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I swear im surrounded by angels. Even on my lowest days, im always being reminded how blessed & loved i am. So thankful for that.

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"The truth is we outgrow those who don’t appreciate us. Those who are okay with our absence. Those who allow the distance between us and them to grow. We outgrow those who make us feel like we’re replaceable.

The truth is we outgrow those who aren’t genuine with us. Those who say things they don’t mean. Those who talk the talk but can’t walk the walk when we need them beside us. Those who only like a certain side of us but don’t want to accept all other sides. Those who don’t care about our wants and needs because they’re too busy focusing on their own."

The truth is we outgrow those who don’t appreciate us. Those who are okay with our absence. Those who allow the distance between us and them

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Opportunity for Youth to Get Involved in the Local Anti-Trafficking Movement

As discussed on the ZYD blog earlier this year, there is a definite connection between the commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of children

WHO IS MOST IMPACTED?

The threat to local youth is substantial. There are an estimated 1,971 – 2,475 buyers in a 24-hour period based on 2 Chat Bots posing as underage children online ran by Seattle Against Slavery (SAS) in June 2019.

In November 2019, Dr. Debra Boyer published, “Commercially Sexually Exploited Children in Seattle/King County 2019 Update”. The report noted 231 children (age 18 and under) and 242 young adults (ages 19 – 24) in Seattle were trafficked in 2018. The largest known population of youth vulnerable to CSE are runaway and homeless youth. Within this group, youth of color and LGBTQ youth are significantly over-represented.

In 2019, advocacy group StolenYouth, also published a study that included demographics of King County youth who received services related to experiencing commercial sexual exploitation. The study showed a disproportionate number of Black children victimized by commercial sexual exploitation and shed more light on who the perpetrators of this crime are. Only 7% of King County’s population is Black. However, 31% of commercially sexually exploited youth in King County identify as Black. Nationally, the numbers show 60% of buyers are White.

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Diogo Gomes and Alberto Perazzolo by Giampaolo Sgura for Man About Town Magazine , November 2020

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“You’re amazing. Thank you for being a really great friend and looking after me this past year, yeah? Your birth is my birth, G. Your death is my death.” I MAY DESTROY YOU