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RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT LINKS
As a survivor of multiple counts of rape including gang rape, rape by a female perpetrator, and domestic rape by a husband, I still sit here, disbelieving that we NEED these pages.
Where do I begin?
I had been raped repeatedly as a child and adolescent, and again as a young wife and mother; yet I had never given those incidents their name until 10, even 20 years after the fact. How did I not know it was rape?

In the United States the definition of rape may vary from state to state, but it is most often defined as:

  1. Forced sexual intercourse
  2. Sexual intercourse against the victim's will and without his or her consent.
  3. Sexual intercourse if the victim is mentally or physically incapacitated.
  4. Sexual intercourse if the victim is under the age of consent.
Varies? Most often defined? According to a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics, "up to 25% of all college women and 6% of college men reported having been the victims of assaults that met the legal definition of rape. Virtually none of these episodes had been reported to the authorities"

I wish I would have seen a billboard, an article, a book, a website; Something that clearly stated,
"Stop. Listen. It was rape. It wasn't you." Thus, I hope you will find the links and hotlines below supportive whatever your experience of rape. There is a veriety iof issues and experiences included. Male survivors will find some of the links useful but don't forget there's a special page for you here.

Organizations/Hotlines:
How did it keep happening again and again? Was it me?  Something I was saying, doing, or just an "aura" about me? If you have asked yourself the same question, you might be interested in reading following sites:

What to do if you are raped:

Sites and Articles that deal with the trauma of rape, and healing:

Interfaith Rape Resources:

Rape Related Pregnancy:

Rape Survivor Sites (Please browse these sites for all kinds of experiences of sexual assault as well as generalist survivor sites):

  • Wings of Fire: Shani's site for survivors in the BDSM lifestyle. Looks at the difference between the practice of BDSM and abuse.
  • Aphrodite Wounded: Marital and Partner Rape Awareness and Much more!  
  • Rubbed the Wrong Way: A site for male and female victims of sexual assault by masseurs
  • The Silver Braid: Anne Bissell and Marie Waldrep's great work around sexual abuse and exploitation in the sex industry through pornography, sex work and sex trafficking. Please also see Anne's site www.sexindustrysurvivors.com
  • Over the Rainbow: Lovely Wizard-Of-Oz themed survivor site with many interesting articles. Focuses in part on "grey area" rape.
  • Surviving the Memories: This resourceful site features a Survivor Jukebox - 300+ Songs about rape and domestic violence survivorship. Male survivor resources
  • Welcome To Barbados: The first Tori Amos-inspired survivor site. Has featured in the media. Male survivor resources
  • Surviving To Thriving: An upbeat and positive site by a survivor of rape by a near-stranger. Focuses among other things on dealing with Secondary wounding, or bad responses from other people. Male survivor resources
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