Can you hear me?

Have you ever had something crucial to say, but no one wanted to listen? Perhaps you locked your keys in the car, but no one would listen to your pleas for help. Maybe you knew about a threat, but everyone responded as if deaf. Daughters in the neighborhood face danger, but parents scoff at the idea. I know those frustrations. The parents of daughters in danger discourage me most. Wherever you live, varieties of traps deceive and ensnare girls to boundless abuse and exploitation. Harmful relationships as well as sexual trafficking pervade all cultural, social, economic, and racial groups. Will you listen and respond? (How? Read the Kindle or print books on this website.)

Sylvia L Rivera