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Advocates mark Denim Day in Salt Lake City, urge belief for survivors and cite training, hotline funding
Summary
Advocates and officials in Salt Lake City marked Denim Day, called for trauma-informed responses and perpetrator accountability, promoted an evening Library Square event, and noted $100,000 in session funding for the state sexual-assault hotline and a $1,000 city grant for a local coalition.
Salt Lake City — Community advocates and elected officials gathered on Wednesday to mark Denim Day, emphasize support for survivors of sexual assault and urge broader use of trauma-informed responses by law enforcement.
Liliana, executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, opened the event by describing Denim Day’s origin: a 1992 Italian court ruling that, by overturning a rape conviction on the basis of a victim's tight jeans, spurred a protest in which lawmakers and activists wore denim to reject victim-blaming. "It doesn't matter what you're wearing; there is never an invitation for sexual violence," she said.
Dr. Julie Valentine, a forensic nurse, researcher and advocate, framed the…
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