Jesse Leon Is The Only Gay Latino Harvard Graduate Talking About Sex Trafficking
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Jesse Leon Is The Only Gay Latino Harvard Graduate Talking About Sex Trafficking
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Jesse Leon is an author, motivational speaker, social impact consultant, and a certified executive coach. He creates public-private partnerships, grant-making programs, and impact investment funds to address affordable housing, sex-trafficking,...
show moreLaura opens the conversation by asking Jesse about the difference between sex trafficking and human trafficking. Jesse then shares his story of being sexually molested for years, starting at the age of 11. He goes on the explain why he never spoke up about his attacks and felt forced to shoulder the burden of protecting his family as a child.
Laura asks Jesse about a particularly bad fight he got into in the 9th grade, and how that experience led him to reveal to people that he was being sexually assaulted. Jesse talks a little bit about restorative justice before getting into his sobriety journey.
After getting sober, Jesse attended both UC Berkley and Harvard. He discusses being two spirited and gives a reaction to his TedxTalk on sex trafficking.
For more on Jesse:
BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Im-Not-Broken-Jesse-Leon/dp/0593466519
Email_ jesseleonauthor@gmail.com
Website_ www.jesseleon-author.com
Instagram: @jesse_leon_author
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Facebook: JesseLeonAuthor
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