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BFA Fashion Merch/Design grad, Washington State University. Francophile, 18th century architecture/furniture enthusiast, Céline Dion super fan.

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I've been wanting to participate in the World Denim Day movement for a few years now, but wasn't ready. This year, for World Denim Day 2025, I'm ready to share my story. To date I've been the victim of SA 6 times. It goes without saying that male sexual assault is vastly underreported, and many reasons being that "men can't be raped", and a sense of shame and emasculation. I want to change that narrative, to end the stigma. My name is Kevin Drake Diemert, and I am a male sexual assault survivor.
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The World Denim Day story:

"The Denim Day story began in Italy 1992, when an 18-year old girl was raped by the 45-year old driving instructor who was taking her to her very first driving lesson. He took her to an isolated road, pulled her out of the car, removed her jeans and forcefully raped her.

She reported the rape and the perpetrator was arrested and prosecuted. He was then convicted of rape and sentenced to jail. Years later, he appealed the conviction claiming that the sex was consensual, leading the Italian Supreme Court to overturn the conviction and release the perpetrator. A statement from the Court argued that because the victim was wearing very tight jeans, she had to help remove them, and by removing the jeans it was not rape but consensual sex. This became known throughout Italy as the “jeans alibi.”

Enraged by the verdict, the women in the Italian Parliament launched a protest wearing jeans on the steps of the Supreme Court. This protest was picked up by international media which inspired the California Senate and Assembly to do the same on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. Patti Occhiuzzo Giggans, Executive Director of Peace Over Violence, saw this in the media and thought everyone should be wearing jeans to protest all of the myths about why women and girls are raped. Thus, Denim Day in LA was born. The first Denim Day in LA event was held in April 1999, and has continued annually since."
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#WorldDenimDay #sexualassaultawareness #survivor #rapeawareness #rapesurvivor #sexualassaultawarenessmonth #italy #tuscany #milan #mystory #helpingothers #endthestigma #awareness #helpisontheway

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Chopped it off, ready to regrow my curls. 🤙🏽 Oh, and I inked my neck. More on that at a later date. 😜
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#Haircut #NewLook #lol #newme? #buzz #buzzcut #hair

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Allow me, if only for a brief moment, to wish Madonna a blessed, wondrous, fabulous, iconic, and happy 66th birthday, and share some insight into her continued impact on my life's journey.
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My life's trajectory has been anything but linear, and fraught with many trials and tribulations more than I can ever imagine. In some of my darkest hours there were moments when I felt my human existence on this Earth became too much to bear, especially in my final days of living in San Francisco when I felt trapped in a system, school, and city I no longer believed in , one thing that kept me going and helped me keep my head above water was @madonna's song "Rebel Heart", whose chorus goes. . . .
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"So I took the road less traveled by
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And I barely made it out alive
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Through the darkness somehow I survived
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Tough love, I knew it from the start
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Deep down in the depth
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Of my rebel heart"
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These sage lyrics truly encapsulate my existence thus far, and have kept me grounded and on a forward path. Another verse that reminds me of the forward trajectory of my continued and blessed life goes something like this. . . .
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"Outgrown my past and I've shed my skin
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Letting it go and I'll start again, start again
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Never look back, it's a waste of time
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I said, 'Oh yeah, this is me
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And I'm right here where I wanna be'
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I said, 'Hell yeah, this is me
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Right where I'm supposed to be'
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This song has had such a profound meaning to me that I immortalized the "Rebel Heart" album's title artwork in ink to remind me to continue moving forward in life and to never look back. And with that, I personally thank Ms. Madonna for her spiritual guidance as my life continues on. Happy Birthday, Madame X, and thank you for gracing the world with your existence and continued impact on music, fashion, and philanthropy. XO
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#Madonna #RebelHeart #HappyBirthday #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #lyrics #music #icon #FashionIcon #legend #ThankYou #MyStory #survivor #blessed #toughlove #fighter #itgetsbetter #neverlookback #leo #birthdaygirl #wisdom

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Couldn't have been more thrilled to see two of my favorite people last night and catching up on life and its goings on. ☺️ Definitely time to start planning a trip down to Cali to see the life they've made for themselves since I last saw them.

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So I took the road less traveled by...
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📸 By @juanegdoria
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#WSU #GoCougs #graduation #graduate #ClassOf2024

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And just like that...
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📸 By @juanegdoria
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#WSU #GoCougs #graduation #graduate #ClassOf2024 #NextChapter

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Time to get my game face on.
#wsu #GoCougs #graduation #photoshoot

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Time to knock the graduation photoshoot out of the ballpark. (And don't you worry, I brought a comb for my beard. 🤭😆😂😬
#WSU #GoCougs #graduation #photoshoot #sunny #omg #thisisit #strikeapose #vogue #wednesday #vibes #university

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During my final semester in higher academia, I embarked on an unforgettable journey, collaborating with an exceptional team for the 41st Annual Family Weekend Fashion Show (@wsuamdtfashionshow) presented by the @wsu_amdt program at @wsupullman . This experience has been nothing short of exhilarating. My heartfelt appreciation goes out to all those who contributed to making my last semester an extraordinary chapter in my academic career. Lastly, GO COUGS!
#WSU #GoCougs #Fashion #FashionShow #Vogue #Friends #grateful #Degree #AMDT #TheEnd #NextChapter #university #eventplanning #production #senior #thankful #blessed #thankyou

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45. Forty-Five. That's how many pages I and my co-leader have poured our investigative and research talents into crafting, polishing, and finishing a global sourcing report for our AMDT 413 Global Sourcing final project. Plugging information hunting down resources, editing, re-editing, revising, polishing, and finalizing data. Jesus Horatio Tap-dancing Christ..... that was exhausting. Productive, but exhausting. I need a nap, I need a vacation, I need a cocktail, I need a massage and a trip to the chiropractor.
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#lol #finished #hellyeah #booyah #homework #report #wsu #wsupullman #GoCougs #jesusmaryandjosephandtheweedonkey #exhausted #tired

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@wsuamdtfashionshow best year ever ever ever!!! huge thanks to all of the designers, models and production team!! this year would not have been possible without everyone involved 🪡💟🧵

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