I have been working with lawmakers and policy influencers for decades. I have fought alongside some of the kindest, most generous, and most altruistic people the world has to offer. The battle for the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is not...
SASS! That is so common in my home. We love to be spunky and lively in our conversations. Our playful banter is often a healing release for the grave issues we work daily to address. Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Abortion are frequent topics in...
There are those who would have you believe that there is a clear and distinct separation between prostitution and sex trafficking. They are "pimping distinction."Prostitution, they say, is an autonomous and contractural agreement between two consenting adults that involves payment for sex.Simple, a choice, right? What...
How do we use pain to promote healing? Frozen Shoulder Have you ever known anyone with frozen shoulder, a pinched nerve or an injury that required physical therapy? If you have gone through physical therapy you know how painful it is at the beginning. After a big...
I do a lot of speaking and writing these days. Between traveling and local action, I accept about 25 invitations per year. I talk about child sexual abuse, juvenile sex trafficking, and pro-life issues. Speak Out Not everyone is ready or able to speak publicly. There are...
Trafficking survivors support SESTA. The main goal of SESTA is to give trafficking survivors recourse against the online facilitators of sex trafficking. #LetUsSurvive is the most recent example of language being highjacked to push an opposite agenda. They do so in the name of human...
Listen to survivors There are those in New Hampshire who would fully decriminalize prostitution. This would be disastrous, as it has been in other countries.Any government that wants to promote gender equality and prevent sexual exploitation cannot claim to fulfill these goals if it legally sanctions...
Do lawmakers get stuck? How, you ask? Stuck in Process In New Hampshire, we have somewhat of a volunteer legislature. More the way the founders intended than what the federal government lawmakers look like, in structure and compensation. The rules and process is a good way to...
Who are Rahab's daughters? Who's Rahab? Rahab was a prostitute in ancient history. She'd heard about the exploits that the God of the Israelites had done locally and the whole city where she lived was on high alert. They were terribly afraid. Rumors of the army...
We don't need to study decriminalizing prostitution.The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to study decriminalizing prostitution at the behest of pro-prostitution activists. Some of our Representatives were manipulated into believing that decriminalizing the practice of the buying people for sex would be compassionate. In...