Stories

Getting caught up in the sex trade is easier than people think. Getting out? That’s the hard part.

You don't feel like a person when you're treated like a product.

This isn’t a profession. It’s exploitation.

When you’re poor, you’re vulnerable.

Each time I own my truth and tell it, I get stronger.

Every time I tell my story a little bit more of my past goes away.

Choosing between bad options is not a choice.

Prostitution is a racial justice issue.

It’s impossible to describe the feeling of being owned by someone else.

Speaking out makes me feel that I have value, and something to add to the world.

It’s not the land of the free if all of us aren’t free.

Violence is the rule in the sex trade, not the exception.

First you lose yourself. Then you lose your dreams.

Every time I speak, it sets me free a little bit more.

Being homeless means being vulnerable.

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