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Rape (20 found)
The author uses art to express her feelings and let others know what’s happening in her home.
Psychologist Patti Feurereisen talks to Mimi about how to recover from the trauma of rape. (full text)
The author meets a guy she really likes and they start going out. Then he plans a “surprise.” (full text)
In this interview, activist Christopher Watson explains how males should be held accountable for preventing dating and sexual violence.
The author examines the definition of date rape and explains why so many people–both girls and guys—hesitate to use the term.
The writer is sexually abused by her father for many years. While she has been devastated by the experience, she still fells emotionally dependent on his affection.
The author loses her close relationship with her grandmother when she speaks up about the abuse that’s happening in their home. (full text)
At first, the writer wonders if she is to blame for her abuse and keeps it secret. She finally realizes it is not her fault and tells a guidance counselor.
Three years after she is raped, the author finally tells her mother about what happened.
The author realizes that what her father has been doing to her for years is sexual abuse and decides to come forward.
The author tries to understand why she continues to see Damien, a boy who led his friends to gang rape her.
Mimi profiles Lisa, a friend who is struggling to recover after being raped by a stranger on a dark Brooklyn street.
One day Max meets Linda in a park. As they become friends, Linda reveals that she has AIDS. Rather than abandon her, as Linda's family and friends have done, Max becomes her faithful companion.
A teen mother in foster care is forced to have sex by her social worker, who uses his power to exploit her.
Fearing that no one will believe her, the author keeps her rape a secret and is scorned by schoolmates and family.
The author must make a very difficult decision after she gives birth to her son Gabriel, who was born as the result of a rape.
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