What is Sexual Violence?
At Survivors to Superheroes, we talk a lot about sexual violence, sometimes in broad terms, but mostly as it impacts the lives of survivors. You may see terms throughout these pages, or elsewhere, that you would like to understand in more depth. Below, you will find some of the broad and important sexual violence terms along with dictionary definitions, our own definitions, legal definitions, and deeper discussions about the terminology that we use to discuss sexual violence.
Consent
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Rape
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Sexual Abuse
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Sexual Assault
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Sexual Harassment
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S2S definition:
Uninvited and unwelcome advances or behaviors of a sexual nature, either verbal or physical, and often, but not necessarily, perpetrated by somebody in authority or a position of power.
Sexual Violence
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Statutory Rape
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S2S definition:
Statutory rape is sex between an adult and an individual below the legal age of consent.