If you are being forced to do things sexually you are uncomfortable with, or made have sex without your consent, if you are feeling disrespected and violated you may be being sexually abused. An abuser may use sexual coercion to keep you feeling humiliated, powerless and blackmailed into staying with them.
Sexual abuse includes:
- Using force, threats, or intimidation to rape you or make you perform sexual acts.
- Making you feel guilty for not having sex.
- Any degrading treatment based on your sexual orientation.
- Withholding contraception or controlling your access to it.
- Making you watch pornography or forcing you to participate in the making of it.
- Sharing, or threatening to share, intimate images online or with friends, family or colleagues.
No one deserves to be abused. If you are being subjected to any of these abusive behaviours, call us when it is safe to do so. We will help you begin to think through your next move, with your safety as our highest priority.
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