THE WOMEN AGAINST TABOO FOUNDATION IS A CHARITABLE NON-PROFIT 501C3 ORGANIZATION OF WASHINGTON STATE. WE RUN ENTIRELY OFF OF DONATIONS FROM THE GENEROUS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Our Mission:
Women Against Taboo Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help survivors of sex trafficking and survival sex work to build healthy and sustainable lives for themselves and their families. The Women Against Taboo Foundation is also committed to reducing societal stigmas that contribute to the circumstances of forced sex work by increasing awareness and education to improve the sexual health of the communities we serve.
Women Against Taboo Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help survivors of sex trafficking and survival sex work to build healthy and sustainable lives for themselves and their families. The Women Against Taboo Foundation is also committed to reducing societal stigmas that contribute to the circumstances of forced sex work by increasing awareness and education to improve the sexual health of the communities we serve.
Our goals
Our short-term goal has changed dramatically since the pandemic. Our original plan was to implement a pilot program in Bangkok, Thailand, to help forced Thai sex workers to build healthy and sustainable lives. However, due to Thailand's rise in covid-19 cases causing their borders to be closed to tourists, our goal is to keep our Thai family housed, fed, and out of poverty-induced survival sex work. Our plans will continue to adapt as the pandemic resolves.
Our long term goal is to open our own sexual health outreach clinic!
Our long term goal is to open our own sexual health outreach clinic!
The History of Women Against Taboo
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A word from our founder:
"I started this organization to empower women and society to open discussions and awareness about sexual restoration, sex trafficking and exploitation, sexual assault, and sex related mental health illnesses. Mental health and sexual suppression especially against women and children are topics in the present era that are under-recognized and often pushed aside due to their tabooed stigma in schools, the work place, families, and society in general.
I noticed that many people who have had negative sexual experiences in the past, continue to deal with the physical and emotional difficulties in their everyday lives. They are withdrawn from their partners, they are in distress when their bodies are touched, they are always on alert for danger, they struggle to relax and be in the moment during sex or other important emotional building experiences in their lives. These people commonly develop body dysmorphia and/or disordered eating behaviors as a coping mechanism to not be seen or to be seen as undesirable. People may often develop other habits such as chronic pornography use which puts them at higher risk for developing erectile dysfunction, orgasm dysfunctions, depression, anxiety, and lower self-esteem.
I truly believe that consent, self empowerment, and respect for others should be topics that we teach from birth. The goal is that if we can recognize these issues, address them, and implement proper education that we will see a decline in rape, sex trafficking, and post sexual traumatic disorders like body distortion disorders, PTSD, substance used disorders, depression, and suicide.
That is my goal for this organization, to educate, reduce stigmas, expand our awareness about these troublesome topics, and help you discover what sexual wholeness means to you.
As I navigated the sexual education field while studying the sex industries in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Holland, I fell in love with helping women and children across seas empower their lives and find peace. We started creating the International Effort Against Forced Sex Slavery (IEAFSS) for Bangkok, Thailand in 2020, anticipating that it would be just one aspect of our organization. However, my passion for the project and the families we served grew, and I realized how much more of an impact we could have with the project as our sole purpose. I tried expanding the WATF back in 2019, and I lost my passion for the work. I am not a business-orientated person, and I'm afraid I have to disagree with most business ethics. For now, I like the organization small. It offers freedom, intimacy, and creativity while supporting genuine connections with the community. One day I may find the drive to expand again, but for now, I want to focus on doing the best work we can in our beloved Thai community. Although we may be less active in the United States communities, I intend to keep our small acts of kindness projects like donating Seahawk Beanies to the pediatric psychiatric units on Christmas as those kiddos are near and dear to my heart. "
- Taylor Stafford: Founder
"I started this organization to empower women and society to open discussions and awareness about sexual restoration, sex trafficking and exploitation, sexual assault, and sex related mental health illnesses. Mental health and sexual suppression especially against women and children are topics in the present era that are under-recognized and often pushed aside due to their tabooed stigma in schools, the work place, families, and society in general.
I noticed that many people who have had negative sexual experiences in the past, continue to deal with the physical and emotional difficulties in their everyday lives. They are withdrawn from their partners, they are in distress when their bodies are touched, they are always on alert for danger, they struggle to relax and be in the moment during sex or other important emotional building experiences in their lives. These people commonly develop body dysmorphia and/or disordered eating behaviors as a coping mechanism to not be seen or to be seen as undesirable. People may often develop other habits such as chronic pornography use which puts them at higher risk for developing erectile dysfunction, orgasm dysfunctions, depression, anxiety, and lower self-esteem.
I truly believe that consent, self empowerment, and respect for others should be topics that we teach from birth. The goal is that if we can recognize these issues, address them, and implement proper education that we will see a decline in rape, sex trafficking, and post sexual traumatic disorders like body distortion disorders, PTSD, substance used disorders, depression, and suicide.
That is my goal for this organization, to educate, reduce stigmas, expand our awareness about these troublesome topics, and help you discover what sexual wholeness means to you.
As I navigated the sexual education field while studying the sex industries in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Holland, I fell in love with helping women and children across seas empower their lives and find peace. We started creating the International Effort Against Forced Sex Slavery (IEAFSS) for Bangkok, Thailand in 2020, anticipating that it would be just one aspect of our organization. However, my passion for the project and the families we served grew, and I realized how much more of an impact we could have with the project as our sole purpose. I tried expanding the WATF back in 2019, and I lost my passion for the work. I am not a business-orientated person, and I'm afraid I have to disagree with most business ethics. For now, I like the organization small. It offers freedom, intimacy, and creativity while supporting genuine connections with the community. One day I may find the drive to expand again, but for now, I want to focus on doing the best work we can in our beloved Thai community. Although we may be less active in the United States communities, I intend to keep our small acts of kindness projects like donating Seahawk Beanies to the pediatric psychiatric units on Christmas as those kiddos are near and dear to my heart. "
- Taylor Stafford: Founder
