Spousal rape

to include a variety of sexual offenses or behaviors. Breiding (2014) describes sexual violence in regards to sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, and non-unwanted sexual experiences. Sexual violence can also present as forced or incapacitated rape (Brown, Testa, and Messmen-Moore, 2009). In order to understand…

Australian population suffer or have suffered from PTSD at some point in their lives (Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, 2013). The traumatic events that most likely lead to a development of PTSD in the Australian population are physical assault and rape (Creamer et al., 2001). Military personnel are particularly unique in this instance in that…

Military sexual assault is a pervasive problem throughout the military, despite numerous initiatives to end it. While the military is starting to see an increase in sexual assault reporting, there’s still a fraction of men and women who choose not to report (Groves, 2013). Sexual assault is alarmingly common in the U.S. military, and no one dares to speak up about it. Statistics report that thirty-eight service members are sexually assaulted a day and not enough has been done to address this…

had experienced rape did not report it…

It has been proven that 32 billion industries around the world have something to do with sex trafficking. Human trafficking is the illegal movement of people typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. (Dictonary.com) Over 17,500 individuals were brought into the united states for human trafficking this year. At all times nearly 2.5 million people around the world are capable of being chosen for sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is one of the major issues still…

If one were to google ‘rape in mythology’, the first link to come up is “List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology” on Wikipedia. Of the sixteen listed references of rape in mythology in the article, nine are of Greek origin. While Wikipedia is not necessarily known for it’s accuracy, there are multiple sites that confirm this trend, exemplifying the relative multitude of rape stories in Greek mythology. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘rape’ as, ”Unlawful sexual activity…

to that “insists on invulnerability and dominance through the use of talk like “be a man,” “boys don’t cry,” or “don’t act like a wimp/sissy/fag” (Hlavka, Girl w/Pen! 2016). Within this culture is another set of norms commonly referred to as rape culture. Rape culture “allows us to…

Everyone today has heard of at least one rape story. And if a citizen has only heard of one story, they must rarely keep up with current events in society. Whether it came from the victim her/himself or on the local news, its no surprise the rate at which this specific crime is occurring. The shocking news is, however, the number one location rape happens today is on college campuses nationwide (Parent, 2010). If so many rapes occur on a weekly or even daily basis, why are the majority of them…

Rape CULTure “Rape culture is when rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality” (Wikipedia, October 2016). In other words rape culture is blaming the victim rather than punishing the person who committed the crime. For years rape has been justified by blaming the victim and justifying the rapist. Rape culture is built on misogyny and sexism. Misogyny is ingrained prejudice against women (Google, October 2016). Sexism is prejudice, stereotyping, or…

An open letter to my lover’s ex. I’ve found myself compelled to respond to you. As I sat reading the powerful essay you wrote about being a Christian against Trump, I found myself sobbing. Now I’d assume you’d find your essay powerful because you are defying the social background you grew up in for what you believe is right. Well it’s not. It’s another fluff piece that promises a warrior against hate. Expect in no way do you actual voice how you will impact the world around beyond being empty…