It’s been almost four years since my own public humiliation that led to my resignation from Congress. Hoping to reclaim my dignity and prevent the same thing from happening to others, I sued the Republican operatives who published nude photos of me — surreptitiously taken by a vindictive ex — and I lost. Before the case even had a chance to go to trial, a dismissive judge ruled that images of my body were a matter of public interest.
That ruling was devastating, and it hurts women seeking or holding public office everywhere. Now, opposition-research firms and bad actors have the green light to use intimate photos and videos for political attacks — no matter whether we consented to them being shared or, in my case, even taken in the first place.
Sadly, it was only a matter of time before they did it again. When a Republican operative got their hands on footage of Susanna Gibson and her husband having sex — they pounced. They shared it not only with newspapers such as The Post, but also with partisan rags and tabloids that have no shame in reposting or linking to the videos. They went straight for the humiliation tactics that had worked so effectively before; tactics that keep countless young women on the sidelines, removing their power and opportunity to make change.
The truth is that many people have created some kind of intimate content. Several surveys over the last decade have found that a majority of millennials have either taken or Follow Google News
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