Less than a year ago, I wrote a piece for the Empire State Tribune about sexual assault awareness month that was published at the very beginning of the pandemic that would change our lives. One year later, I want to reexamine what has changed and how the pandemic has affected the handling of sexual assault and harassment cases–first, on a national level.
Read More“Okay, I have a stupid favor to ask,” I texted my boyfriend this past Friday night. After receiving his permission to “fire away,” I asked if he would meet me at the train stop since I was wearing a low-cut top and didn’t want to walk from the No. 5 train to his Brooklyn apartment alone. I’m sure he rolled his eyes.
But it wasn’t the walk that I should have been concerned about.
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