Because I Said So--S3E10: Sex Trafficking in the United States

Growing up you’ve probably heard a lot about stranger danger and how to prevent kidnapping, but it seems that often times the media conflates kidnapping and sex trafficking as a lot more interconnected than they are. In this episode, I wanted to dive into the origin of human trafficking in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and how racism forced and continues to force minorities into sex trafficking through emotional manipulation and complex power structures that ultimately make it a lot more nuanced than media tends to show. We’ll also dive into the PBS Frontline documentary that follows a victim of sex trafficking named Kat and the investigation, trauma, and healing process she had to go through as a result of her experience. This one took a lot of time, and I hope you guys will give it a listen!

SOURCES:

https://polarisproject.org/myths-facts-and-statistics/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_trafficking_in_the_United_States

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/human_rights/human-trafficking/trafficking-legislation/

https://sf-hrc.org/what-human-trafficking

http://centerforchildwelfare.fmhi.usf.edu/kb/humantraf/sextrafficfacts.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/humantrafficking/what-is-human-trafficking

“Sex Trafficking in America” PBS Documentary