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"We were dating at the time and I went to his house to watch a movie. I fell asleep on his couch and woke up to him taking full advantage of me. I was 14 and he was 18. I wanted to wait until marriage, but he took my dignity and my dream at the same time."

"I was about to go on stage at our fall play and he grabbed me and groped me behind the curtain. He told me not to tell anybody. This is the first time I'm making it known."

"I was six years old."

"It was my boyfriend of freshman year of college. One night my friends and I were drinking and I had invited my boyfriend over to my dorm room. When everyone else left to got to the bars he stayed with me. He slipped his hand down my pants and I tried repeatedly to tell him no and push his hand away. I didn't tell anyone. I was afraid I would get into trouble because I was drinking underage. He took away a piece of me, and left me with shame of my own body and trust issues."

"I was only 15. It was my first relationship. He told me I would do it if I truly loved him and if I didn't he would leave me. When I didn't comply I was forced, the bruises on my wrists stayed for weeks."

"I was hanging out with a guy I thought was going to be a new friend. I had made it clear that I was only interested in being friends and was in a relationship. There were supposed to be more people there for a game night. Nobody else shows. I try to leave and it gets physical and aggressive. It ends with SA, lots of bruises, and me feeling lost. I was wearing dark blue jeans, a long sleeve shirt, red converse, and a zip up sweatshirt."

"I went to the club with some friends for my 19th birthday. I had never been approached by a man before so, it came as a surprise to me when I was approached. He asked me to leave so that we could talk easier and I went against that feeling in the pit of my stomach. We went outside the club where he ended up stealing my virginity even while listening to me scream "No!". The worst part was actually having to go back in the club and wait for my friends to want to leave."

"I was intoxicated and all I wanted to do was charge my phone. The charger I was borrowing happened to be plugged in right by the guys bed, I was using my phone while it charged until I passed out and woke up to the guy I hardly knew raping me."

"While trying to make friends in a new school, I trustsed people I shouldn't. An RA introduced us. My roommates and I became friends with him. I didn't think much of it because I had a boyfriend. I guess this guy had other plans. I went to his dorm room and he took advantage of me and no one seemed to care or listen. This happened several times progressively getting worse each time. Some days, I hate myself because I let it happen but I'm learning to love myself again."

"I stopped at a gas station after getting off work teaching swimming lessons. I was wearing a one piece athletic swimsuit and black sweatpants. A man approached me outside my vehicle and tried touching me. After I pushed back, he started getting into my car. He was waiting for me to get in, but ran off once he realized I was heading inside to get help."

"I was 15 when I was assaulted by my friend's coworker at a party. He took me outside where he pinned me up against the garage. I pleaded for him to stop and he told me, "sometimes no means yes"."

"I was 7. It was a friend of mine who was a bit older than me. I loved having her as a friend, so when she said she wouldn't be my friend if I didn't do it, I felt like I had to. We were playing kitchen when she asked me for the first time. I remember feeling so shameful and gross when I eventually told my mother."

"I went to visit my long distance boyfriend. While there we were going to go out with friends but decided to play a drinking game before. I wasn't really having to drink so when I did they made me chug. I ended up only taking about 3 shots but within 15 minutes I had blacked out. I puked all over myself and they had to shower me. They then drove me and my boyfriend to where we were staying. I was on my period at the time. When I woke up I didn't have pants on and my tampon had been taken out."