Chapter two describes campaigns against the US youth sex trade in the late 1970s and 1980s. Activists drew upon cultural notions of childhood innocence and a racialized sexual double standard, using rhetoric and stories surprisingly similar to nineteenth century criminal seduction and white slave trade captivity narratives to motivate communities to organize and policymakers to act against youth involvement in the sex trade. This activism was distinct, however, in that it focused not only on girls but also boys involved in prostitution and pornography. The activists fighting the US youth sex trade in the 1970s included feminists resisting both male sexual abuse of young people and conservatives resisting progressive social change, including women’s rights, racial integration, and gay liberation. Taking advantage of these cultural and political opportunities, activists achieved new state and federal laws against sexual exploitation of youth and innovative services and programs specifically focused on juveniles involved in prostitution.