NEW YORK (AP) Layshia Clarendon knew it was time to speak up about being sexually assaulted when she was younger.
The Atlanta Dream guard penned an essay in April as part of sexual assault awareness month. In the five weeks since, she has been overwhelmed by the positive response and support from her teammates and friends.
But equally important, Clarendon has been hearing from people about how she gave them courage to speak of their own assaults.
”I got a lot of individual messages saying they never talked about it themselves and now feel more comfortable,” Clarendon said.