#sa resources

[gracemsandak]

Support And Resources For SA Survivors

General Information:

National Sexual Assault Hotline: National hotline, operated by RAINN, that serves people affected by sexual violence. It automatically routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search your local center here. Hotline: 800.656.HOPE

National Sexual Violence Resource Center: This site offers a wide variety of information relating to sexual violence including a large legal resource library.

National Organization for Victim Assistance: Founded in 1975, NOVA is the oldest national victim assistance organization of its type in the United States as the recognized leader in this noble cause.

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence hosts a resource library home of thousands of materials on violence against women and related issues, with particular attention to its intersections with various forms of oppression.

U.S. Department of Justice: National Sex Offender Public Website: NSOPW is the only U.S. government Website that links public state, territorial, and tribal sex offender registries from one national search site.

The National Center for Victims of Crime: The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. They are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime.

National Street Harassment Hotline: Created by Stop Street Harassment, Defend Yourself, and operated by RAINN, the National Street Harassment Hotline is a resource for those affected by gender-based street harassment. Support is available in English and Spanish: call 855.897.5910 or chat online.

Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: A national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. This organization provides local referrals to survivors in Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and also works to create systemic change by providing training to professionals and advocating for research-based policy changes.

Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community works to respond to and end domestic, sexual, and community violence in the Black community through research, public awareness, community engagement, and resource development

Legal Resources:

Womenslaw.org: Information about restraining orders and other legal protections for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

The Laws in Your State: A database of state laws including mandatory reporting, confidentiality laws, HIV/AIDS testing of sexual offenders, termination of rapists' parental rights, and statutes of limitations for each state.

Attorney Referral Line: Refers callers to attorneys in their geographic area who can represent them in their pursuit of civil claims and victim restitution. The referral line is not an anonymous service. Their website also gives information about civil lawsuits. Phone: 202.467.8716

Take Back The Night Foundation: Legal support for survivors in every state. Referrals to counseling, support, legal aid, hospitals, and nearest TBTN Event Holders. Hotline: 646.585.0120

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: Call or email to report sexual harassment in housing. 844.380.6178 or fairhousing@usdoj.gov.

Medical/Physical Health:

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE): The SANE/SART program offers sensitive, caring, and supportive care following a sexual assault. Their website provides a list of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs in each state. These specialists are registered nurses, who have advanced education in forensic examination of sexual assault victims.

Healthcare Center Directory: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a Healthcare Center Directory. This directory lists federally funded health centers that provide a variety of services even if the recipient does not have health insurance. Users pay a co-payment based on their income. These health centers generally provide primary care services. Phone: 877.464.4772

The Center For Disease Control National Prevention Information Network (AIDS/HIV, STI Information): U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Hotline: 800.458.5231

International Association of Forensic Nurses: An international membership organization comprised of forensic nurses working around the world and other professionals who support and complement the work of forensic nursing.

Start Your Recovery: Substance abuse information that relates to a survivors's experience with seuxal assault.

Mental Health:

Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation: The Sidran Institute provides information on traumatic stress (including PTSD), dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues such as addictions, self-injury, and suicidal behaviors.

GoodTherapy.org: GoodTherapy.org is an association of mental health professionals from more than 25 countries worldwide who support efforts to reduce harm in therapy.

Psychology Today: Find detailed professional listings for treatment centers in the United States and Canada.

[fresh-snow]

IOF: Hamas rapes women

Hostages: They didn't harass the women, treated everyone fairly

Meanwhile IOF: *Releases pictures of naked Palestinian men*

Yeah the real sexual assaulter is IOF. Every accusation is a confession.

May zionists burn in hell forever.

[party-lemon]

sick of people taking any chance they get to say shit like "this is why you can't place celebrities on a pedestal!" like i wasn't putting them on a pedestal, i was expecting them to be a good person, like i do with everyone else, and it turns out they weren't. and that fucking sucks. I've been in a situation where consent was muddled and complicated and mistreated and i sympathize greatly with these victims but also, people are allowed to be disappointed in someone they don't know when the expectation was that they were a decent human being.

[trans-androgyne]

but what is WRONG about the statement “men and masculinity are privileged above women and femininity, so transmascs must be privileged above transfems”? that is sound logic, and it’s not disconnected from reality, because reality supports the idea that men and masculinity are privileged above women and femininity. even among trans people. that statement means “there is a particular scrutiny and struggle that women face that men do not”, not “men and masculine people aren’t ever oppressed and trans men don’t experience transphobia”. you seem to think that the issue is that not enough transfems/people are listening to what transmascs are saying about their own experiences, but when it comes to transfems talking about how their experiences with oppression are more severe, it’s perfectly ok for you to not listen to them?

