I remember the first time it happened I
was playing in the living room and
watching TV at the same time he walked
into the room and asked me if I wanted
to play a game in the bedroom or stay in
the living room and clean being the
child that I was I chose to play the
game I entered the room and he told me
to sit on the bed while he continued to
undress me I knew there was something
wrong but I didn’t know what he did some
unspeakable things to me I was sexually
abused when I was younger more
specifically when I was six years old up
until I was 11 or 12 at the time I
didn’t know what was happening to me I
was told that I was playing a game a
game that I played for almost six years
until I learned that this so-called game
was wrong how many of you are willing to
discuss sexual abuse or assault if every
hand is not up then there’s still work
that needs to be done sexual abuse is
defined by the American Psychological
Association is unwanted sexual activity
with perpetrators using force making
threats or taking advantage of victims
not able to give consent while rain the
rape abuse and incest national network
defines sexual assault as sexual contact
or behavior that occurs without explicit
consent of the victim some forms a
sexual assault include attempted rape
fondling unwanted sexual touching
forcing a victim to perform sexual acts
such as oral sex or penetrating the
perpetrators body penetration of the
victims body also known as rape however
when speaking of assault there is really
only one form of it that being the
violation of a person’s body authorities
and people with little knowledge on this
topic wonder what countless of
statistics demonstrate only reported
cases why aren’t there more victims
coming forward about their situation why
is this an issue the answer can be
simplified into one word fear how can a
victim come out about their experience
when judgement is
over their heads when a victim attempts
to speak about their experience the
whole idea is in concept and more than
likely to be shut down why is this
because the language involved is
considered too vulgar uncomfortable and
too sensitive when reality is yes that
is true but because it is all of those
things and more that we should be
talking about it when the word rape is
mentioned in the conversation there’s a
shiver down one spine there’s an
accumulation of tears in one’s eyes and
what do we do next without us even
noticing for some people their bodies
does the slightest movement of
disagreement in which their head shakes
left and right in saying no our bodies
automatically reject the conversation
because of the discomfort of the
language this is what is considered
normal but it it is not acceptable I am
saying this because I am a victim of the
rejection I was in the sixth grade when
the topic of sexual abuse was even
introduced to me once I knew that it was
bad I attempted to talk to someone about
it an adult actually I was just curious
as to what sexual abuse involved and my
topic was dismissed I was told that I
would learn more about it later I didn’t
question it any further
and at that moment I learned my lesson
that I shouldn’t talk about it it seemed
by the age of 12 my body was deemed an
object more than a part of my being it
was considered invaluable compared to
the reputation and future of that man
the worst part is this backlash came
from my own family well what was she
wearing
what did she do to provoke him she
probably did provoke him he would never
do that
he was drunk in high he didn’t know any
better he’s not a bad guy anything was
said in order to keep him free of blame
and somehow I was no longer a victim but
a victimizer a culprit who tricked that
man for attention witnessing my family
members turn their cheek to my assault
and defend that man hurt me tremendously
my bad experience was overlooked because
and I quote it was not a big deal but
that one touch left more scars on my
mind than on my body months following I
would wake up crying from nightmares not
of my uncle but of other older
maryland’s I feared in my life and in
those nightmares I was unable to do
anything for myself I froze the same way
I did in real life fast forward six
years and I am now 18 still suffering
from traumatic dreams recently my worst
nightmare has been about being kidnapped
beaten and raped multiple times every
detail of this horrible dream I can
recollect and replay in my mind
perfectly once again I was unable to
move only able to take the pain although
this never happened to me it is the
trauma of my own assault manifesting
into the realistic and vivid fears in my
mind this is what the people on the
outside fail to realize the trauma
sexual violence victim experiences is
far beyond a physical impact the
physical abuse of the body is only a
warm portion of the impact that pain
will go away and those scars will fade
but the psychological consequences will
never cease the trauma takes a toll on
the mind of a victim according to Danby
Islander it takes three seconds for
trauma to register in the body meaning
that one touch can
will affect more than a victim’s
physical state once the event occurs it
can take years for a victim to process
what took place in that one instance
clearly for me six years has not been
enough time factors surrounding the
trauma include but are not limited to
confusion lack of trust self blame
societal judgment anxiety depression and
ultimately suicidal tendencies in no
particular order
once trauma registers in the body the
linguistic sector and the left side of
the brain shuts off making a victim
