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I still struggle to be intimate after rape

Gemma*, 23, bravely opens up about being raped at 18, and the continuing struggle she has to be intimate even with her long-term partner.

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"I'm learning that I'm allowed to want sex."

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Updated on 08-Feb-2018

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