By Brenda Payan When you think of a person who harms others, who comes to mind? Someone with a strong build and bad intentions, hiding in the dark? Maybe someone with a long criminal record? Contrary to popular beliefs that causing harm is unique to certain groups of people, everyone is capable of causing harm, […]
Read MoreBy Jilly Mcbane This is one of eight posts in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. “But I only showed it to one friend . . . ” Even if it didn’t end up getting around to other people you know that very act may be more harmful than […]
Read MoreBy Cameron Campbell This is one of eight posts in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. You’re at a party and having a great time. A person catches your eye. You haven’t seen them before but, damn, they are attractive! After getting the courage to spark up a conversation, […]
Read MoreBy Sam Judd-Kim This post is one of eight in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. What’s the harm in talking about your sex life? Aren’t we trying to destigmatize conversations about sex? While healthy conversations surrounding sex are vital, talking about how much sex you’re having may actually […]
Read MoreBy Yulisa Padilla This is one of eight posts in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. If you and your friends were to each explain consent in your own words, I am sure you would come up with slightly different definitions. This is common since consent is a complex […]
Read MoreBy Jaylee Aston This is one of eight posts in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. Most of us know there is constant societal pressure around sex. We either feel like we need to be talking about it, having it or hold off on having it. There is a […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Rives This post is one of eight in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. Whenever we talk about sex, we talk about the importance of gaining consent before sleeping with someone. In doing so, we’ve made consent out to be this straightforward, end-all, be-all solution. Consent is […]
Read MoreBy Brenda Payan This post is one of eight in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. Between 2011 and 2020, reported gonorrhea cases in Utah increased by nearly 880%, and chlamydia cases have also increased, though not as drastically. By not getting tested regularly, you and your sexual partners […]
Read MoreBy Tillie Powell This post is one of eight in the center’s You Might Be Causing Harm If . . . campaign. When we picture sexual assault, we often think about a random stranger jumping out of the bushes and attacking a pretty, young woman. Since we focus so much on these incidents of sexual […]
Read MoreBy Jilly Mcbane Anyone who knows me could tell you that I absolutely love the University of Utah — the campus, the people, the overall energy. It’s my favorite school and yet, like any other university, I know it’s not without its problems, including those related to relationship and sexual violence. At the McCluskey Center […]
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