Sexual Violence & Sensitive Issues
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a client or customer sends sexual messages and you worry it could affect your work a colleague keeps making sexual jokes or comments about you and it is getting worse a coworker repeatedly asks about your sex life and the questions become more intrusive a date pressures you to let them inside your home after you said you are not comfortable a date repeatedly ignores your “not tonight” messages and keeps pushing for sex by text a friend seems suddenly disoriented at a social event and you worry someone is targeting them sexually a friend tells you they were sexually assaulted and you do not know what to do first a group organiser or community leader uses private messages to sexualise your involvement a landlord or housing provider makes sexual comments and implies it affects your housing a manager or supervisor starts inviting you to one-to-one meetings that feel personal and sexualised a manager’s messages become sexual and you feel pressured to respond a massage, beauty, or personal service appointment starts to feel sexualised and you feel unsafe continuing a neighbour repeatedly tries to start sexual conversations and you worry they may escalate a partner becomes angry when you insist on condoms or contraception a partner dismisses your boundaries as “rules” and keeps testing them in sexual conversations a partner insists on recording sex and becomes angry when you refuse a partner keeps waking you up with sexual demands and you want to stay safe a partner pressures you to agree to sexual acts you consider risky or unsafe a partner pressures you to drink more or take substances when you do not want to a partner pressures you to have sex as a condition for basic affection, attention, or kindness a partner pressures you to share your phone passcode and becomes hostile when you refuse a partner pressures you to take intimate photos or videos you do not want to create a partner repeatedly pushes you to have sex in situations where you cannot easily leave a partner says they will share private sexual details about you unless you comply a partner threatens to accuse you of cheating unless you agree to sex a partner treats your “no” as negotiable and keeps pushing sexual boundaries a professional appointment becomes sexualised and you feel unsafe continuing a rideshare or taxi driver’s conversation becomes sexual and you feel trapped in the situation a supervisor suggests your schedule, shifts, or work opportunities depend on sexual attention a teacher, coach, or mentor asks you to communicate through secret or disappearing messages a teacher, coach, or mentor starts sending messages with sexual undertones a therapist, counsellor, or support worker crosses sexual boundaries in messages an agent, photographer, or “scout” asks for explicit photos as a condition of an opportunity an ex keeps contacting you from new accounts with sexual messages after you blocked them an interviewer or recruiter asks sexual questions that feel unrelated to the role an online contact pushes sexual conversation quickly and pressures you to move platforms someone asks you to prove your age with a photo of your ID before sexual chatting continues someone at your gym or class keeps sexualising you and will not stop after you disengage someone claims they are underage after sending explicit images and now demands money or favours someone claims they will post explicit content about you using your name and social media handles someone claims they will send intimate images to your family, friends, or employer someone demands live video or explicit content and refuses to accept “no” someone in a group chat repeatedly sexualises you and others join in someone in a position of authority hints you must provide sexual favours for an opportunity someone insists you “owe” them sex because they paid for something someone insists you keep your relationship secret and uses that secrecy to pressure you sexually someone is crowding you during flirting and you are worried they may block your exit someone is impersonating you by sending explicit messages from an account that looks like yours someone keeps “accidentally” getting into your personal space in a way that feels sexual someone keeps insisting you get into their car “to talk privately” after you set a sexual boundary someone keeps pressuring you to send voice notes or videos saying sexual things you do not want recorded someone keeps steering conversations toward sex and ignores your attempts to change the subject someone keeps trying to get you alone after you said you want to stay with the group someone keeps trying to separate you from friends at a party and you suspect sexual intent someone keeps turning up at places you go and making sexual comments in public someone offers you a job, audition, or “photoshoot” and then introduces nudity or sexual expectations someone online asks for explicit photos and immediately demands secrecy someone pressures you to drop a complaint about sexual misconduct by offering money or favours someone pressures you to go to a private room at a party and you feel the situation escalating someone pressures you to send explicit photos and reacts with anger when you refuse someone repeatedly “tests” your boundaries with sexual comments to see what you will tolerate someone repeatedly asks for sexual “favours” in exchange for help, rides, or introductions someone repeatedly asks for your home address after sexual chatting and you feel pressured to share it someone repeatedly offers to “help you sober up” in a private place and it feels wrong someone repeatedly tries to get you to remove clothing for photos and frames it as harmless fun someone says they have access to your accounts and could leak private messages of a sexual nature someone says they will tell others you consented unless you stay silent someone says you consented to sex but you remember saying no someone shares sexual rumours about you in a workplace or community group chat someone threatens to end the relationship unless you have sex someone threatens to make false sexual allegations about you unless you comply with their demands someone threatens to share intimate images unless you send money someone threatens to share intimate images unless you send more sexual content someone tries to get you to accept a drink they opened or poured and you feel uneasy someone uses money, housing, or practical help to pressure