When the goal is to end all sexual violence, it is vital to recognize that it can take many different forms. While her university found that her ex-girlfriend violated its sexual assault policy, it ordered no remedies to help protect "Gabrielle." Comments made during the disciplinary process indicated that university officials took the sexual abuse less seriously because it was committed in the context of a dating relationship involving two women. After ending the relationship, "Gabrielle" experienced continued harassment and filed a complaint with her university.
Too often, however, incidents receive insufficient attention when the victim or perpetrator does not fit a "typical" mold.įor example, the ACLU represents "Gabrielle," a college student who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her girlfriend. The film captures powerful first-hand accounts from many survivors, women and men of diverse backgrounds. Sexual assault survivors and perpetrators include people of all races, religions, economic classes, genders and gender identities, and sexual orientations. Here are five key points to consider as you think through these issues.ġ. Like " The Invisible War," the Oscar-nominated documentary on military sexual violence also created by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, "The Hunting Ground" makes the case that there are systemic problems at colleges and universities to addressing sexual assault that must and can be confronted, right now.Īs public debate continues on how we can best respond to campus sexual violence, the film makes an important contribution by highlighting the voices of survivors, their parents, and university staff in rallying together to become advocates. These are a few words that came to mind after watching " The Hunting Ground," a new documentary on campus sexual violence that opened this past weekend.
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