Hundreds Gather for Second Annual SlutWalk

     The SlutWalk protest rallies began when Constable Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto police officer, spoke on crime prevention at York University and suggested that in order for women to remain safe they should "avoid dressing like sluts." The first walk took place in Toronto on April 3, 2011, only three months after Const. Sanguinetti inadvertently supported rape-culture through victim blaming and the misrepresentation of assault on women. Over 3,000 people gathered at Queen's Park to listen to various speeches before marching on the Toronto Police Headquarters. While most women dressed in everyday wear (to symbolize ordinary women, sexually assaulted in ordinary life) some came dressed provokingly, representing sluts.