By 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 […]
Read MoreBy Jilly Mcbane How many times have you agreed to something you didn’t want to do just because you wanted to make someone else happy? And maybe you even ended up enjoying it, but more times than not, you ended up regretting it. When it comes to sex, there’s a huge difference between willing to […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Rives One of the things that’s struck me the most in doing sexual violence prevention work is that society almost always talks about harm retroactively. It happened to someone. Someone hurt another. We offer aid, support and change after a tragedy or trauma has occurred. Because of this, our society typically confronts violence […]
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