Statutory rape

Kevin Kantor performed with his team from the University of Northern Colorado at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) in the early months of 2015. He performed his own original piece, a personal anecdote on his experience with a sexual assault and how it affected him. His poem, titled “People You May Know”, received great attention from the audience, eliciting many supportive and shocked reactions from the story. Though Kantor’s whole team did not win the competition, they made it…

individual 's level of rape myth acceptance, the more the individuals will believe that idea that after a date sex is expected; if there is a high rating of victim responsibility and blame, then there is a lower rating of perpetrator responsibility and blame, which will result in a more lawful rape” (Basow and Minieri, 2011). Basow and Minieri findings reveals the negative effects rape myths have on the victims as well as people around them. By constantly accepting rape myths society is turning…

college? Workload? Grades? Career? What about rape? Growing numbers of students are being assaulted on their own campuses and many question if colleges are doing enough to deter these attacks and help victims. Schools have responded to these criticisms by implementing educational programs and workshops to further students’ understanding of rape and consent. But those classes can be flawed and do not address the faulty administrative procedure for handling rape, its victims, and its offenders.…

I understand that "rape ' ' is uncomfortable word to say, however we need to continue saying it . So STOP being uncomfortable with talking about and understanding rape. When you sit there and just act like it doesn’t exist just to make yourself feel better, your just as bad as the perpetrator. Knowledge is the key to everything in my opinion and if we can learn about the problem maybe we can solve it. Sexual assault has become a major issue on college campuses and many people will never know,…

silver screen. Even more so, both scenes despite their completely opposite interpretations of sex, depict what some would consider destructive behavior. This is most obvious in Mysterious Skin; considering that the scene is literally circumvented in rape and violence, nothing positive emanates from this version of sex. Brokeback Mountain’s scene is a positive representation of sexual intercourse. However, if one takes into account the key factor that lies around the…

booths will include: University of Maryland Health Center, Campus Advocates Respond and React, University of Maryland Counseling Center, the Office of Human Relations, Tittle IX Office, Sexual Assault Center of Prince George’s Hospital, and the Maryland Rape Crisis Center. Essentially, all on-campus and off-campus resources will have a booth. Each booth will have one or two people to talk to the students and they will also have health education materials that the students can take with them. As…

Sexual assaults are an unfortunate occurrence in the modern military. They can be very difficult to deal with in a command, but the fact of the matter is that they happen quite often. The annual report from SAPR (2014) is that there were 4768 service members that reported a sexual assault, either unrestricted or restricted. Furthermore, there were around 18,900 estimated cases of unwanted sexual conduct, shared between men and women. These numbers have increased over time, 2289 reported in 06…

Consequently, male victims face a loss of masculinity and sexual orientation as a result of being taken advantage of by another man or woman. Furthermore, male victims often hide their victimization of sexual assault, such as rape due to the feelings of shame and fear of being labeled as a homosexual, which could lead to harassment and discharged for being dishonorable for crimes committed against them (Turchik, pg.…

Feminism, while an American design, is a global movement. Despite advances in women’s equality in America, there are still social issues that demand the need for Feminism. Transgender issues, third-world oppression of females, and the emergence of rape culture are all examples of such issues. People who identify as transgender do not conform…

1.) Sex is something everyone seems to have trouble talking about. A lot if kept quiet until reaching a certain age. Still once reaching an age to understand sex is seen in a mysterious way. There is good parts and bad parts. Many dangerous things come along with the responsibility. It is a big part of history and for what the use of a women was. In spring awakening and ruined we see the transformation of sex. We see women being “ruined” by it and we see young teens falling in love trying to…