The bill in the Texas Legislature aims to highlight sexual assault and harassment in the military.
“Vanessa Guillén Day” is meant to honor Guillén’s life and “increase awareness of and the military's response to missing persons, sexual assault, and sexual harassment cases for service members,” according to the bill.'No foul play', but Fort Hood soldier's death sparks cries of harassment, flashbacks of Vanessa Guillén
Mayra Guillén, Vanessa Guillén’s sister, testified before the Texas House Committee of Defense and Veteran Affairs on Thursday in support of the bill. On Twitter, she celebrated the vote for the bill to pass out of the committee and advance. VANESSA!! your birthday, September 30th is now OFFICIALLY VANESSA GUILLEN DAY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ❤️❤️ ilysm sister. The bill has been passed! I literally just testified…
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