Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

After Hours Party Hostage

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

Nothing happened. Nothing ever happened. He was never arrested. What did he say ?? I was drunk? I had on a slutty outfit?? Are you kidding me??

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

Rape, Sexual Assault, campus rape

Sexual Assault Takes On Many Forms

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

Rape, Sexual Assault, campus rape

Afterwards, I was numb. Numb until he asked me, again, "how old did you say you were?" "Fourteen," I managed to stammer. He actually said, "Wow. I never did anything like this when I was your age."

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

Sexual Assault, acquaintance rape

Raped

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

Sexual Assault, acquaintance rape

I have been raped by two different people. I did not press charges. In each instance, they were people I knew well.

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

acquaintance rape

The Boy Was Cute

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

acquaintance rape

When he finished, he left out of the bathroom like nothing happened. I stayed in the bathroom for a few minutes, tried to collect myself and the tried to sneak out of the party humiliated.

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

7th Grade

Leslie Rubio

October 15, 2017

I don't know how I got away from him. I was ashamed. I wanted to die. I had never been kissed by a boy even and this man forced me to kiss him. I felt so gross. I felt so scared. I was terrified he would do it again.

Leslie Rubio

October 13, 2017

Party Girl

Leslie Rubio

October 13, 2017

He showed up with two guys I didn't know, locked my apartment door and blocked it while I was forced to perform oral sex on the two strangers. They didn't leave until they were finished humiliating me.

Leslie Rubio

October 13, 2017

Felt Guilty

Leslie Rubio

October 13, 2017

I was molested by a family member on one occasion when I was younger and raped on 2 occasions but never reported it

Leslie Rubio

September 1, 2017

Sexual Assault

Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed

Leslie Rubio

September 1, 2017

Sexual Assault

I went through all the options, begging him to let me go. I started screaming as I was terrified and had run out of ideas. By this time he had ripped my clothes enough that his fingers were inside me.

Leslie Rubio

September 1, 2017

Childhood Trauma

Catcalling Children

Leslie Rubio

September 1, 2017

Childhood Trauma

"Wanna go for a ride cutie?" One man asked. "Do you want a lift?" another asked.
By now I was desperate for the light to change so I could walk, but as it stayed a scornful red I was stuck interacting with them.

Leslie Rubio

July 6, 2017

Childhood Trauma

I Knew It Wasn't A Game

Leslie Rubio

July 6, 2017

Childhood Trauma

When he thought I was asleep, he left the room. I felt gross ,dirty and terrified. I began a strange straining technique to calm myself down, and push out the filthy feelings that crawled into my skin when Stuart touched me.

Leslie Rubio

June 29, 2017

Sexual Assault, Rape

A Little Girl Named Joey

Leslie Rubio

June 29, 2017

Sexual Assault, Rape

"I had a dream as a little girl that I would one day grow up, meet my Prince Charming, have a family, live in a beautiful house with rolling green pastures, white fence with beautiful horses. That dream never happened, instead I wake up every day to the same nightmare in disbelief that this is my life."

Leslie Rubio

June 25, 2017

Sexual Assault

The Most Poplular Guy in the "Hood"

Leslie Rubio

June 25, 2017

Sexual Assault

I started yelling "STOP, STOP", but he didn't stop. I thrashed and kicked my feet on the floor and screamed, but there was no one around to hear me or help me. He raped me, then left me on the floor crying while he went to clean up.

Leslie Rubio

June 24, 2017

Harrassment

Sexual Harrassment

Leslie Rubio

June 24, 2017

Harrassment

When men think of women like that, that we are only sexual objects, not intelligent and competent business partners, it permeates our culture. The double standard is so deeply ingrained, it can't simply die off.

Leslie Rubio

June 22, 2017

Sexual Assault

I Am a Survivor of Sexual Assault

Leslie Rubio

June 22, 2017

Sexual Assault

I woke up about two hours later to find Richard on top of me. His hand was over my mouth, and he was furiously trying to undo the button on my jeans and wrangle them free from my body. He pulled my shirt up and put his mouth all over my breasts, my neck and my shoulders...