This surprised us

This has been a BIG YEAR in the fight to end trafficking and sexual exploitation. So much breakthrough. Tons to be thankful for.

But, instead of putting together a list of our biggest wins of 2023 (we’ll share more about those later), we wanted to do things a little differently.

Below is a list of nine surprising wins this year, which we're thankful for, connected to our work:

That Pornhub started removing itself from states which passed required age verification on porn sites 🤯
That a porn producer quit the industry after hearing our message about trafficking in porn and joined us in calling out the exploitation 😲
That a former sex buyer, inspired by our film Buying Her, got a large tattoo of his shoes and survivors’ shoes, symbolizing the life he is leaving behind 👞
That the California state legislature finally decided to make child trafficking a serious felony after first voting it down (thanks to many of you who joined us in demanding this reversal!) ☀️🌴
That our VP of Impact, Helen Taylor, was interviewed on the popular No Jumper podcast, hosted by a porn performer 🎙️
That a united group of survivors pushed back against a pro-porn documentary designed to discredit the Traffickinghub movement 📣
That a Pornhub employee was caught on a secret camera saying traffickers use their site to make a lot of money (and 26 state attorneys general who then demanded Pornhub fix their “loophole”) 📷
That Maine became the first state to pass the Nordic/Abolitionist model, which strongly criminalizes sex buying, a model we’ve been pushing for since the release of our 2011 documentary Nefarious ⚖️
That the stunt coordinator for Fast & Furious 10 signed on to do stunt coordination for our new narrative film Point of No Return 🎥

And, of course, one big thing we’re thankful for, which did not surprise us:

That people like YOU have given another year using your voice and means to support this growing fight to uproot trafficking and sexual exploitation. ❤️

We’re honored and grateful to be with you in the trenches!

#GivingTuesday is just six days away, and it’s our most important fundraising day of the year. Thanks to a generous matching donor, every dollar you give this Tuesday will be DOUBLED, up to $50,000!

Give on Tuesday to double your impact in this fight to create a world more free!

With abundant gratitude,

The Exodus Cry Team

P.S. Check out our year-end site here to see how you’ll make an impact in 2024!