The fight to end sexual exploitation is massive and multifaceted, and 2019 was a year filled with victories and building momentum that bodes well for the movement in 2020 and beyond.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s 2019 Impact Report
These powerful moments and momentum from 2019 would not have been possible without passionate advocates and allies being willing to join together to take on the pro-sexual exploitation giants. When you partner with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, you are contributing to these incredibly important projects (and more) AND right now your gift is DOUBLED to help us reach a generous $3 MILLION MATCH!
The real objective of full decriminalization is an unregulated prostitution marketplace, where people can be sexually exploited with impunity. The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is helping hold the line in order to protect the rights of the vulnerable and marginalized.
The National Center on Sexual exploitation is urging every state to pass legislation prohibiting so called “mistake of age” defenses for perpetrators of child sex trafficking and related offenses such as, soliciting a child for prostitution, buying a commercial sex act from a minor, promoting prostitution of a minor, and commercial exploitation of a minor.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation, together with other leading experts in many disciplines, is working to expose the public health crisis of pornography. We are continuing to work to get the help of government, corporate, and opinion leaders to begin to solve these complex problems.
The crime of child sexual abuse is sadly a familiar one to the American public. However, one category of child sexual abuse has largely escaped the public’s attention: child-on-child harmful sexual behavior. This issue is extremely complex.
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is shining a light on these complex problems and is insisting that policymakers, medical professionals, educators, and more come together to not only provide help and healing for the victim but to also provide help and healing for the youth who offends.
Until now, there has been no voice in the courts and legislatures advocating for human dignity and against all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation.
In the vacuum of a national legal strategy on these issues, pro-sexual exploitation lobbyists have stepped in to promote radical and damaging legislation and legal precedents promoting pornography, prostitution, sexually grooming children for abuse, increasing sex trafficking, and more.
One unfortunate and under-addressed aspect of human trafficking is the use of drugs by traffickers to control and exploit vulnerable populations. Data shows that drug use and human trafficking are intrinsically connected and, in the midst of the current opioid epidemic, we are seeing criminals across the country use this connection to their advantage.
Over and over the movement to end sexual exploitation has seen the major impact survivor voices can have, so the survivor-informed approach of this bill made it even more important and worthy of support.
The pro-sexual exploitation industry is getting nervous.
The fact that the momentum of research and public opinion have turned against them is causing them to lash out. Their exploitation and profits are in jeopardy now, and the movement to end sexual exploitation has huge opportunities in 2020 (and beyond) to take even more ground on behalf of human dignity.
We are so grateful to count you as an ally and are excited for the victories to come!
NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations.
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The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has had over 100 policy victories since 2010. Each victory promotes human dignity above exploitation.
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NCOSE’s activism campaigns and victories have made headlines around the globe. Averaging 93 mentions per week by media outlets and shows such as Today, CNN, The New York Times, BBC News, USA Today, Fox News and more.
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NCOSE’s activism campaigns and victories have made headlines around the globe. Averaging 93 mentions per week by media outlets and shows such as Today, CNN, The New York Times, BBC News, USA Today, Fox News and more.
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The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has had over 100 policy victories since 2010. Each victory promotes human dignity above exploitation.
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NCOSE leads the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation with over 300 member organizations.
Stories
Survivor Lawsuit Against Twitter Moves to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Stemming the Tide of Sex Trafficking that Follows Full Decriminalization of Prostitution
Fighting “Mistake of Age” Defenses That Put Children at Risk
Advocating for Resolutions That Address the Inherent Harms of Pornography
Confronting the Rise of Child-on-Child Harmful Sexual Behavior
Preparing Myriad Lawsuits Against the Kingpins of Sexual Exploitation
Legislation Recognizing the Link Between Drugs and Sex Trafficking
