“The sense of entitlement that enables boys to call a girl a THOT during 6th grade recess … is the same sense of entitlement that emboldens 50-year-old men to purchase…
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Katie Cappiello is the co-founder and artistic director of The Arts Effect, and a playwright. Her new publication SLUT: A Play and Guidebook for Combating Sexism and Sexual Violence was recently released by the Feminist Press. Lauren Hersh is director of Anti-Trafficking Policy and Advocacy at Sanctuary for Families and a lecturer on gender violence. Lauren previously served as a prosecutor handling domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking cases. Together, Katie and Lauren were recently honored as New York’s New Abolitionists. They also created Project Impact, a survivor leadership program, and Generation FREE, a teen anti-trafficking movement.