Incorrect. The reality is that isn’t true for everyone, which is what we’ve been trying to demonstrate over and over. “Men and masculinity are privileged” when it’s cis men. Masculinity and identification with manhood is not encouraged above femininity for women or people believed to be women. Femininity for me would be gender conformity. Masculinity makes me transgender. And we are kicked in the teeth for it constantly, by both cis people and our own queer/trans community. All the worst stereotypes of both men and women are applied to us, as is true for trans women. If that supposedly common sense logic copy + pasted from narrow cisfeminist understandings were to be taken literally, transmascs would be privileged over cis women too gender-wise because masculinity is privileged over femininity, and we just Happen to experience transphobia with zero gendered oppression.

I am listening. I have been listening and agreeing and supporting for years and years and years. But other people speaking up made me realize my problems mattered too even if they didn’t fit into the narrative. And now this is my response. Now I want to be heard. I am telling you that my masculinity—my queer, my trans masculinity—is not fucking privileged above shit. I was nearly kicked out over it; I have been made to feel like I am ugly, worthless, and an inherently worse person for it; I am excluded from spaces I need resources from for it; I feel invisible in my community for it. Queer/trans masculinity gets you fucking harassed and assaulted — ask butches! Ask transmascs who don’t pass! Or the stealth ones who suddenly fail to, a nightmare situation for many of us. Look at the numbers for me — trans men and transmasc non-binary people have the highest rates of sexual assault of any gender category. It can and does happen to many due to being transmasc (including someone I know personally) even sometimes taking the route of corrective rape with the intention of “detransitioning” them. I feel less safe since I’ve started transitioning, not more. Before, I wondered if I was being stared at since I was pretty and had long hair. I would get catcalled. It felt gross. Now I wonder if I’m being stared at because I’m visibly queer. I still get catcalled. I feel less gross and more afraid.

We also experience things transfems and cis women don’t! “There is a particular scrutiny and struggle that trans men and mascs face that other people (typically) do not” that’s precisely what I have been trying to convey. And that’s exactly what our tag is full of. The belief that our oppression is “less severe” is mistaken, you just haven’t heard our voices enough. It is the result of our historical and compounding invisibility. We are speaking up and begging you to listen.

[landmineexplosiongirl]

could u do usahana graphics ? :-)

♡ usahana graphics for @emalfirl

[autotheophagic]

overtaken by the urge to compile a list of songs abt sexual assault and im not even entirely sure why

[ghostisventing]

Ways I cope with trauma as someone who is not ready /unable to open up about it to a professional

-art. Making vent art. Or edits aka “traumacore” stuff. It feels like im not keeping it to myself which is a relief. But it brings emotions to the surface which can be triggering.

-music that reminds me of the trauma. It doesn’t have to be about the trauma specifically. Songs that remind me of my old mindset. Songs that remind me of the dynamics I had with my abusers. Songs that remind me that they will get karma one day. It’s comforting and helps me release anger.

-writing. This is the most recent tool I’ve been using. I’ve written about my trauma before but this method is using creative writing. It is not uncommon for people to project onto OCs, which is what I do. Writing out their mindsets helps me process how my trauma affected my mental health. I didn’t intentionally do this as a coping skill; I just wanted to write. But writing down my OCs thought processes has helped me.

-talking to other trauma survivors. I do this rarely but it helps to vent on subreddits like r/CPTSD. This account is also helpful, and I find that giving advice to others makes me feel better.

[schizononagesimus]

i feel the need to say this. i wont be on tumblr for a while until white americans stop talking about the war/forget about it. the amount of antisemitism and hamas propaganda that has been spread is wildly concerning and triggering. i am not giving opinions but as a lebanese jew i am fucking terrified right now. my friends and family on both sides are now threatened with death. please think critically about what you see online about the war.

[lilflowerpot]

Despite agreeing with anon about Keith being suited for Specialist than Leader, and with you about shoehorning Keith into the role of Black Paladin being a huge mistake, I like to believe that he did hone his leadership capabilities enough that he absolutely killed it as the Blade of Marmora commander in canon. Imagine you're a struggling planet post-war and the most beautiful being you've ever seen in your life steps up to help you, a pack of gorgeous lesbians just behind. That one shot of Keith with Acxa, Ezor, and Zethrid behind him is very dear to me. Space Helen and his pack of gay alien women.