physically unable to express what
occurred to them at the time of the
assault
this causes confusion in the victim
because they aren’t unable to process
their assault or abuse making it hard to
communicate as well as causing severe
distress victims tend to lose trust in
the people around them after their bad
experience this is because according to
rain approximately 93% of perpetrators
are someone known to the victim once the
trust between the victim and the abuser
is broken victims may doubt the other
people in their lives there is also an
increased awareness and/or fear of
sexual harassment victims become more
self aware of the dangers they face
whether they be at home on the sidewalk
at school or in a public area self blame
is rooted from the confusion and
judgment of victim encounters after
their assault or abuse since the victim
lacks understanding of what occurred to
them they may blame themselves for
allowing the salt or abuse to happen in
reality it is only fear that takes over
society’s criticism of sexual violence
victims contributes largely to the
distress because victims are often
shamed rather than helped this causes
victims to worry because they do not
want to be rejected by the people around
them
so instead they keep their experience to
themselves carrying this heavy burden
that is imprinted on their bodies many
victims show symptoms of anxiety
depression and suicidal thoughts all of
the factors
mentioned before can manifest into any
of these last three which alter the
mental state of a victim severely I kept
quiet until I was 15 which was only
possible because at the end of October
of 2015 I started having flashbacks all
the memories that I had pushed to the
back of my head flashed back to me at an
instant I broke down I felt like I
couldn’t tell anyone about what was
going on because I still had the idea
encrypted in my mind that I couldn’t do
so I kept quiet for a couple more months
but during that time I started to
self-harm and it got to a point where I
wanted to die I finally told my friend
about what was going on and I said my
goodbyes she ended up calling my mom and
telling her I needed help and if it
weren’t for her I would not be here
today my mom rushed into my room install
the cuts on my arm and took me to wash
them and stop the bleeding at the time I
still didn’t even tell my mom about what
happened until July of 2016 when I
attempted suicide for the third time one
thing I forgot to mention is that my
abuser was still in my life saying that
he was a really close family friend a
relative idiom for some when I came out
to my parents about what happened I
didn’t tell them how it was a few days
after my birthday of August 2016 I saw
my abuser for the last time and I broke
down into tears once I left the setting
because I couldn’t handle seeing him any
longer my mom took me the next day to
the police station to file a report and
when the police officer asked me the
name of my abuser my mom heard who it
was it took everything in her power not
to cry luckily a year and a half after
we reported it progress has been made on
the case and my abuser is currently
behind bars even after his grand news I
looked into how many perpetrators are
convicted of their crime and only six
and every thousand reported cases are
put in jail and once again this comes
back to the fact that victims are scared
and rejected when they attempt to talk
about their experience and to make
things clearer anyone can be a victim of
sexual abuse or assault no matter the
age gender race ethnicity or role in
society it is true
that women are more likely to experience
it seeing that one in every three women
will have had an encounter with an
attempted assault or be victim of it
before the age of 18 while for males
this is one in every five once the
victim has had enough there tends to be
two general options self-harm / suicide
or speaking up now
why do these seem to be the only choices
because of the negative stigma
surrounded around sexual violence
victims speaking about about an assault
or abuse leads to severe backlash from
society sexual abuse is not accepted
widely but instead rejected for the sake
of protecting youth or innocence however
rather than protecting us ignoring child
sexual abuse only adds to this growing
problem children are made naive and
ignorant so one of the most dangerous
epidemics in our world today the fact
that it is unacceptable to bring up
sexual violence and day-to-day
conversations creates a barrier for us
victims because we feel unable to
express ourselves speaking out about
this topic requires unconditional
support because more than likely a
victim will be rejected whether it is by
strangers or their own family this goes
hand in hand with condemning no letting
go of abusers and perpetrators beginning
with Brock Turner it is clear women are
not treated properly in court this young
man received only three months of jail
time for raping an inconscious college
girl behind a dumpster he was caught and
sentenced to essentially nothing by law
the average amount of jail time our
perpetrator should receive is five years
and even then that is not enough in the
Belfast rape trial which was carried out
for two whole years the five rugby
players accused of sexually assaulting a
young woman walked away free with no
consequence
despite the confounding evidence
including a rape kit with substantial
damage to the victim’s body as well as
vulgar ly explicit
text messages between the men regarding
that same night the anonymous victim was
