Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, an Activist Finds Her Calling and Heals Herself
by:
Rachel Lloyd (author)
During her teens, Rachel Lloyd ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. With time, through incredible resilience, and with the help of a local church community, she finally broke free of her pimp and her past and devoted herself to helping other young girls escape "the life." In...
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During her teens, Rachel Lloyd ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. With time, through incredible resilience, and with the help of a local church community, she finally broke free of her pimp and her past and devoted herself to helping other young girls escape "the life." In Girls Like Us, Lloyd reveals the dark world of commercial sex trafficking in cinematic detail and tells the story of her groundbreaking nonprofit organization: GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. With great humanity, she shares the stories of the girls whose lives GEMS has helped—small victories that have healed her wounds and made her whole. Revelatory, authentic, and brave, Girls Like Us is an unforgettable memoir.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061582066 (0061582069)
ASIN: 61582069
Publish date: February 28th 2012
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Feminism,
Biography Memoir,
Psychology,
Womens,
Social Issues,
Gender,
Social Movements,
Social Justice
Around this time last year, I finished Shattered Angel. That book wrecked me emotionally and ever since I've been determined to gain a better understanding of human trafficking and do more to help support the fight against it. Girls Like Us is a memoir by Rachel Lloyd. Lloyd is not only a survivor...
Bullet Review:Do not read this book if you are faint of heart. This book will make you want to cry, to tear your hair out in rage, to raise a fist to the hundreds of politicians sitting in cozy offices, ignoring the plea of these commercially sexually exploited girls. Because when you are a 15 year-...
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