Debunking Sex Trafficking Myths

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 1, 2021
After our conversation with Janicza Bravo, whose film "Zola" tells the true story of a woman who became accidentally involved in sex trafficking, we're joined by Melissa Gira Grant, staff writer at The New Republic and author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work, to debunk some common myths about sex trafficking, and discuss how anti-trafficking legislation has often hurt self-employed sex-workers more than human traffickers.

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