End the Backlog Just Made History And Every Survivor Deserves to Know Why

After 16 years of survivor-driven advocacy, the End the Backlog campaign has achieved a historic milestone: all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico now have rape kit reform legislation in place. But what does this mean for survivors, and what comes next? In this post, we break down what the rape kit backlog is, why it matters, the Six Pillars of Rape Kit Reform, and how you can support this movement — because every untested kit represents a person who deserves justice. This is history. And it happened because survivors refused to be silent.