I was raped when I was 14. I was left violated, bruised and bleeding with any naivety and innocence I had completely stolen from me. The fact that someone even thought that this bill would be a good idea makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. Rape is rape. It doesn’t matter if it’s a stranger on the street or your boyfriend who doesn’t listen when you say you don’t want to. NO MEANS NO. It is never a subliminal yes. It doesn’t need redefining. If anything, it needs harsher punishments for rapists.

Please take a minute of your time to sign this petition if you haven’t already. Click the image to be taken to it.

Whether you’re a survivor, a woman, a man, it’s something that is important. Every two minutes, someone is sexually assaulted. You never know, you might know someone that was or is being assaulted. Sign this petition to keep them safe, yourself, and to honor your friends or family that have survived through it or been taken away because of it.

(via thiselephante)