Sexual Assault Awareness Booklet for LGBTQ Youth

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Yet ,s ex ualas s aul tc ont i nuest ot ak epl ac et ooof t en.Notal l i ns t anc esofs ex ualas s aul ti nv ol v eaper pet r at orengagi ngi n phy s i c alv i ol enc e;att i mes ,c er t ai ns i t uat i onsmaybe per c ei v eddi f f er ent l ybyt hepar t i es .Thi sgui dei sabout r ec ogni s i ngwhens ex ualas s aul tt ak espl ac es owec anbet t er t ak ec ar eofour s el v esandt hos ear oundus .

UnderSi ngapor e’ sPenalCode, s exualas s aul ti nc l udest hef ol l owi ng: •Thepenet r at i onofanypar toft hebodywi t hout c ons ent( i nc l udi nganalpenet r at i on,penet r at i onby f i nger sandobj ec t s ,et c . ) •Anyunwant eds ex ualt ouc hi ng,k i s s i ng,s t r ok i ng,or gr opi ng,et c .

•Unwant eds ex ualr eques t sormes s ages ,i nc l udi ng el ec t r oni cones .

•Bei ngmadet ov i ewpor nogr aphyagai ns ty ourwi l l .

•Unwant edt ak i ngors har i ngofnudeori nt i mat e phot ogr aphsandv i deos .

Conse ntandCoe rci on Cons enti st heac t i v e,c ont i nual ,andl uc i dagr eementt ot ak e par ti nas ex ualac t ,whi c hmus tbev ol unt ar i l yandf r eel ygi v en wi t houtpr es s ur eorc oer c i on.Cons enti sNOTi mpl i edont he bas i sofs i l enc e,pas ts ex ualhi s t or yorwhataper s oni swear i ng.Cons t antc ommuni c at i oni sk eyf orc ons entandc ons ent c anber ev ok edatanyt i medur i ngas ex ualac t .I nSi ngapor e t hel egalageofc ons enti s16;s ex ualac t swi t hany onebel ow t hi sagear eanof f ens e.

Coer c i oni sac our s eofac t i onus edt oi nt i mi dat e,pr es s ur e,or f or c es omeonet opar t i c i pat ei ns ex ualac t i v i t ywi t houtphy s i c alf or c e.Thi sc ani nc l udet hr eat st or ape,t hr eat st oemot i onal l yabus e,t hr eat sofbl ac k mai l( e. g.r el eas i ngnudepi c t ur es orout i ngs omeonet opar ent s ) ,andt hef or c edi nt ak eofdr ugs s uc hasr ohy pnolandal c ohol .

Coer c i oni snotc ons ent :i fav i c t i m doesnots ay"no"under c oer c i on,i t ' sbec aus et heyc oul dnots ayi t .

MythsAbout Se xualAssaul t I ti s n' tvi ol enc e,i t ' sj us tac at f i ght .

I ti samy t ht hatv i ol enc ei ns ames exr el at i ons hi psi smut ual s i mpl ybec aus epar t ner sar eoft hes amegender ;di s mi s s i ng abus eass i mpl yaquar r eloraf i ghtof t ent r i v i al i z esand nor mal i z ess uc hbehav i our .Hav i ngequalphy s i c als t r engt h doesnotmeant hedi s t r i but i onofpoweri sequal .

I fyoudi dn’ ts t r uggl e,i twas n’ ts exualas s aul t .

Of t ent het hr eatt hatphy s i c alv i ol enc emi ghtgetwor s e mak esi ts af ernott of i ghtbac k ,ands ot hel ac kofa s t r uggl edoesnoti mpl yt hatt heac t i v i t yi sc ons ens ual .

Cons enti sanac t i v epr oc es sandmus tbeent hus i as t i c al l y gi v endur i ngal ls t agesofs ex ualac t i v i t y .J us tbec aus ea per s ondoesnots ay“no”,does n’ tmeant heys ai d“y es . " Ac t i onss uc hast ur ni ngaway ,s i l enc e,gi v i ngex c us est o s t opac t i v i t i esi ndi c at enonc ons ent .

Ic ons ent edbef or e,s oi twas n’ ts exualas s aul t .

Cons entf oroneac t i v i t ydoesnotmeanc ons entf oral l ,asi t mus tbeac t i v eandc ont i nuous .Eac hac ti sdi f f er entand r equi r esc ommuni c at i on,andc ons entmaynev erbe pr es umedduet opas ts ex ualhi s t or y .Cons entt ooneac t doesnotmeanc ons entt oanot her .

