Victims of sexual assaults need to know that if they come forward, the evidence "will be handled with a level of respect that their courage requires, " Quinn said.
"While we're creating space for a variety of sexual identities, we also need to create space for non-sexual identities, " said college sex educator Emily Nagoski.
The history of racial injustice (particularly the stereotype of the Black male as a sexual predator) and the need to protect her community from further attack might persuade a survivor to remain silent.
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Of course some women are empowered but they are not the increasing number of women who are subject to sexual trafficking, so we need to tread a little carefully with those types of claims.
"For a long time, work to raise awareness of sexual violence has focused on the need for women to take responsibility for their personal safety, " she said.
The investigation hadn't confirmed sexual harassment, so there was no need to make the allegations public, he told them.
Opposition to same-sex marriage is very different from opposition to the development of the skills and minds young men need, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Particularly as more women enter combat roles, military men need to learn more about their own sexual psyche and why they may have feelings of aggression, entitlement or expect sexual privileges.
With successful conclusion of this Phase III clinical program, LibiGel could be the first product approved by the FDA for women with low sexual desire, HSDD, a significant unmet medical need.
My plan is to ensure that every young girl in Liberia has a quality education and information about sexual and reproductive health -- but I will need more support to make that happen.
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June 8, 1995 (68k zip) -- The Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday that Nicole Brown Simpson was not sexually assaulted and there was no need to conduct extensive tests to document sexual activity.
My second point is this: The mere fact that the lawyers in Jones felt the need to use a definition for "sexual relations" is, by itself standing alone, evidence to support the notion that at least they recognized that the precise meaning of the term can and does differ from person to person.
The researchers, led by Maxine Stead, from the Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit at Leeds, say that healthcare professionals need training to help them communicate more comfortably about sexual issues.
The first microbicides may prove a little awkward to use, since they would come in the form of gels or foaming pessaries that would need to be applied not more than a few hours before a sexual encounter.
Thanks to this bipartisan agreement, thousands of women and men across the country who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking will be able to access resources they need in their communities to help heal from their trauma.
UNAids is monitoring progress against targets such as reducing sexual transmission of HIV by 50% by 2015, and providing antiretroviral therapy to all 15 million people who need it.
Similarly, it is no longer a given that victims of sexual abuse are liars, or that they are female, or that sexually abused boys are whining sissies who just need to get over it.
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You are at serious risk of getting HIV in the near future and need to take steps to prevent that happening - such as consistent condom use and reduction in number of sexual partners.
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