This episode explores another resource at BYU: the sexual assault survivor advocate. Dr. Lisa Leavitt expresses how her role as Sexual Assault Survivor Advocate at BYU can help students find the help they need. 

Michael shares his story about going to the Title IX office and leaving with a sense of disappointment, rather than hope. 

Today we talk with Ms. Tiffany Turley, the Title IX coordinator, about her role and the purpose of the Title IX office. We also talk about how one student's contribution led to changes to Title IX that will positively benefit generations of BYU students to come. For those listening on Anchor, here are links to more info about these changes: Madi's story, Madi's petition, protests organized by Madi, the federal investigation, Title IX's 23 changes, and the amnesty provision. 

Sarah shares her #MeToo story. She talks about how the Honor Code affected her view of herself during and after the abuse. 

Today is all about consent. I chat with BYU student Melissa Lyons about what consent means. Then, Heather Harris-Bergevin shares a poem about consent that puts a twist on Greek mythology. 🔵 Here's the Planned Parenthood resource on consent that I quoted: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/relationships/sexual-consent🔵 Heather Harris Bergevin's book, Lawless Women,  is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/194821802X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Y.y6EbXN7AXQ0 🔵 CORRECTION: I said in the narration that Melissa has just graduated from BYU, but she actually has one semester left. 

After Megan was sexually assaulted, she was directly impacted by feelings of shame and guilt. Listen to her story of healing. 

Three women share their experience with harmful messaging from church leaders about modesty and chastity.  

Links to two articles Nicole references: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/07/27/how-outdated-mormon-teachings-may-be-aiding-and-abetting-rape-culture/

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/for-the-strength-of-youth/sexual-purity?lang=eng

Trigger/Content Warning: sexual assault, emotional abuse, suicide ideation

Rape myths come in many forms. One rape myth is that a person cannot be sexually assaulted by a romantic partner. Ashley's* #MeToo story debunks this myth.

*Name changed to protect identity

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Dr. Melissa Goates-Jones describes her research on BYU students' attitudes toward sexual assault. She gave two identical surveys, one in 2011 and one in 2019, to a random group of students. Both surveys measured the students' level of belief in rape myths. The students' answers made a pretty big shift from 2011 to 2019.