Thevi c t i m wi l lal waysbef emmeands mal l er , t heper pet r at oral waysbut c handbi gger .

Poweri nr el at i ons hi psi snotdet er mi nedbys t r engt hor phy s i c alpr es ent at i on.Si z eandpr es ent at i ondonoti ndi c at e l i k el i hoodt oc ommi tv i ol enc eands ex ualas s aul t .

I twas n’ tas s aul t ,i twasj us texper i ment i ng.

Thi si sapos s i bl ec oer c i v et ac t i cus edbyper pet r at or st o f or c es ur v i v or si nt os ex ualac t s .Ev er y ones houl ds eek c ons entbef or et r y i ngs ex ualac t swi t hapar t ner .

Thel aw doesnotpr ot ec tt her i ght sof menwhohaves exwi t hmen.

Whi l eS377Ac ont i nuest or emai nont hebook s ,i ti snot pr oac t i v el yenf or c ed.Het er os ex ual i t yi snotac r i t er i af or s ex ualas s aul t ,ast hel awi sgender neut r alwi t hr egar dt ot he per pet r at orandv i c t i m.Thi smeanst hats ex ualas s aul ti s l egal l yr ec ogni s edbet weent women.Howev er ,i ti swor t h not i ngt hatt hepenal t yf orr ape,whi c hi snotl egal l y r ec ogni s edbet weent women,i smor es ev er et hant he penal t yf ors ex ualas s aul t .

Sce nari os Si t uat i onsar i s ebet weenal lk i ndsofpeopl e,i nc l udi nges t abl i s hedpar t ner s .Rec ogni s i ngt hes i gnsofs ex ualas s aul t ,as ei t herav i c t i m orper pet r at or ,i sk eyt opr ev ent i ngi t .Her ear e s c enar i osofhows ex ualas s aul tandhar as s mentc anl ook :

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J os ephandSam metatt hei runi v er s i t yandhav ebeens eei ng eac hot herf ors ev er almont hs .Sam,whoi sus ual l yat op, want sJ as on,whoi dent i f i esasapur ebot t om,t ot ophi m.

J as ont el l sSam t hathei snotent i r el yc omf or t abl edoi ngs o, buti swi l l i ngt ogi v ei tat r y .Thet wooft hem ar ehav i ngs ex whenJ as ondec i dest hathei snotenj oy i ngt oppi ngSam and want st os t op.Sam i gnor esJ as on’ sr eques t .

Ti psf orAvoi di ngAndL e avi ng Ri skySi tuati ons Haveyourf r i endskeepaneyeoutf oryouwhenatac l uborbar “I ’ m goi ngt ogot al kt ot hatper s on,c any oul ookf ormebac kher ei n 30mi nut es ? ” Makes ur eyourpar t neri ss oberenought ogi vec ons ent “Howmuc hdi dy ouhav et odr i nk ?May bewec ans av et hi sf or anot herni ght . ” Setc l earboundar i esbef or es t ar t i nganys exualac t i vi t i es “I ’ m noti nt hemoodf oror alt oday ,butt ouc hi ngeac hot herwoul d begr eat . ” Ber es pec t f ulofyourpar t ner ’ sc omf or tl evel “I fy oudon’ tt hi nky ou’ denj oyanal ,wedon’ tneedt ot r y . ” Bes ur et oc l ar i f yi fs omeoneus esat er mt hatmi ghthaveadi f f er ent defini t i ont oyou “Byhook i ngup,doy oumeanabl owj obors omet hi ngmor e? ” Al waysac t i vel ys eekandgi vec ons entbef or eengagi ngi ns exualac t i vi t y “Doy ouwantt of eelmeup?I ’ l lgui dey ourhandwher ei t ’ sok ay t ot ouc h. ” Remembert hatyouar eneverent i t l edt ophys i c alac t i vi t ywi t hs omeone “I t ’ sal r i ghti fy oudon’ twantt ohav es exaf t eral l ,j us tl etmek now. ” As kt ot akeabr eakors l ow downi fyouar enots ur eyouar e c omf or t abl ec ont i nui ng “I ’ m nots ur ei fI ’ m upf ort haty et ,l et ’ ss l owdownandj us tk i s s f ornow. ” Befir m andas s er t i veaboutdi s c ont i nui nganyac t i vi t yi fi tbec omes unc omf or t abl e “Thi si sov er whel mi ngf orme,l et ’ ss t op. ” I fyourpar t nerexpr es s esdi s c omf or t ,s t opi mmedi at el y.

“L et ’ ss t op.Doy ouneedmet ogi v ey ous omes pac e? ”

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