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Prostitution is a racial justice issue.

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You don't feel like a person when you're treated like a product.
Read Jennifer's Story
When you’re poor, you’re vulnerable.
Read Santiago's Story
Each time I own my truth and tell it, I get stronger.
Read Alisa's story
Every time I tell my story a little bit more of my past goes away.
Read Kyler's Story
Choosing between bad options is not a choice.
Read Noel's story
Getting caught up in the sex trade is easier than people think. Getting out? That’s the hard part.
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Speaking out makes me feel that I have value, and something to add to the world.
Read Nikki's Story
It’s impossible to describe the feeling of being owned by someone else.
Read Linda's story
It’s not the land of the free if all of us aren’t free.
Read Aliza's Story
First you lose yourself. Then you lose your dreams.
Read Rachel's Story
Violence is the rule in the sex trade, not the exception.
Read Tiffany's Story
Every time I speak, it sets me free a little bit more.
Read Tom's Story
Being homeless means being vulnerable.
Read Crystal's Story

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