rape Culture Exists; If You Really Can’t See It You Are Part Of The PROBLEM
By: A Survivor Not a VictimJuly 5, 2016 rape (noun) Merriam Webster 1 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, … Continue reading Definition of Rape
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