humiliated and dehumanized by the court
for speaking up about her assault and
she has not been the only one it took
over 150 victims to sentence Larry
Nasser an Olympics physician accused the
fondling and touching young girls
inappropriately it took over 50 victims
the sentence Bill Cosby because the
first victim to speak up in 2004 was not
believed victims are constantly put in
these your word against mine situations
and usually they don’t win it is only
until recently that some perpetrators
such as the Rev have received a
meaningful consequence but tell me what
about the rest of us everyday victims go
through silence because what is the
point in speaking up only about 3
percent of cases reported and with the
abuser in jail the other 97 are free to
go about their daily lives while victims
are forced to live in fear and injure
the trauma which believe me is not easy
not sentencing perpetrators basically
tells victims that their experience and
the way it has affected their lives does
not matter not only is no justice made
for the victims but by allowing abusers
to roam free we are expanding the
parameters of sexual violence there
seems to be a misconception that victims
report their cases for some form of
attention whether it be for fame money
or some sort of recognition in reality
it takes an immense courage from a
victim to report their case it is not
done for attention but instead due to
constant traumatic reminders of the
tragedy they become too much to bear to
the point where it should no longer be
carried only by the victim reporting
cases is done for justice because under
no circumstance and under no scenario
should a victim ever be at fault no we
do not ask for it like you claim the
clothes we choose to wear the fluids we
choose to put in our bottoms the way we
walk and the way we talk do not give
anyone the right to invade our personal
space
to invade our bodies and most
importantly forever scar our minds we
are never taught the true meaning of
consent it is believed that anything
except an explicit no is consensual
however the true definition of consent
is a yes not being intoxicated not being
unconscious not a kiss
only a solid yes these blurred lines
only cause confusion and victims because
they are used as tools to justify the
assault or abuse
once again this only adds to the tearing
down of a victim rather than a building
up I conducted a project during the
summer with a few underclassmen we
viewed a couple films involving sexual
abuse and we discussed them and how we
could help someone as shown in the film
we also discussed how we could spread
awareness in our school and social media
at first no one wanted to speak a word
and you could practically hear a pen
drop it was understandable seeing that
they weren’t accustomed to talking about
the issue but the more sessions we had
they opened up more and more and at the
end I am confident enough to say that
they left having at least a somewhat
clearer understanding on how grave
sexual abuse is and its effects on a
victim in those surrounding a victim
still no matter how many sessions I had
with the underclassmen I realized that
no one can truly become accustomed to
talking about this issue there are many
days in which I can’t even bear to
listen to a victim story or even answer
a question someone might ask me about
sexual abuse or assault
so the question lies where do we begin
how can we solve this the first step is
definitely knowing what we’re even
combating how can we fix something if we
don’t even know what’s broken victims
better said survivors need to feel
comfortable enough to talk about what
they need
you can’t expect someone to come out
about their story if they don’t feel the
support if they don’t feel that they
have a net they can fall on when they
talk if they don’t feel like they’re
going to be heard I admit that
there’s no comfortable topic believe me
I know I experienced this but are you
willing to talk about it are you willing
to listen to my left there’s a portrait
the result of a project that became very
important in my life when asked to paint
where their experience affected them
physically emotionally and mentally each
victim managed to paint similar parts
each color pink blue and purple
represents one victim to which were
abused than the other assaulted yet
their handprints cover this body almost
completely the damage caused by sexual
violence is traumatizing this showcases
the charm and only three victims and
included our vivid encounters of their
experience if this does not impact you
then you are part of the problem
outsiders have no idea what goes through
a victims mind this is only one small
way of us letting you in victims need to
be validated it is time we normalize the
right aspects of sexual violence it is
time we acknowledge the existence of
these victims because no one is exempt
from it the truth is a victim cannot
overcome their trauma alone I asked from
you to stop victim blaming and start
supporting make our society a safe place
for victims of sexual violence because
as of right now this place is
non-existent we don’t ask for you to
question and judge our experience we
only ask for relief relief that our
abusers will no longer hurt us or anyone
else relief that our families will not
judge us nor blame us relief that our
society will protect us the trommel
alone is enough reason to validate all
victims no matter the gender no matter
the race or ethnicity and no matter the
degree of the sexual acts are you
comfortable yet
do we matter enough yet are we valid to
you thank you [Applause]
