In light of the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein that have rocked Hollywood, women from different walks of life have since moved to share their own stories of sexual assault as well as sexual harassment.
The Atlanta Dream’s Layshia Clarendon is one of the WNBA’s many outspoken figures on social issues. She shared this tweet to her followers in support of the #MeToo hashtag, which grew out of a rallying call from Alyssa Milano for others to share their own sexual assault stories.
Me too.
For all of the people who aren't ready to share their story, I see you. I believe you. #MeToo @mic https://t.co/hrbDNtjuMv
— Layshia Clarendon (@Layshiac) October 17, 2017
She, along with fellow Atlanta Dream teammate Elizabeth Williams participated in Mic.com’s “Athletes United” initiative earlier this year. It aimed to tell the stories of athletes that were affected by the issue of sexual assault.
Not too long ago, former WNBA player Chantelle Anderson also shared her own story of sexual assault to WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami. She went to Vanderbilt on scholarship, but prior to her arriving in Nashville, she was sexually assaulted at a party.
Anderson’s harrowing experience with adversity did not faze her completely as she went on to become the Commodores’ all-time leading scorer.
By: Akiem Bailum (@AkiemBailum on Twitter, Instagram)