[original post]

Okay, you've got me, from a super subjective and entirely selfish perspective, I would love for my team of chiseled humanitarian aid workers to be comprised of pretty-boy Keith, gorgeous femme Ezor, buff butch Zethrid, and sexy bisexual Acxa, like,,,,,,, OBVIOUSLY.

But objectively, while Keith being in charge of a small specialist unit //deeply// appeals to me, I still don't feel he should have taken over the BoM as a whole, because that level of command would, in reality, require a HUGE quantity of behind-the-scenes paperwork that Keith is just,,, ill-suited for ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[sonofsin]

:)

[fresh-snow]

Never in my life I have ever thought people will march for saving r*pist but here we are. Just when you thought israh3llis couldn't be more demonic, they prove you wrong. I curse those people to the depth of hell. There's no single amount of humanity left in those oppressors heart. They're evil, plain and simple.

[caffeinatedopossum]

I hate how even in asexual communities, it's still so hard to find other sex repulsed aces. Like idk it feels like no matter where I am, I'm the one who has a problem and I hate it. I never asked to be like this but at the same time I don't want people to keep treating me like I'm just damaged and need to be fixed. Or like it's fine as long as I don't impose it on other people...

idk how to explain to people that I'm not just internally tolerating things, I'm actually in a lot of pain over it. I'm not just disgusted, I'm panicking and upset over the fact that I feel disgust sometimes toward people I like very much actually. Idk I just feel like it's never talked about and it's extremely upsetting.

And the worst part is, if I tell people, everyone has their own assumptions about what "made me this way" and tbh that is just not something I'm comfortable with. My only choices are to either be uncomfortable because I'm panicking and being excluded from a lot of things (usually conversations but sometimes other things too) or to be uncomfortable because I set a boundary and asked people to stop and now everyone is either mad at me or making assumptions about me that I quite honestly don't think I'm okay directly addressing.

I don't know. I just wish there was some non-judgmental recognition that this makes so many things really really hard for me I guess.

[nohkalikai]

i didn't wanna add to the noise about oceangate bcs it's such a hot potato topic, but i'm genuinely in awe of the extent to which ppl here are infantilzing a 19 year old. sure, in our 20-something eyes he's a kid, but he was the heir to one of the largest business conglomerates in pakistan. zuckerberg was 19 yrs old when facebook went live. he was old enough to fuck people over for money and create a vile misogynistic site to rate women. frats and sororities comprise people that age or younger, many of whom participate in humiliating, traumatic and life threatening hazing rituals. 19 year olds can legally vote, drive, and drink too, like?

i can just imagine what it would've been like going to college w such a person, mostly because i went to school and college with ultra wealthy heirs to MNCs, old money and nouveau riche alike. they enabled and perpetrated SA and got away with it, crashed expensive cars and injured people while drunk, bought silence, pinned the blame for things they were toooooo cowardly to admit to on other people, ruined the lives of people they didn't like just on a whim.

are they products of their circumstances? sure, everyone is. but let's not baby them. they get babied enough by the whole world while everyone else has to grow up way too fast 🤩💖

[catgriosaich]

and for the record my gaelic self study book is going well so far! i'm trying to be quite strict about focusing my revision and not getting ahead of the timetable (ie this is "week two" so i have to actually spend ALL WEEK on it before i'm allowed to proceed), and so far that's stopped me from doing the "quick flurry of work followed by nothing for two months" thing. but i am also kind of antsy and impatient about it, and right now that's manifesting as me frequently thinking "okay... but what if i went to the library and got two or three more "[language] in twelve weeks" books... and did all of them at once... what? it's not cheating. i wouldn't be skipping ahead 🤭🤭🤭"

[futurefind]

//Also, re: ww: given everyone's Forte files are very clearly Official Reports from nebulous official firsthand doctors—

Sasume's is filled with more holes than she is swiss cheese, since her first report or what have you didn't happen until she was at least 16. Probably closer to 20. Aka at least about a decade into her constantly using her powers with about twice as much constant stress on her.

Which. No wonder WW Sa specifically is so cagey? Not because looking into her past equates her tragic backstory and/or hunting her for sport, but because even a cursory glance at the gaps makes you go what the fuck?

Resonators are nebulous kept track of, at least for sake of health moderation, and she didn't get put on any maps or records in that regard until she gained fame as a mercenary (and access to generous clients/resources)...

If she's had any, at all.

[rikaklassen]

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