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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In this episode, Lexi shares details of their trauma history and their childhood sexual assault that spanned 5 years. Lexi urges us to believe victims and to be more mindful of those we interact with, as predators are most often the people we know and trust instead of a bogeyman drag queen.

*PLEASE BE ADVISED* Trigger Warning: Content may be explicit of nature and mentions potentially triggering topics such as Sexual Assault, Physical/Emotional Abuse, Suicide Attempts, Drug Use

Resources from today’s episode:

• 😭⁠ ⁠Sexual Assault Awareness Month hub on NSVRC
• 😭⁠ RAINN Statistics on Sexual Abuse
• 😭 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) by RAINN

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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below are for listeners in the US.

• 😭⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Crisis Text Line⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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