“As a feminist and sexual assault survivor, my ultimate goal is to use my experience, my platform and yes, my privilege, to reverse stigma and give voice to other survivors.”
Lena Dunham was one of the honorees at Variety's Power of Women event in New York this weekend.
The 28-year-old actress was handed an award for her work with GEMS, an organisation based in New York to empower young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.
The Girls star took to the stage and used the opportunity to speak out about her alleged rape ordeal to help other sexual assault survivors.
Lena, who has previously opened up about the attack in her book Not That Kind Of Girl, explained how "powerless" she had felt and that it took years for her to come to terms with it.
She said:
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