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Sexual Abuse and Coercion

Sexual abuse and coercion include:

• Calling you a slut, whore or other names
• Pressuring you into having sex or performing sexual acts
• Making you feel guilty or like you owe him sex through threats or force
• Hurting you with objects during sex
• Involving other people in sexual activities with you without your consent
• Ignoring you if you say you don’t want to have sex
• Forcing you to watch pornography or to participate in the making of it
• Withholding or controlling your access to contraception and protection
• Threatening to share intimate images of you with your friends, family, community or online