G for Groping
Groping, grabbing and grinding are words we’ve all heard. While they seem to be suggesting something fairly harmless, the truth is most of these words are describing sexual assault.
It doesn’t matter who we are, where we are or what we are wearing, we all have the right to move around safely and without fear of unwanted sexual touching.
Sometimes we hear people say ‘well they were asking for it.’ No, they weren’t. This is a dangerous, victim-blaming myth used to blame a person who was assaulted while excusing the person who carried out the assault. This message makes it more difficult for a survivor to speak out or get support while also letting the perpetrator think that there is nothing wrong with their behaviour.
Most people wouldn’t think it was right to grope a person in a queue at the post office, so why would it be okay to do this to someone at the bar?
It doesn’t matter where you are: in a club, at a party, at the gym, on the street or on the tram – unwanted touching is sexual assault.
