Survivors share their stories.

[[link removed]] [[link removed]] Dear John,

In the wrong hands, love is a weapon. That's probably a different message than
most of the hearts-and-flowers themed takes on Valentine's Day filling your
inbox for the last few weeks. But we figured, since love is in the air, now is a good time to dispel some myths about how sex trafficking usually
happens - and give caring people tools to help prevent it.

The truth is sex trafficking very rarely begins with "stranger danger" or
kidnapping. In the vast majority of situations we learn about through operating
the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline, the trafficker is someone the victim loves and trusts - generally an intimate partner or a family member.
Love and Trafficking
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Read more from real survivors who have shared their experiences being groomed
and exploited by someone who claimed to love them.
[[link removed]] Then pledge to share what you've learned to help others avoid being lured in by
traffickers.

If you understand how trafficking really works, you can make a difference in the
life of someone you know, by paying attention, and sometimes by having hard
conversations. That is what love - real love - is all about.

In Solidarity,

Caren Benjamin
Chief Communications Officer

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