In the year since the last Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the public may have become more "aware" of the issue than ever before, due in part to several watershed
moments that have sparked national dialogue.
"In the past year it was a topic that came up in so many ways and forms, and there was a lot of public awareness and outrage, ranging from the Stanford rape case all the way to our own national election," said Laura Palumbo of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. A survey released Monday by the center found that 84% of U.S. adults recognize acts such as sexual intercourse without a partner’s consent as sexual assault and 83% identify unwanted touching, groping or fondling as such. These percentages may seem low to some people, but Palumbo says that "given long-standing cultural perceptions of sexual assault this is actually a strong level of awareness."
Every time sexual violence is in the news, it can add to that awareness.
In just the past year
• May 2016: Video showing the gang rape of a 16-year-old in Brazil is tweeted. Seven men were later charged, though on the tape male voices say roughly 30 people had sex with her.
• June 2016: "Emily Doe" delivers an impact statement to her Stanford assailant Brock Turner. The unmatched eloquence and significance of her letter leads to it being shared around the world. Many survivors recognize themselves in her words and share their own stories as a result.
• July 2016: Roger Ailes, one of the most powerful men in media, resigns as CEO of Fox News after denying sexual harassment claims levied against him by Gretchen Carlson and later Megyn Kelly, who said he tried to grab and kiss her.
• August 2016: Birth of a Nation director Nate Parker reacts on Facebook after learning that the woman who accused him of rape had committed suicide. The event took place at Penn State when Parker was 19. He was acquitted, but a teammate who was also accused served six months
"In the past year it was a topic that came up in so many ways and forms, and there was a lot of public awareness and outrage, ranging from the Stanford rape case all the way to our own national election," said Laura Palumbo of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. A survey released Monday by the center found that 84% of U.S. adults recognize acts such as sexual intercourse without a partner’s consent as sexual assault and 83% identify unwanted touching, groping or fondling as such. These percentages may seem low to some people, but Palumbo says that "given long-standing cultural perceptions of sexual assault this is actually a strong level of awareness."
Every time sexual violence is in the news, it can add to that awareness.
In just the past year
• May 2016: Video showing the gang rape of a 16-year-old in Brazil is tweeted. Seven men were later charged, though on the tape male voices say roughly 30 people had sex with her.
• June 2016: "Emily Doe" delivers an impact statement to her Stanford assailant Brock Turner. The unmatched eloquence and significance of her letter leads to it being shared around the world. Many survivors recognize themselves in her words and share their own stories as a result.
• July 2016: Roger Ailes, one of the most powerful men in media, resigns as CEO of Fox News after denying sexual harassment claims levied against him by Gretchen Carlson and later Megyn Kelly, who said he tried to grab and kiss her.
• August 2016: Birth of a Nation director Nate Parker reacts on Facebook after learning that the woman who accused him of rape had committed suicide. The event took place at Penn State when Parker was 19. He was acquitted, but a teammate who was also accused served six months
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