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title: Kaitlin‘s Story of Domestic Sex Trafficking
date: 2024-05-02T00:54:00-04:00
author: Missy Moyer
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/kaitlins-story-of-domestic-sex-trafficking"
section: "Stories & Conversations"
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[Stories & Conversations](/stories-conversations)# Kaitlin‘s Story of Domestic Sex Trafficking

Kaitlin thought she simply had a bad boyfriend. She later realized that he was a trafficker who preyed on her vulnerability to coerce and manipulate her into sex work. In this podcast, she describes her relationship with her trafficker, including the belief that he loved her, the control he exerted over her, her desire to gain his approval, and how she finally was able to leave him. The podcast also explores misconceptions around sex trafficking and explains the difference between sex work and sex trafficking.

[Listen to the podcast ](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nTdfmXZpydQojdU8RPxqX?si=uFBmzLTuTjqfv7Xnt2lvJg)

SOURCE: The Now What Pod • AUTHOR: Kaitlin Bick • LAST UPDATED: June 2, 2021

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- [ gender-based violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/gender-based-violence)
- [ sexual violence & trauma](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/sexual-violence-trauma)
- [coercion and control](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/coercion-and-control)
- [domestic violence](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/domestic-violence)
- [human trafficking](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/human-trafficking)
- [sex work](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/sex-work)
- [violence against women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/violence-against-women)

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Marianne Kirby discusses the differences between bad sex and sexual assault or rape.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/differentiating-bad-sex-from-coercive-sex-and-sexual-assault)

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## FAQ: Domestic Violence and Firearms

This fact sheet clearly outlines the devastating impacts of guns in domestic abuse and highlights legal gaps that allow perpetrators continued access to guns.

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This fact sheet clearly outlines the devastating impacts of guns in domestic abuse and highlights legal gaps that allow perpetrators continued access to guns.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/faq-domestic-violence-and-firearms)

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## Feelin' Good: How to Tell If Your Porn is Positive

This blog explains how to find ethically-made porn by investigating companies and performers.

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This blog explains how to find ethically-made porn by investigating companies and performers.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/feelin-good-how-to-tell-if-your-porn-is-positive)

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## Safety Planning Toolkit

Safety planning is the process of developing a plan that can increase the safety of a person surviving violence and abuse. This 52-page toolkit from Survived and Punished discusses safety planning as informed by abolitionist perspectives.

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Safety planning is the process of developing a plan that can increase the safety of a person surviving violence and abuse. This 52-page toolkit from Survived and Punished discusses safety planning as informed by abolitionist perspectives.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/safety-planning-toolkit)