was playing in the living room and
watching TV at the same time he walked
into the room and asked me if I wanted
to play a game in the bedroom or stay in
the living room and clean being the
child that I was I chose to play the
game I entered the room and he told me
to sit on the bed while he continued to
undress me I knew there was something
wrong but I didn’t know what he did some
unspeakable things to me I was sexually
abused when I was younger more
specifically when I was six years old up
until I was 11 or 12 at the time I
didn’t know what was happening to me I
was told that I was playing a game a
game that I played for almost six years
until I learned that this so-called game
was wrong how many of you are willing to
discuss sexual abuse or assault if every
hand is not up then there’s still work
that needs to be done sexual abuse is
defined by the American Psychological
Association is unwanted sexual activity
with perpetrators using force making
threats or taking advantage of victims
not able to give consent while rain the
rape abuse and incest national network
defines sexual assault as sexual contact
or behavior that occurs without explicit
consent of the victim some forms a
sexual assault include attempted rape
fondling unwanted sexual touching
forcing a victim to perform sexual acts
such as oral sex or penetrating the
perpetrators body penetration of the
victims body also known as rape however
when speaking of assault there is really
only one form of it that being the
violation of a person’s body authorities
and people with little knowledge on this
topic wonder what countless of
statistics demonstrate only reported
cases why aren’t there more victims
coming forward about their situation why
is this an issue the answer can be
simplified into one word fear how can a
victim come out about their experience
when judgement is
over their heads when a victim attempts
to speak about their experience the
whole idea is in concept and more than
likely to be shut down why is this
because the language involved is
considered too vulgar uncomfortable and
too sensitive when reality is yes that
is true but because it is all of those
things and more that we should be
talking about it when the word rape is
mentioned in the conversation there’s a
shiver down one spine there’s an
accumulation of tears in one’s eyes and
what do we do next without us even
noticing for some people their bodies
does the slightest movement of
disagreement in which their head shakes
left and right in saying no our bodies
automatically reject the conversation
because of the discomfort of the
language this is what is considered
normal but it it is not acceptable I am
saying this because I am a victim of the
rejection I was in the sixth grade when
the topic of sexual abuse was even
introduced to me once I knew that it was
bad I attempted to talk to someone about
it an adult actually I was just curious
as to what sexual abuse involved and my
topic was dismissed I was told that I
would learn more about it later I didn’t
question it any further
and at that moment I learned my lesson
that I shouldn’t talk about it it seemed
by the age of 12 my body was deemed an
object more than a part of my being it
was considered invaluable compared to
the reputation and future of that man
the worst part is this backlash came
from my own family well what was she
wearing
what did she do to provoke him she
probably did provoke him he would never
do that
he was drunk in high he didn’t know any
better he’s not a bad guy anything was
said in order to keep him free of blame
and somehow I was no longer a victim but
a victimizer a culprit who tricked that
man for attention witnessing my family
members turn their cheek to my assault
and defend that man hurt me tremendously
my bad experience was overlooked because
and I quote it was not a big deal but
that one touch left more scars on my
mind than on my body months following I
would wake up crying from nightmares not
of my uncle but of other older
maryland’s I feared in my life and in
those nightmares I was unable to do
anything for myself I froze the same way
I did in real life fast forward six
years and I am now 18 still suffering
from traumatic dreams recently my worst
nightmare has been about being kidnapped
beaten and raped multiple times every
detail of this horrible dream I can
recollect and replay in my mind
perfectly once again I was unable to
move only able to take the pain although
this never happened to me it is the
trauma of my own assault manifesting
into the realistic and vivid fears in my
mind this is what the people on the
outside fail to realize the trauma
sexual violence victim experiences is
far beyond a physical impact the
physical abuse of the body is only a
warm portion of the impact that pain
will go away and those scars will fade
but the psychological consequences will
never cease the trauma takes a toll on
the mind of a victim according to Danby
Islander it takes three seconds for
trauma to register in the body meaning
that one touch can
will affect more than a victim’s
physical state once the event occurs it
can take years for a victim to process
what took place in that one instance
clearly for me six years has not been
enough time factors surrounding the
trauma include but are not limited to
confusion lack of trust self blame
societal judgment anxiety depression and
ultimately suicidal tendencies in no
particular order
once trauma registers in the body the
linguistic sector and the left side of
the brain shuts off making a victim
physically unable to express what
