Protect Victims, Not Power: Handmaids of the Tri-Cities hold Elizabethton demonstration

Protect Victims, Not Power: Handmaids of the Tri-Cities hold Elizabethton demonstration

By Brittnee Bryant Star Correspondent Protesters donning costumes from “The Handmaid’s Tale” gathered at the former CVS Pharmacy along W. Elk Avenue on Saturday. The handmaid costume includes a long red dress, a cloak and a stiff white bonnet. “The Handmaid’s Tale” describes a future in which the United States is replaced by the Republic of Gilead. In this future, due to a fertility crisis, handmaids are assigned to elite couples who have troubl…