In a crowded Democratic primary field, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York knows who she is, and what she stands for. According to the senator, opposing sexual assault and supporting reproductive choice starts earlier — way earlier. Kirsten Gillibrand shared her stance on consent-inclusive sex education with Elite Daily, and let's just say she's thinking big picture.

Grecia is a businesswoman at heart. Like any other millennial with ambition, the 26-year-old from Lima, Peru, knows all about hustling to make her dream come true, and in this case, that dream is a pharmacy. Recently, she’s taken a big step towards making that dream happen — she’s finally gotten running water in her home. “The hygiene is something very important and it has to be proper hygiene, for a small pharmacy," she says.

If you want to ask a millennial where they were on 9/11, everyone has a story. No matter where you were, if you or your family were personally affected or not, everyone remembers — it's our generation's where were you when JFK was shot. Everyone can remember.

Getting an IUD isn't a pink badge of honor for those who want to assert their reproductive rights. It's merely a choice, and one among many — after all, it's being able to decide what's right for you that's empowering, no matter what you end up choosing.

For the past two days, the hashtag #MeToo has been taking over social media as a way for people (mostly women) to share their experiences of sexual assault or harassment and highlight how prevalent it really is. As it blew up, I, like many women I know, dithered and hesitated. I didn't know if my stories were serious enough, were "real" enough. I didn't know if I wanted to put myself out there. But I couldn't let others go at it alone. I took a deep breath, and I shared two simple words: Me Too.

And it's possible that laws keeping guns out of the hands of abusers are about to get looser. In a case before the Supreme Court this term, Voisine v. United States , two convicted domestic abusers are challenging the law that forbids them from owning guns, arguing that their crimes technically don't qualify as domestic assault. If the court rules in favor of them, it would narrow the definition of domestic abuse, and undermine the laws preventing those with violent histories from getting guns."

Jeanette Bocanegra points out the irony of the situation. Her son, Jahpower, spent two years in a juvenile detention and four years in an adult facility after his arrest at age 14. She calls it the worst nightmare a parent can go through. “My son was exposed to gang violence, abuse from correction officers,” she said. “Some of the things that he experienced, at the hands of the ones supposed to care for him, for [his] safety, were things that, if I as a parent were to do to my son, I would be ar