It seems such a strong word to use for what happened to me when I was 15. 'It was in a tent, in the woods, in the middle of the night at the first ever party I'd ever gone to - and I was raped. 'That decision, that 'special moment' was taken away from me and the boy even had the audacity to brag about it to my parents after. If it comes up in conversation, I try to brush it off, change the subject.
'When friends tell tales of losing their virginity, it's almost always lying down in bed with their first boyfriend. Here, in her own words, she recalls what happened more than a decade ago - and why new 'Here and Now' campaign to open up taboo conversations around consent will help tackle violence against women. Donna* was raped at the age of just 15 by a boy she knew from school during a camp out in the woods.
