11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”

Steve Wilson of La Mesa, sporting a tutu and high heels was one of a couple of hundred people, many of them men wearing women’s high heel shoes to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

A couple of hundred people, many of them men, wearing high heels, walked through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YMCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.   (Howard Lipin / The San Diego-Union-Tribune)

Lambert Hsu of Little Italy tries on a pair of high heels shoes before the start of the YMCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.” He was one of a couple of hundred people taking a stand against domestic violence who walked through the Gaslamp Quarter to raise money and call attention to domestic violence.   (Howard Lipin / The San Diego-Union-Tribune)

Tee Udompan of North Park, sporting black high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YMCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.   (Howard Lipin / The San Diego-Union-Tribune)

Joel Stern, left, of Carmel Valley, Robert Canup of Point Loma, Dennis Ellis of Gaslamp, and Bill Breen, right, of Point Loma were four of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Bill Breen of Del Mar, sporting red high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YMCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.   (Howard Lipin / The San Diego-Union-Tribune)

Moe Hamidi of San Marcos, wearing high heels was one of a couple of hundred to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YMCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.   (Howard Lipin / The San Diego-Union-Tribune)

Taylor Rotunno of Rancho Penasquitos, sporting high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Robert Canup, left, of Point Loma, and Dennis Ellis, right of the Gaslamp, sporting high heels wait for the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” to begin.

Jim Schabarum of Point Loma Park, sporting red high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

A couple of hundred walked through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Austin Andrews of Pacific Beach was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Karl Yoder of La Jolla, sporting red high heels, was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

A couple of hundred walked through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Pablo Zambrano of Orange, sporting red high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Tee Udompan of North Park, sporting black high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Jim Schabarum of Point Loma Park, sporting red high heels was one of a couple of hundred people to walk through the Gaslamp Quarter during the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence.

Women’s high heel shoes wait to be chosen by participants in the YWCA’S 11th annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” taking a stand against domestic violence walk.