Janelle Marina Mendez (she/her) is a feminist human rights leader turned certified human rights consultant. She is the first and only person to author, lobby, and enact intersectional military and veterans’ legislation. Her first intersectional legislation was the Restoration of Honor Act of 2019 which was signed in to law in New York State. 

On the federal level the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. enacted the Safe-to-Report Policy and the Department of Defense is in the process of enacting Mendez-Viera’s Military Industry Regulatory Authority legislation that was written in to law in Congress’s NDAA of this year. 

Janelle is the subject of an evidential biography titled Boricua Gringa by British author Eleanor Wait which details her experience being sex-trafficked as a teenager while enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in a time where there were no laws in the U.S. to protect against state-sponsored child sex trafficking. After years of injustice, Mendez launched the Military Sexual Trauma Movement, a feminist human rights organization to enact the United States' first intersectional military and veteran laws.

Janelle talks with Dr. Kate about the Radicalization Pipeline, how she developed it, and how it’s hindering egalitarian relationships built of mutual respect.

They also talk about her work as a human rights leader.

She is passionate about the state of the disaffected males and its effect on how women are treated.

Janelle’s Socials

Business Facebook: BoricuaGringa 

business IG: Boricua.Gringa 

Business tiktok: Boricua.Gringa 

Website:

BoricuaGringa.com

Website: www.modernintimacy.com 

Dr. Kate Balestrieri 

Modern Intimacy

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