Asked about Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s recent decision to stop prosecuting many low-level crimes, Guynes said she thought it “is a disservice to those we serve.” She noted that in Chicago, even with partial lack of...
It has now been 25 years since my dad kidnapped me, and after years and years of painful work toward healing my own wounds, I am LIVID to see that our city is leaving the community’s most vulnerable members all alone, left to believe that no one is coming for...
“With all due respect, can any of you tell the difference between sex work and sex trafficking?” said Natasha Guynes, a former sex worker and founder of the Washington-based nonprofit HER Resiliency Center who objected to the legislation. Read More
Natasha Guynes runs the HER Resiliency Center and is a member of the Baltimore Human Trafficking Collaborative. She is not in favor of criminalizing sex work. However, she says Mosby’s new policy, which encourages less contact with law enforcement, may lead to more...
Traffickers are business people and they read the business news and that is there business news,” she said. Guynes has made it her mission to help vulnerable young women selling sex running the HER Resiliency Center. She’s also a member of the city’s human trafficking...
Many women I’ve supported may look like a prostitute — but the truth is that they are often screaming for help from the inside, as they try to survive on the streets. My nonprofit, the HER Resiliency Center (HER), has led a street outreach team in Washington, D.C.,...
