GIRLS LIKE US: FIGHTING FOR A WORLD GIRLS ARE NOT FOR SALE, AN ACTIVIST FINDS HER CALLING HEALS HERSELF
By: Lloyd, Rachel
A deeply moving story by a survivor of the
commercial sex industry who has devoted her career to activism and helping other
young girls escape "the life" At thirteen, Rachel Lloyd found herself caught up
in a world of pain and abuse, struggling to survive as a child with no
responsible adults to support her. Vulnerable yet tough, she eventually ended up
a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. It took time and incredible
resilience, but ?nally, with the help of a local church community, she broke
free of her pimp and her past. Three years later, Lloyd arrived in the United
States to work with adult women in the sex industry and soon founded her own
nonprofit?GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services'to meet the needs of
other girls with her history. She also earned her GED and won full scholarships
to college and a graduate program. Today Lloyd is executive director of GEMS in
New York City and has turned it into one of the nation's most groundbreaking
nonprofit organizations. In Girls Like Us , Lloyd reveals the dark, secretive
world of her past in stunning cinematic detail. And, with great humanity, she
lovingly shares the stories of the girls whose lives she has helped'small
victories that have healed her wounds and made her whole. Revelatory, authentic,
and brave, Girls Like Us is an unforgettable memoir. TiltePeek
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