24-year-old Shannan Gilbert disappeared on May 1, 2010 after visiting a sex buyer in a gated Long Island community. The night of her disappearance, Gilbert had called 911, telling the operator, “They are trying to kill me.” She frantically knocked...
Topic: Prostitution
Around the world, there is a growing movement of people seeking to remove all legal barriers to prostitution, often called sex work. They believe that by fully decriminalizing all aspects of the sex industry, prostitution will become safer and more...
People say that prostitution or “sex work” is a choice. So, is it? Most of us today have heard stories of the millions of women and children forced into prostitution through human trafficking. We’re aware and we’re grieved. But what...
Some say prostitution, often referred to as “sex work,” is a job like any other. It’s been dubbed the “oldest profession.” But is it? When you look at the real lives and real experiences of those in prostitution, it’s clear...
How Do We Put an End to Sex Trafficking? By Addressing Demand. Sex trafficking is a massive global injustice enslaving millions of people around the world. 99% of those victims are women and children. Every year, millions of new victims...
When people think of trafficking, they generally don’t think of pornography. But the truth is, porn and trafficking are completely intertwined. It’s impossible to discuss the origin and prevalence of sex trafficking without also addressing porn’s prominence in our culture....