About

Jennifer is a survivor of rape and a lesbian. She also identifies as queer. She is constantly motivated by how these cohabiting aspects of herself seem to be a point of confusion and contention for other people. She is the editor of an anthology titled “Queering Sexual Violence: Radical Voices from Within the Anti-Sexual Violence Movement”. Jennifer has done fundraising for SOAR (Speaking Out Against Rape) for many years (which concludes with a nationwide skydive), was a volunteer rape crisis counselor at an emergency room in New York City and has advocated and organized on behalf of NYC based anti-sexual violence organizations and individuals. She trained and worked as a group facilitator / community organizer for Project Envision, an off- shoot of New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault before leaving to focus on the anthology. She believes in the power of working with productive anger and from the center of our overlapping and often shared marginalizations.
Photo taken by Alexandra Lauro