Free conference seeks to educate the public on stopping sexual exploitation.
Nathan Earl, who is the keynote speaker of the event, has been traveling the country for two decades, speaking to the public, law enforcement and government leaders about the exploitation of boys and men. He told NBC7 that the passion behind his anti-trafficking mission is personal.
“I experienced adverse experiences as a little boy that led to later exploitation and trafficking,” Earl said. “I know first-hand the resilience of the human spirit and the possibilities when survivors are connected to the trauma-informed community and given hope.” Earl said that when people first think about sex trafficking victims and survivors, they often think about girls and women, but he said boys make up a large percentage of trafficking victims. Earl said another common misconception is that boys who experience exploitation identify as LGBTQ or gay. He said, in fact, less than half of the boys who report being trafficked or exploited for sex identify as gay.
There are several factors that could make boys more vulnerable to exploitation, Earl said, including things like coming from a toxic home, substance abuse, housing insecurity, unaddressed mental health issues and adverse childhood experiences.
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