Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Stranger Danger, Beware
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Jenna Leon
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April 21, 2016
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1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime. 1-Senior Paola Delgado, 2-Sophomore Noah Matthews, 3- Senior Isamar Almaraz, 4- Sophomore Seven Gardner, 5- Senior Charlotte Vang. (Photo credit Jenna Leon)
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The major goal of this month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on what they could do to prevent it. Sexual Assault Awareness Month started in the 1970s when women of England held protests against the violence that they encountered when they were on the streets during night. Back then it was called the Take Back the Night Marches. In 1978 San Francisco and New York City were the first to hold the very first Take Back the Night marches in the United States.
Just as pink is the color for breast cancer, sexual assault has its own color as well. The color teal. A teal ribbon is the symbol of sexual violence prevention.
The definition for sexual assault is “any type of sexual contact or behavior without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Types of sexual assault include: forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy(someone has sexual intercourse with someone who is incapable of giving consent or lacks the capacity to give consent, or who is being forced), child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape.
At least 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lifetimes.This includes 46.4% of lesbians, 74.9% of bisexual women and 43.3.% of heterosexual women have reported sexual assault other than rape in their lifetimes. 40.2% of gay men, 47.4% of bisexual men, and 20.8% of heterosexual men have reported sexual assault other than rape in their lifetimes.
The definition of rape is “a type of sexual assault that usually involved sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration against a person without their consent.” Nearly at least 1 out of 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner in their lifetime, which includes forced penetration, attempted forced penetration, and alcohol/drug-facilitated penetration. 91% of rape victims are women and 9% are men. In 8 out of 10 cases the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them. And 8% of rape occurs while a person is at work.
Even celebrities can be sexually assaulted in some way. Pop singer Kesha is trying to break her contract she has with Kemosabe Records after she accused its founder Dr. Luke, who is also her producer of sexual assault and abuse. Kesha has been signed to Dr. Luke’s label since 2005 and is being refused to be let go due to owing the label six more albums.
Children are also sexually assaulted, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted before they turn 18 years old. 34% of the people who abuse a child are family members. More than ⅓ of of women who report being raped before they turn 18 experience rape again as an adult. 96% of adults that abuse children are of male sex.
Aside from adults and child, many students in campuses also experience sexual assault. 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college. More than 90% of those people who were assaulted do not report the assault.
Sexual assault is a serious subject. Many who get sexually assaulted do not report the case, afraid of the consequences. People don’t seek for help and often end up committing some type of harmful act towards themselves, due to the assault. Sexually assaulted people believe that they are on their own, with no one to go to. For those who believe that they are alone, they are just a phone call away from getting the help they need and deserve. There is a National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline that can be reached at (800) 656-HOPE (4673). This hotline is confidential and will not have your phone number stored in their system. If a child or vulnerable adult is believe to be in danger however, authorities will be contacted. Only the first six digits of your number is used to route the call unless you want to put enter your zip code in, in order to better locate the nearest sexual assault provider. If you or anyone you know is in need of help, make sure to call the hotline and receive the help you deserve.
https://rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-hotline
http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_factsheet_media-packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf
http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a784391/keshas-legal-battle-with-dr-luke-whats-happened-so-far-and-what-does-this-mean-for-her-future-career/
Just as pink is the color for breast cancer, sexual assault has its own color as well. The color teal. A teal ribbon is the symbol of sexual violence prevention.
The definition for sexual assault is “any type of sexual contact or behavior without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Types of sexual assault include: forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy(someone has sexual intercourse with someone who is incapable of giving consent or lacks the capacity to give consent, or who is being forced), child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape.
At least 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lifetimes.This includes 46.4% of lesbians, 74.9% of bisexual women and 43.3.% of heterosexual women have reported sexual assault other than rape in their lifetimes. 40.2% of gay men, 47.4% of bisexual men, and 20.8% of heterosexual men have reported sexual assault other than rape in their lifetimes.
The definition of rape is “a type of sexual assault that usually involved sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration against a person without their consent.” Nearly at least 1 out of 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner in their lifetime, which includes forced penetration, attempted forced penetration, and alcohol/drug-facilitated penetration. 91% of rape victims are women and 9% are men. In 8 out of 10 cases the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them. And 8% of rape occurs while a person is at work.
Even celebrities can be sexually assaulted in some way. Pop singer Kesha is trying to break her contract she has with Kemosabe Records after she accused its founder Dr. Luke, who is also her producer of sexual assault and abuse. Kesha has been signed to Dr. Luke’s label since 2005 and is being refused to be let go due to owing the label six more albums.
Children are also sexually assaulted, 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted before they turn 18 years old. 34% of the people who abuse a child are family members. More than ⅓ of of women who report being raped before they turn 18 experience rape again as an adult. 96% of adults that abuse children are of male sex.
Aside from adults and child, many students in campuses also experience sexual assault. 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college. More than 90% of those people who were assaulted do not report the assault.
Sexual assault is a serious subject. Many who get sexually assaulted do not report the case, afraid of the consequences. People don’t seek for help and often end up committing some type of harmful act towards themselves, due to the assault. Sexually assaulted people believe that they are on their own, with no one to go to. For those who believe that they are alone, they are just a phone call away from getting the help they need and deserve. There is a National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline that can be reached at (800) 656-HOPE (4673). This hotline is confidential and will not have your phone number stored in their system. If a child or vulnerable adult is believe to be in danger however, authorities will be contacted. Only the first six digits of your number is used to route the call unless you want to put enter your zip code in, in order to better locate the nearest sexual assault provider. If you or anyone you know is in need of help, make sure to call the hotline and receive the help you deserve.
https://rainn.org/get-help/national-sexual-assault-hotline
http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_factsheet_media-packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf
http://www.digitalspy.com/music/feature/a784391/keshas-legal-battle-with-dr-luke-whats-happened-so-far-and-what-does-this-mean-for-her-future-career/
