SH4All FAQ

FAQ

SH4All would make Minnesota a national leader to promote justice and fight oppression by ending the criminalization of adult victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
SH4All will increase funding for housing and services and decrease barriers to survivors leaving (such as finding employment and housing) because of a criminal record.
SH4All raises awareness of harm done to those being sexually exploited and promotes education, training, and understanding of survivors’ experiences.
SH4All will reduce the normalization of all forms of sexual violence,exploitation, and objectification (including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and legalized forms of exploitation in strip clubs and pornography)
SH4All will promote increased visibility and accountability for exploiters and refocus criminal justice efforts on buyers and traffickers.
SH4All affirms that victim/survivors have a right to access housing,employment, support services, and report crimes against themselves freely without the threat of being charged for prostitution. These criminal charges further entrap victim/survivors and create lifetime obstacles that prohibit these rights and their subsequent escape from harm.
SH4All re-frames responsibility and places stigma where stigma belongs—associated with exploiters rather than those being exploited.