Colorful shirts at Laguna college bear testimony to crimes

Dozens of multicolored shirts were hung at the Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach on Wednesday as part of the Orange County Clothesline Project.

Each shirt tells a different story through messages and pictures from and about victims of violence and sexual abuse.

The color of the shirt signifies a different type of crime:

• Red, pink and orange: rape
• Green and blue: child sexual abuse
• Gray: human trafficking
• Purple: rape due to sexual orientation
• Black: sexual harassment
• White: homicide
• Yellow: domestic violence.

The annual Clothesline Project in Orange County is in its 16th year at area colleges and universities.