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Why queer youth cannot be “kittens that we rescue”: An interview with Yvonne Zimmerman (Part 3)
This is the third part to a 3 part interview series between Stephanie Krehbiel and Yvonne Zimmerman on the narrative of sex-trafficking. Zimmerman is a veteran of the sex trafficking debates. Her book, Other Dreams of Freedom: Religion, Sex, and Human Trafficking,...
Prostitution, sex-trafficking, and agency: An interview with Yvonne Zimmerman (Part 2)
Yesterday we posted part 1 of a 3 part interview series between Stephanie Krehbiel and Yvonne Zimmerman on the narrative of sex-trafficking. Zimmerman is a veteran of the sex trafficking debates. Her book, Other Dreams of Freedom: Religion, Sex, and Human Trafficking,...
The victim narrative on sex-trafficking: An interview with Yvonne Zimmerman (Part 1)
What is sex trafficking? Is it different from prostitution? Is it slavery? Who is involved in sex trafficking? Why does it exist? What does it mean for survivor communities to talk about sex trafficking? While sex trafficking constitutes a relatively small percentage...
How storytelling helped me heal | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 5
<----- This is a photo of the trees and me being supermodel Awesome. Down below is a video (vlog post) of the trees and me being not supermodel but superhero AWESOME. Seriously. One year ago there was NO WAY you would have found me talking this openly about my...
Coming home to our bodies: trauma and justice
by Hayley Brooks This piece is a cross-post, originally published on January 29, 2016, on the Brethren Mennonite Council website. My senior year of high school, I was talking to a school counselor about an experience I had earlier that year with another classmate. As...
Self-Care: Indulgence or Preservation? | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 4
Have you heard the term self-care mentioned a time or two? How does it make you feel? Do you shrug your shoulders and say, "Self-care? Who on earth has time for that?!" Many people in the Christian and activist world lack a self-care discipline. I can't even count how...
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