Youth Who Trade Sex in the U.S.: Intersectionality, Agency, and Vulnerability R. Showden & Samantha Majic . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2018. 232 pp. $29.95 paper. ISBN: 9781439916209. trafficking, as a political specter, is enjoying a certain renaissance in the United States. Most recently, in April 2018, President Donald Trump signed the federal, bipartisan Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA/FOSTA) into law, effectively removing civil liability immunity protection for websites that are found to “support” sex trafficking. Months before, the bill’s sponsor, Senator Robert Portman (R-OH) characterized the need for SESTA/FOSTA in a speech:
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