survivor, and our new guests are two attorneys from the legal aid society employment law center, elizabeth kristen director of their gender equity and lgbt rights program, and cacilia kim, special council, and you were both honored by congresswoman jackie speier, and you won a whole bunch of other awards, so congratulations. >> thank you. >> thanks, cheryl. >> and i appreciate you both being here today. i want to start with heath because you had a legal battle after you reported what happened to you -- your -- your sexual assault. so, tell me what happened with -- with how they -- they treated you in the military. >> um... eventually, i was discharged. it was a dishonorable discharge because i went awol. um... >> and you went awol because you didn't want to be assaulted again. >> to protect myself, yes. that was the only way i could protect myself. um... >> so, you didn't get your benefits. you had to fight for them. >> it... took years... and years. i had a lot of support. protect our defenders, congresswoman jackie speier... my senator, senator... kirsten gillibrand. between all of them, the pro