Sex Trade 101

Sex Trade 101 (also called Sextrade101) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based organization that helps prostitution victims exit the sex industry.^[1] The organization provides mentorship, co-counselling, and programs for former victims.^[2] The organization also engages in outreach and education.^[3] Sex Trade 101 is a women's organization and opposes the legalization of prostitution.^[4] Members of the organization include activists and public speakers.^[5] Natasha Falle is one of the organization's co-founders.^[1] Bridget Perrier, a former sex worker, is another co-founder.^[6] Falle represented the organization at an October 2010 protest in Toronto where she opposed Justice Susan Himel's decision to declare laws against prostitution unconstitutional.^[7] In September 2011, Falle again represented Sex Trade 101 at Toronto's second annual Freedom Walk, hosted by Stop Child Trafficking Now, Freedom Relay Canada, and Oakville's Free-Them.^[8] In March 2012, Perrier represented Sex Trade 101 at the Court of Appeal for Ontario in opposing a law that legalized brothels in the province.^[9] The following month, Sex Trade 101 partnered with Sheatre to raise awareness about human trafficking; Sheatre performed the play Your Lucky Day and representatives of Sex Trade 101 spoke on the subject.^[10] The organization also does prevention work in high schools.^[1] In May 2012, Falle spoke about human trafficking at high schools in Vancouver primarily because of the influence Taliah Aquilini, a parent concerned about human trafficking in the area and the danger it presents to children.^[11]

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