The end of 2016 saw most of America's worst nightmare coming true: Donald Trump, a racist and misogynistic man, became the official president-elect of the United States. As we approach his inauguration later this month, let's address one of the topics that appear to get brushed under a rug.

America had quite a few rape cases come to light during 2016 under the Obama administration — most notably, Brock Turner. For anyone who isn't familiar with the case (and, really, I don't know a single person who isn't), Turner was attending Stanford University and found guilty of raping an unconscious young woman behind a dumpster. He was sentenced to six months in jail — let out in three for good behavior — and the main focus of the case was on his swimming career and his future.

All of this happened under a president who respects his wife and daughters and has fought for women's rights. The Obama administration started the It's On Us campaign to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses and ensure that Title IX requires schools, colleges and universities to combat sexual assault.

Obama fought to defend victims and stop people like Brock Turner. Shortly after Vice President Biden wrote a personal letter to the survivor of the Turner case, he and Obama decided they would no longer visit colleges or universities that "are deemed to be doing a poor job tackling the troubling frequency of reported sexual assaults."

As Obama prepares to leave office, we aren't just losing a great president. We, as a country, are trading the respect and progress of women's rights for Trump — a man who has no respect for women (even his own daughter) and treats them like objects.

And if a case like People v. Turner can happen under an administration with respect for women, what exactly could a Trump presidency mean for sexual assault victims and survivors?

1. A lack of choice.

Obama has done his best these last few weeks to protect Planned Parenthood at all cost because it isn't an abortion center. It provides all the information needed for women to live happy, healthy, fulfilling lives. From providing information on birth control to STD testing to UTI treatment, Planned Parenthood educates women (and men) on their bodies and how to protect them.

However, president-elect Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, actively opposes abortion and has sought to defund Planned Parenthood since 2007. If Trump and Pence succeed in not only defunding Planned Parenthood but also outlawing abortion in some states (if not the country), survivors of assault who become pregnant will have limited options and could result to dangerous tactics.

One of the worst imaginable outcomes for a survivor is to carry their attacker's child. It's a type of trauma that Trump and Pence can never even begin to imagine — one that no one deserves to be put through. And under a Trump administration, we could be looking at having to suffer through that trauma.

2. A lack of protection.

We're looking at a president-elect who has joked about dating his own daughter (if she weren't his daughter), treats women like objects, rates women based on beauty, and believes that since he's famed, he can do anything — including "grabbing women by the p*ssy."

Last I remember, doing that without consent and assuming you're allowed to is a form of sexual assault. Even though Pence didn't defend Trump's comments about "grabbing women by the p*ssy" and admitted they could refer to sexual assault, he still stood by him.

Meanwhile, Pence has a long history of supporting legislative acts that may further lead to a loss of protection once he's in office. One of the bills, had it passed, would have prevented federal funding from being used for abortions in cases of rape and assault that weren't defined as "forcible."

But you can't fit rape under one definition. It can't be stuffed into a box. Rape can be violent, manipulative, coercive. Not every victim is physically forced. Some are emotionally or verbally forced, manipulated and coerced out of guilt and fear for their own safety.

My assault had no physical coercion. I wasn't hit or shoved. I was scared. My attacker joked about having chloroform in his basement and I wasn't sure how many times I could say no before something bad happened. He made me feel guilty for saying no, for not wanting to. While I let him do what he wanted, I never said yes — I never consented.

And if we're going to define rape and sexual assault in any way, shape or form, it is simply the absence of a verbal yes. It is not always brute force. It is not always the absence of a no. It is when the victim doesn't say yes.

As a survivor, I have fear in a Trump presidency. I am scared for the many victims that will inevitably come under Trump's administration. Scared that they, like many others, won't get the justice they deserve — that the focus of their cases will be on the well-being of their attackers instead of the victims'. I fear that everything we have worked for will be unraveled. I hope Trump and Pence remember that as they step into office and choose to listen to more survivors.