The forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another.
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Do victims of rape have biological defenses that prevent pregnancy?
Pro life Rep. Todd Akin, who was running for Senate in Missouri, said:
“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”
Needless to say, this claim is quite controversial. Is there any truth to it?
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Is a woman who dresses sexually suggestively more likely to get raped?
There was a recent controversy about a police officer who is reported to have suggested:
Women can avoid sexual assault by not dressing like a “slut.”
If we leave out the derogatory word and focus on the substance of the claim, is there any…
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Did most sex workers experience abuse as a child?
Dr. Drew Pinsky, a medical doctor who hosts several television and radio programs, claims quite frequently that most people who engage in sex-related industries, such as prostitution or pornography, have experienced sexual abuse as a child.
Is there…
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Is this Swedish government pamphlet a guide for men who have married underage girls?
From this tweet, by a tweeter who claims to be located in Sweden:
No Joke: Sweden’s board of health and welfare and the migration authority just released this pamphlet called “information to the person who is married to a child”, meant to help…
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Do sea otters rape baby seals to death?
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Nature isn’t always kind and cuddly. A study showed that sea otters
will restrain baby seals and then begin copulation; sometimes drowning
it during the 105-minute-long process. Even after the seal is dead,
the otter…
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Was a 15-year-old teen sentenced to 15 years because he took 5 seconds to stop intercourse with an 18-year-old?
This story has been floating around in image form. Is it as ludicrous as it is presented, or are there nuanced facts being left out? Did it even happen?
The 18-year-old woman (“J.L.”) had sex in her car in a parking lot with a 15-year-old boy* whom…
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Is there a high chance of being raped in US prisons?
If there is anything one takes away about US prisons from television and movies, it is that there is a really high chance of you getting raped in the shower or in some other dark place.
Now, I don't know that much about US prisons, but it always…
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Did the city of Berlin set up safe zones for women for New Year’s Eve 2017/2018?
The BBC has reported that the city of Berlin was setting up “safe zones” for women for New Year’s Eve. It was very heavily reported on by RT, Sputnik and other media. New Year's Eve party in Berlin to have 'safe zone' for women
Organisers of…
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Does banning fictional portrayal of child abuse reduce actual child abuse?
The United Kingdom's Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (part 2, chapter 2) makes possession of images portraying fictional child abuse punishable by law. Wikipedia has a summary, but here's a snip from the primary-source legalese:
(5) “Child”, subject…
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Are 1 in 5 college women raped?
In this article, it is claimed that 1 in 5 college women are raped (at least around the 2013-2014 time period). I have heard the claim repeated from other sources (such as the BBC, which was apparently quoting a White House figure), so to say the…
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Does sexual abuse lead to homosexuality?
An article on the website for from Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (H.O.M.E.) claims that sexual abuse has been shown to lead to Homosexuality:
It is a well-documented fact that many
many homosexuals were sexually abused
when…
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Do rapists think rape is normal?
I have found the following statement on an article of feminism:
Do you know who think all men are rapists? Rapists do. They really do. In psychological study, the profiling, the studies, it comes out again and again.
Do studies support that a…
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Did Andrew Tate claim his job was to seduce women and get them on a webcam?
Andrew Tate is a social media personality who was recently charged with rape and human trafficking offences.
There are screenshots available of Andrew Tate's website cobratate.com, on which it says:
My job was to meet a girl, go on a few dates,…
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Did UK hospital tell the police that a patient was not raped because the alleged attacker was transgender?
The Daily Telegraph wrote in 2022 (archive.is link):
Hospital told police patient was not raped because alleged attacker was transgender
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Lady Nicholson said that the case had arisen as a direct result of the NHS policy – known as Annex B -…
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Was Columbus involved in sexual slavery?
The Oatmeal claims that Columbus engaged in sexual slavery.
Columbus began rewarding his lieutenants with sex slaves -- particularly young girls who had been forced into sexual slavery. In a letter to a friend, Columbus remarked upon how girls…
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