Cherry Kingsley: Recognizing the Person sheds light on the exploitation of youth in the sex trade. Throughout most of her young life, Cherry Kingsley suffered abuse and exploitation as a child prostitute on the streets of Vancouver. At the age of 22, after a life transforming event, she decided to step out of the "shadow of shame". She organized numerous projects and conferences where she inspired youth from around the world to speak out against the abuse and exploitation of children. In 1996, she attended the First World Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Stockholm, Sweden. For her relentless efforts as a child advocate, she received the Governor-General's Award in 2000.