Amber Amour
After being sexually assaulted in 2014, Amber Amour found that the NYPD were unresponsive and unhelpful. So she created #StopRapeEducate, a project using chalk art to “educate the public about sexual violence.” A humanitarian and activist who hs worked for both Marriage Equality USA and the Human Rights Campaign, Amour took her work to London, Spain and England on a world tour. But when she was raped in South Africa and shamed publicly for sharing her story, she felt compelled to do even more. In January 2016, she founded Creating Consent Culture, “aimed at normalizing consent, communication, and supporting survivors while teaching safe boundaries, respect and holistic healing for survivors of sexual trauma.” CCC just opened their first Wellness Temple, “a safe space for survivors of sexual assault… offering events, classes, wellness services,” and has been a support system for survivors worldwide—including queer women like her. Being out, Amour says, has made her “more successful,” and she hopes the LGBTQ community will become “more inclusive of trans folks and people of color,” adding, “We still have a lot of progress to make.”—TB
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