Jessica Yee

Jessica Yee is the founder and Director of the Native
Youth Sexual Health Network, who works across North America on issues
of healthy sexuality, cultural competency, and youth empowerment. At
22, she is a proud Mohawk and Indigenous Chinese young woman, who is
also involved in anti-oppression and violence prevention education work
with organizations such as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
and the Highway of Tears Initiative.

Jessica is a strong believer in the power of the youth voice, and you can see her activisting it up on sites like SHAMELESS Magazine: For Girls Who Get It!, RABBLE.ca, or writing in the community about Indigenous feminism and sex in the Turtle Island Native News or the Kahnawake Eastern Door.

She is currently doing front line reproductive rights activist work
with Canadians for Choice, and sits on the Board of Directors for
Maggie's: Sex Workers Organizing. She is also teaching with the Alberta
Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health, and is the National Youth
Coordinator for the Taking Action Project! Art and Aboriginal Youth
Leadership for HIV Prevention.

Jessica is a special correspondent for Racialicious.