occurred to them at the time of the
assault
this causes confusion in the victim
because they aren’t unable to process
their assault or abuse making it hard to
communicate as well as causing severe
distress victims tend to lose trust in
the people around them after their bad
experience this is because according to
rain approximately 93% of perpetrators
are someone known to the victim once the
trust between the victim and the abuser
is broken victims may doubt the other
people in their lives there is also an
increased awareness and/or fear of
sexual harassment victims become more
self aware of the dangers they face
whether they be at home on the sidewalk
at school or in a public area self blame
is rooted from the confusion and
judgment of victim encounters after
their assault or abuse since the victim
lacks understanding of what occurred to
them they may blame themselves for
allowing the salt or abuse to happen in
reality it is only fear that takes over
society’s criticism of sexual violence
victims contributes largely to the
distress because victims are often
shamed rather than helped this causes
victims to worry because they do not
want to be rejected by the people around
them
so instead they keep their experience to
themselves carrying this heavy burden
that is imprinted on their bodies many
victims show symptoms of anxiety
depression and suicidal thoughts all of
the factors
mentioned before can manifest into any
of these last three which alter the
mental state of a victim severely I kept
quiet until I was 15 which was only
possible because at the end of October
of 2015 I started having flashbacks all
the memories that I had pushed to the
back of my head flashed back to me at an
instant I broke down I felt like I
couldn’t tell anyone about what was
going on because I still had the idea
encrypted in my mind that I couldn’t do
so I kept quiet for a couple more months
but during that time I started to
self-harm and it got to a point where I
wanted to die I finally told my friend
about what was going on and I said my
goodbyes she ended up calling my mom and
telling her I needed help and if it
weren’t for her I would not be here
today my mom rushed into my room install
the cuts on my arm and took me to wash
them and stop the bleeding at the time I
still didn’t even tell my mom about what
happened until July of 2016 when I
attempted suicide for the third time one
thing I forgot to mention is that my
abuser was still in my life saying that
he was a really close family friend a
relative idiom for some when I came out
to my parents about what happened I
didn’t tell them how it was a few days
after my birthday of August 2016 I saw
my abuser for the last time and I broke
down into tears once I left the setting
because I couldn’t handle seeing him any
longer my mom took me the next day to
the police station to file a report and
when the police officer asked me the
name of my abuser my mom heard who it
was it took everything in her power not
to cry luckily a year and a half after
we reported it progress has been made on
the case and my abuser is currently
behind bars even after his grand news I
looked into how many perpetrators are
convicted of their crime and only six
and every thousand reported cases are
put in jail and once again this comes
back to the fact that victims are scared
and rejected when they attempt to talk
about their experience and to make
things clearer anyone can be a victim of
sexual abuse or assault no matter the
age gender race ethnicity or role in
society it is true
that women are more likely to experience
it seeing that one in every three women
will have had an encounter with an
attempted assault or be victim of it
before the age of 18 while for males
this is one in every five once the
victim has had enough there tends to be
two general options self-harm / suicide
or speaking up now
why do these seem to be the only choices
because of the negative stigma
surrounded around sexual violence
victims speaking about about an assault
or abuse leads to severe backlash from
society sexual abuse is not accepted
widely but instead rejected for the sake
of protecting youth or innocence however
rather than protecting us ignoring child
sexual abuse only adds to this growing
problem children are made naive and
ignorant so one of the most dangerous
epidemics in our world today the fact
that it is unacceptable to bring up
sexual violence and day-to-day
conversations creates a barrier for us
victims because we feel unable to
express ourselves speaking out about
this topic requires unconditional
support because more than likely a
victim will be rejected whether it is by
strangers or their own family this goes
hand in hand with condemning no letting
go of abusers and perpetrators beginning
with Brock Turner it is clear women are
not treated properly in court this young
man received only three months of jail
time for raping an inconscious college
girl behind a dumpster he was caught and
sentenced to essentially nothing by law
the average amount of jail time our
perpetrator should receive is five years
and even then that is not enough in the
Belfast rape trial which was carried out
for two whole years the five rugby
players accused of sexually assaulting a
young woman walked away free with no
consequence
despite the confounding evidence
including a rape kit with substantial
damage to the victim’s body as well as
vulgar ly explicit
text messages between the men regarding
that same night the anonymous victim was
humiliated and dehumanized by the court
for speaking up about her assault and
