"This is not about sexuality, it is about oppression," said Katrina Brees, founder of Equalititty and a co-organizer of the protest, in a release. "Whether it is the oppression of the female breast or where Rosa Parks has to sit on a bus, Americans must never stop fighting against oppression. Most importantly, the unconstitutional oppression perpetrated by our government upon its own citizens."
"This [extramarital affair case] is very anti-women. The kind of shame I have to face in the courtroom. Our courtrooms are full of men ... the way everyone looks at me, it's a different horror experience."
Ming's boyfriend had secretly taken sexually exploitative photos of her and other women, using AI to generate pornographic images, revealing a disturbing pattern of abuse.
For decades, many in the audience had grappled with the scars left by their time in Catholic-run institutions; now they were on their feet chanting: Truth, justice and reparations.