you into sex someone wants you to sign a “consent” or “release” form for intimate filming you did not expect someone you are dating keeps pressuring you for sex after you have clearly said no someone you are messaging suddenly asks for nude photos and says it is “just to build trust” someone you just met insists on walking you to your room and will not take no for an answer someone you know is using intimate images to control or intimidate you someone you met online pushes for a private in-person meeting and refuses safer public options someone you rely on for care or assistance begins making sexual comments and you fear retaliation someone you rely on for services or repairs makes sexual comments and you still need access to your home or property you are asked to meet privately to “clear the air” after sexual harassment and you do not feel safe doing so you are asked to sign a confidentiality agreement connected to a sexual misconduct complaint you are being pressured to meet in person by someone who already has intimate images of you you are considering a medical or forensic exam after a suspected sexual assault and you feel overwhelmed you are considering reporting a sexual assault but you feel overwhelmed and unsure what to do first you are contacted by someone claiming to represent the person accused of sexual harm and they pressure you to respond you are offered a job, role, or opportunity and the communication turns sexual you are on a work trip and a colleague pressures you to meet alone in a hotel room you are pressured to agree to sexual acts you do not want as a “compromise” to avoid conflict you are pressured to keep a sexual relationship secret because the other person could face consequences you are pressured to keep quiet after reporting sexual harassment or sexual misconduct you are sent explicit content that appears to involve someone who may be underage and you feel panicked you are told you should resolve a sexual misconduct issue “informally” with the person involved you are worried a partner may not respect your request to pause or stop during sex you believe you were drugged and something sexual may have happened while you were impaired you discover a post advertising sexual services using your photos or contact details you discover an adult is asking your child for sexualised chats in a game or app you discover an adult is messaging your child and asking for sexual photos you discover an explicit deepfake image or video that uses your face you discover someone saved intimate photos you sent with an expectation of privacy you discover your name and contact details posted alongside sexual content without your consent you feel pressured into sexual contact during a healthcare or support appointment and you feel unsafe you find a fake dating profile using your photos with sexual messages attached you find a small device aimed at your bed or shower in a hotel or rental you find an online post describing your sexual life in identifying detail and you feel exposed you find sexual images of your child on a device and you suspect coercion or exploitation you find signs of sexual activity in your room and you do not remember agreeing to anything you find your nude photos or videos posted online and the posts are spreading you keep receiving unsolicited explicit images and it will not stop after you ask you learn a friend is being pressured for sexual photos and they seem frightened to tell anyone you learn private sexual rumours about you are spreading and you suspect a specific person started them you notice signs your phone camera or mic may have been accessed and you fear intimate content was captured you notice someone repeatedly offering you rides home after you said you have other plans you notice someone repeatedly watching your drink and hovering when you set it down you notice unexplained bruises or soreness after a night out and you are worried about sexual assault you notice your phone has new “device admin” or monitoring settings and you fear intimate data is exposed you realise an intimate video call may have been recorded without your consent you realise someone is collecting your photos and making sexual comments about you across platforms you receive a link claiming to be an intimate photo of you and you fear it is real you receive a message claiming there is an explicit video of you and you are sent a screenshot as “proof” you receive a message claiming they have webcam recordings of you and you are unsure if it is real you receive sexual threats online after you rejected someone and they keep escalating you start feeling suddenly far more intoxicated than expected and worry your drink was tampered with you suspect a hidden camera was placed in a bathroom, bedroom, or changing area you suspect a partner may be tampering with contraception to control you you suspect someone has installed a tracker or access to monitor where you go to control you sexually you suspect someone is secretly recording in a changing room or other private area you suspect someone is trying to groom you by escalating intimacy very fast and discouraging outside support you suspect your partner is trying to get you pregnant or prevent pregnancy against your wishes you suspect your phone or cloud account contains intimate photos that someone else can access you think a friend may be in a sexually coercive situation and they suddenly stop responding you think protection was removed or not used as agreed during sex you think someone used your unlocked phone to search for or share intimate content while you were asleep you think you were filmed or photographed in a sexual situation without consenting you wake up undressed or with clothing changed and cannot remember consenting to sex you wake up with memory gaps after drinking and fear you may have been sexually assaulted your child says an adult is asking for private photos or video calls and offering gifts in return your child says someone online is threatening them for sexual images or money your child tells you an adult made a sexual comment or request and you feel unsure what to do next your child tells you someone online is asking to keep a “special secret” and it feels sexual your intimate photos or videos are shared without your consent in a group chat your partner insists on controlling your contraception, appointments, or medication in a way that feels coercive your workplace response to sexual harassment feels delayed and the behaviour is escalating