Sexual Assault Survivors Are Using #IHaveTheRightTo as a Way to Reclaim Their Power

''Sexual assault is way too common, affecting one in every six American women. But the names we know from high-profile cases—the Brock Turners and the Owen Labries—are those of the alleged rapists. We rarely hear from survivors. Their identities are protected, and for good reason. But sometimes it can feel like they get completely erased from the story.

Chessy Prout is one of those survivors. Her story made national headlines last year when Labrie, her alleged rapist, was found not guilty of felony sexual assault. Now Prout is talking a stand for survivors everywhere. She partnered with PAVE, a nonprofit focused on sexual violence, for the #IHaveTheRightTo social media campaign. Here's how Prout explains it:..''

by MCKENZIE MAXSON