The following essays have references to sexual violence: "God, Sex, and Pythagoras" features a 16-year-old who became pregnant by her 18-year-old boyfriend. The author of "I Was Not Aborted and Further Miscellanea" recalls attending a protest where someone had a sign that said "All Men Rape." The author of "The Feminist Evolution of an Artist, Survivor, Conjurer from the Tropics" details her experienced being raped by a man who was supposed to be taking her to church when she was a teenager. She subsequently has an abortion. "You Can't Rape a Whore: A Love Story" features someone saying that they hoped a particular celebrity would get raped. "Anita and Me" is about the author's identification with Anita Hill after her rape accusations against Clarence Thomas. There is passing mention in "My Number One Must-Have" about rape taking place at Woodstock. In "On Reading Katie Roiphe," the author discusses rape on college campuses. The author of "Pillow Dancing and Other Failed Hetero Experiments" references the author's experiences with sexual assault, as well as those of her friends.