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On the recordApril 19, 2016
Although the prevalence for military sexual trauma is higher among women, given the significantly larger portion of men in the Armed Forces, there are similar numbers of men and women who have survived sexual trauma.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand discusses the prevalence of military sexual trauma among genders.

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