Lesbian sexual abuse

Alaina was 18 in March of , a college freshman in the middle of spring break. The following night, Alaina's friend hosted a party in her dorm. Other freshmen arrived early to get ready and put on makeup—"nerdy outcast" types, Alaina remembers of the tightknit group who were all acquainted with her host. Alcohol and Coca-Cola had been bought for mixing, but Alaina opted just for the Coke; she didn't feel like drinking that night.

However, despite a legal environment conducive to the implementation of public policies, their enforcement takes a long time and remains uneven, hence the emergency to implement field actions of prevention, protection and rehabilitation. About 7,, children are sexually abused every year in the Philippines. Cases of child sexual abuse are one of the most common issues that the Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD has to handle after abandonment and neglect. Despite the Anti-Rape Law of , rape remains the most frequent type of sexual abuse, followed by incest and fondling. Most children who are sexually exploited for commercial purposes are victims of prostitution or pornography.

I felt completely numb. I was worried about people I knew seeing me because I had a bruised face from her physical assaults on me. What would I tell them? The next day I told my intimate female partner at the time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC , lesbian, gay and bisexual people experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than straight people. Studies suggest that around half of transgender people and bisexual women will experience sexual violence at some point in their lifetimes. As a community, LGBTQ people face higher rates of poverty, stigma, and marginalization, which put us at greater risk for sexual assault.