she has not been the only one it took
over 150 victims to sentence Larry
Nasser an Olympics physician accused the
fondling and touching young girls
inappropriately it took over 50 victims
the sentence Bill Cosby because the
first victim to speak up in 2004 was not
believed victims are constantly put in
these your word against mine situations
and usually they don’t win it is only
until recently that some perpetrators
such as the Rev have received a
meaningful consequence but tell me what
about the rest of us everyday victims go
through silence because what is the
point in speaking up only about 3
percent of cases reported and with the
abuser in jail the other 97 are free to
go about their daily lives while victims
are forced to live in fear and injure
the trauma which believe me is not easy
not sentencing perpetrators basically
tells victims that their experience and
the way it has affected their lives does
not matter not only is no justice made
for the victims but by allowing abusers
to roam free we are expanding the
parameters of sexual violence there
seems to be a misconception that victims
report their cases for some form of
attention whether it be for fame money
or some sort of recognition in reality
it takes an immense courage from a
victim to report their case it is not
done for attention but instead due to
constant traumatic reminders of the
tragedy they become too much to bear to
the point where it should no longer be
carried only by the victim reporting
cases is done for justice because under
no circumstance and under no scenario
should a victim ever be at fault no we
do not ask for it like you claim the
clothes we choose to wear the fluids we
choose to put in our bottoms the way we
walk and the way we talk do not give
anyone the right to invade our personal
space
to invade our bodies and most
importantly forever scar our minds we
are never taught the true meaning of
consent it is believed that anything
except an explicit no is consensual
however the true definition of consent
is a yes not being intoxicated not being
unconscious not a kiss
only a solid yes these blurred lines
only cause confusion and victims because
they are used as tools to justify the
assault or abuse
once again this only adds to the tearing
down of a victim rather than a building
up I conducted a project during the
summer with a few underclassmen we
viewed a couple films involving sexual
abuse and we discussed them and how we
could help someone as shown in the film
we also discussed how we could spread
awareness in our school and social media
at first no one wanted to speak a word
and you could practically hear a pen
drop it was understandable seeing that
they weren’t accustomed to talking about
the issue but the more sessions we had
they opened up more and more and at the
end I am confident enough to say that
they left having at least a somewhat
clearer understanding on how grave
sexual abuse is and its effects on a
victim in those surrounding a victim
still no matter how many sessions I had
with the underclassmen I realized that
no one can truly become accustomed to
talking about this issue there are many
days in which I can’t even bear to
listen to a victim story or even answer
a question someone might ask me about
sexual abuse or assault
so the question lies where do we begin
how can we solve this the first step is
definitely knowing what we’re even
combating how can we fix something if we
don’t even know what’s broken victims
better said survivors need to feel
comfortable enough to talk about what
they need
you can’t expect someone to come out
about their story if they don’t feel the
support if they don’t feel that they
have a net they can fall on when they
talk if they don’t feel like they’re
going to be heard I admit that
there’s no comfortable topic believe me
I know I experienced this but are you
willing to talk about it are you willing
to listen to my left there’s a portrait
the result of a project that became very
important in my life when asked to paint
where their experience affected them
physically emotionally and mentally each
victim managed to paint similar parts
each color pink blue and purple
represents one victim to which were
abused than the other assaulted yet
their handprints cover this body almost
completely the damage caused by sexual
violence is traumatizing this showcases
the charm and only three victims and
included our vivid encounters of their
experience if this does not impact you
then you are part of the problem
outsiders have no idea what goes through
a victims mind this is only one small
way of us letting you in victims need to
be validated it is time we normalize the
right aspects of sexual violence it is
time we acknowledge the existence of
these victims because no one is exempt
from it the truth is a victim cannot
overcome their trauma alone I asked from
you to stop victim blaming and start
supporting make our society a safe place
for victims of sexual violence because
as of right now this place is
non-existent we don’t ask for you to
question and judge our experience we
only ask for relief relief that our
abusers will no longer hurt us or anyone
else relief that our families will not
judge us nor blame us relief that our
society will protect us the trommel
alone is enough reason to validate all
victims no matter the gender no matter
the race or ethnicity and no matter the
degree of the sexual acts are you
comfortable yet
do we matter enough yet are we valid to
you thank you [Applause]
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