Combating Sexual Harassment

In this episode I interviewed, Brian Patchisky, Director of Penn State LGBTQ Center (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Here are the questions we discussed in this episode. 1. Could you touch a little on transgender community and how are their struggles different than lesbian or gay? 2. There is already a lot of stigma for sexual violence for binary genders. What would be some stigma for transgender community? 3. What is a polite way to ask someone if they're gay or straight? 4. How is a life of gay men different than straight men? 5. What makes it hard to come out? 6. I'm reading news articles,  LGBT Students Face More Sexual Harassment And Assault, And More Trouble Reporting It - https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbt-students-sexual-assault_us_55a332dfe4b0ecec71bc5e6a What can people around the victims do to make them feel better? 7. Have you ever felt any concerns that straight men don't feel? 8. What can we all do to support people who are in LGBTQ+ community

In this episode, I asked Betsy on how can I make sure that I'm not victim blaming. Here are the questions we discussed. - Situation question. Let's say my friend Pam was sexually assaulted by a guy Justin. Pam knew Justin before the assault and I as Pam friend also know Justin and know that he raped Pam. Should I tell to not hang out with Pam? Or what should I do? - Sometimes people don't see victim blaming as wrong. What can people do to make sure that they are not victim blaming? Please send me any questions that you might have on shreyashbohara@gmail.com or tweet @shreyashbohara Here are additional resources: RAINN Hotline: www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline Crisis Text Line: www.crisistextline.org Let's connect: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/shreyashbohara/ INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/shreyashbohara

In this episode, we talked about how to react if your friend tells you that they've been raped and how to react. Here are the questions we discussed. - As a friend should I give advice? - Do I ask them about the incident or how it happened? - Do I ask about feelings? - What should I say as friend listening? - Should I encourage them to see mental health counselor? - If I see my friend's mental health going down what should I do? - Should I encourage the friend to report it to the police? Please send me any questions that you might have on shreyashbohara@gmail.com or tweet @shreyashbohara Here are additional resources: RAINN Hotline: https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org Let's connect: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/shreyashbohara/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/shreyashbohara/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shreyashbohara

This is the first episode of the Combating Sexual Harassment podcast. In this episode, we talked about stalking. Connect with me on Twitter @shreyashbohara or send me an email at shreyashbohara@gmail.com Here are the main questions we discussed. - 0:57 How is stalking different than looking someone up on Facebook? - 1:45 As an individual what are the signs of stalking? - 5:00 What to do when you know you’re being stalked? - 9:27 If I don't want to report, what can I do? - 10:38 What can a friend do? Resources for stalking victims: Victims of Crime.org: http://victimsofcrime.org/our-program... Stalking Awareness Month: http://stalkingawarenessmonth.org/res... Let's connect: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/shreyashbohara/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/shreyashbohara/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shreyashbohara/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/shreyashbohara/