Working with Male, Transgender and Nonbinary Minor Survivors
Working with Male, Transgender and Nonbinary Minor Survivors
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This session focused on understanding the similar and unique needs of boys, transgender, and nonbinary trafficking survivors and considerations to providing services to them.
This webinar provided by Mercy Dizon and Audrey Baedke was titled "Working with Male, Transgender and Nonbinary Minor Survivors". The US Trans Survey found that 11% of transgender individuals have engaged in trading sex for something of value, in comparison to 1% of women. Studies on homeless and runaway youth conducted by PACT (formally ECPAT USA) found that the percentage of boys that have traded sex for something of value is comparable to girls. Yet, the majority of anti-trafficking organizations serve only female survivors of sex trafficking. This session focused on understanding the similar and unique needs of boys, transgender, and nonbinary trafficking survivors and considerations to providing services to them.
Mercy “ML” LeticiaLen Dizon, Founding Partner, Queers Uniting to End Exploitation (QUEE)
Mercy “ML” LeticiaLen Dizon is a founding partner of Queers Uniting to End Exploitation (QUEE). She speaks nationally on social justice, LGBTQ2IA+ issues, commercial sexual exploitation, and homeless youth. Mercy is a human trafficking survivor expert, spoken word poet, and community leader in Seattle, WA. They seek to revolutionize systems that sought to serve him but failed. Mercy serves with nearly a decade of experience in direct service as an advocate in and around greater Seattle. Currently, Mercy serves as Victim Advocate for survivors of Elder Abuse, Human Trafficking, Vulnerable Populations, Complex Fraud, and Abused Animals with King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Mercy continues her dedication to public service as an expert consultant & advisory boards with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, and on the Shared Hope JuST Council.
Audrey Baedke, Co-founder and Programs Director, REST
Audrey Baedke, learned about “the life” as a young adult when her friend was recruited by a pimp. She watched sex trafficking change her friend’s life trajectory. Through this lens, Audrey graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Multicultural Studies, became certified as a High Fidelity Wraparound Facilitator and Coach, and gained eighteen years of experience working with survivors of sex trafficking. Her current role focuses on creating policies and procedures to build agency in clients and wellness in staff. She hires, trains, and supervises direct service staff throughout REST’s programs including outreach, a 24/7 hotline, case management, enrichment services, an economic empowerment program, health services, an emergency shelter, residential programs, and permanent housing support.
Webinar Transcript: https://webinars.sharedhope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/824_MaleTransgenderNonbinary_Transcript.pdf
Queers Uniting to End Exploitation (QUEE): https://traffickingconsultants.com/
Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST): https://iwantrest.com/
Shared Hope’s Victim Offender Intersectionality Report and resources: https://sharedhope.org/what-we-do/bring-justice/just-response-council/voi/
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