April marks Sexual Assault Awareness month. According to the Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN), 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape. Denim Day is on April 27, a day to show your support for survivors and to eliminate victim blaming.

This day is in honor of a woman who was forcibly raped by her driving instructor. The woman pressed charges, but the case was dismissed because the chief judge decided that, “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans, it was no longer rape, but consensual sex.”

Intentional or unintentional victim blaming is a problem in many communities. It is never acceptable to assault someone on the basis of what they were wearing, what they were drinking, what neighborhood they were in or who they were with.

Please join me and the countless other supporters of Denim Day and wear jeans on April 27.  Learn more by liking the Facebook page at https.//www.facebook.com/DenimDayMilwaukee or www.denimdaymke.org.