1. Donate your time as a volunteer at your local rape crisis center ( Read more... )

Always remember that You Are Not Alone!!!

One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape). A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes.[Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National ( Read more... )

The following is not my story exactly but it is what happened to me.  ( The Rest of My Story & the Article )

( Steps to Take If You Are Raped )

From the RAINN Website

Women are victims

Men, too

And, of course, kids

The Color of Rape

Silent victims

The rapist isn't a masked man

And he's not hiding in the bushes

The best safety advice: grow old

The criminal

The punishment

This is what got me going on this. 
( My Story )

Rape is an act of violence not sex,
an act of power and control,
humiliating and degrading.
It affects all women.
It affects all men.
It is a community issue.

Rape is about hate, humiliation, and degradation.
It is an act of sexual violence.
The crime of rape pervades our society.
Our culture creates and maintains an environment
in which rape becomes an ( Read more... )

Every state has its own definitions of rape and sexual assault, so the precise definition depends on where you live. That said, here's a general definition of the terms:

RAPE is forced sexual intercourse, including both psychological coercion and physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means vaginal, anal or oral penetration by the offender(s ( Read more... )