How Revealing!
This a safe space to share your experiences of sexual assault, gender-based violence, sexism and bystander intervention. You can post anonymously, be of any gender identity and need not be someone who has directly experienced it.
How Revealing seeks to help reduce victim-blaming and shaming, and the stigma and silence surrounding gender-based violence and sexual assault. You can also look up support organizations if you need.
I was with this person who constantly forced me to tell him that I love him
I was with this person who constantly forced me to tell him that I love him , because we were physically involved. He used to watch me everywhere I would go, who I would talk to, and always show up at the places where I would be going for classes. I ...
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I was 16 year old and I had no idea about what dating looks like
I was 16 years old and I had no idea about what dating looks like. This person I was romantically interested in told me that he liked me but he was more interested in a physical relationship. He was of the same age too. I didn't understand "Physical Relationship&...
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Justice is denied
I am citing two incidents of sexual assault that I reported to Chandigarh police. The first incident occurred in 5th August 2022 in Shimla. The same man tircked me and lied for a meeting again in Chandigarh on 26th August 2022. The second incident of sexual assault occurred on 3rd August 2024 in ...
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Subway harassment
So I'm actually in India on vacation (with my dad) and yesterday we took the metro to visit some famous place here idk. On the way back I was standing in a crowded metro and there was this guy standing infront of me. We were standing face to face ...
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My life has been a series of ups and downs.
I know that my following is very small, but I thought I’d do this anyway. I’m a 21-year-old diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety, and psychosis. I take multiple pills a day to keep functional, and writing helps me feel more comfortable.
My life has been a ...
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Cycling training
I am in college 1st year and I wanted to learn cycling badly. When I came back from hostel during holidays, I hired a trainer for the same. He seemed like a nice man. He told my parents that he was a Brahmin and had two daughters himself so there ...
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Not safe from family members either.
I was around 8-9 years old. I went to my nani's (grandmother's) house during holidays (i was the eldest child there) and my moms cousin brother who was around 18 at that time called me while i was playing with my cousins saying my mom was calling me and ...
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Tribal policeman got away with molesting dozens, maybe hundreds on the Hoopa Res...
It had taken many months for me to trust a local tribal police officer named T. T was funny, and he would often buy me small gifts. My parents had a business and he would stop by to make sure that everything was alright, and do patrol checks. He would ...
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I was sexually assaulted by my sister's boyfriend
I was sexually assaulted by my sister's boyfriend and I feel guilty that I still haven't told her about it.
It happened while I was sleeping, her boyfriend was lounging on the same space I sleeping at.
I was woken up to his hand holding mine while he ...
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I was in 5th grade when this happened to me for the first time.
I was in 5th grade when this happened to me for the first time.
I used to study in a boarding school in which classes 5th till 12th lived in the same building and shared washrooms too. I remember it quite well, it was Saturday night and on Saturday nights ...
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