Sex work
The Economic Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work
Both criminal data and economic research demonstrate that decriminalization of sex work brings about a decline in violence against women
December 3, 2019
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Legal News
After Northern Territory decriminalizes sex work, Victoria announces inquiry to review outdated and ‘unfit for purpose’ laws
The state of Victoria in southeastern Australia has announced its first large-scale review of the sex industry in more than 35 years
November 29, 2019
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Legal News
Australia’s Northern Territory decriminalizes sex work!
The Sex Industry Bill 2019 was adopted in the Northern Territory Parliament on Tuesday, as Attorney-General Natasha Fyles pushes through change Sex work has now been
November 27, 2019
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Politics
Bid to decriminalize sex work in South Australia defeated in Parliament
The latest common-sense campaign to decriminalize sex work in South Australia has failed, with the state’s Parliament voting against the bill this week. The House of
November 15, 2019
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Legal News
Twenty Years Of Failing Sex Workers: A community report on the impact of the Swedish Model
Fuckförbundet has created a new report, titled “20 Years Of Failing Sex Workers”, as part of their 2019 conference “Sex Work, Human Rights And Health: Assessing 20 Years Of Swedish Model”.
October 14, 2019
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Legal News
Lifting Newfoundland Moratorium on Massage Parlors Important for Safety of Sex Workers
The lifting of the ban on massage parlors in St. John’s, Newfoundland is being deemed a really important first-step towards increasing the safety and rights
October 1, 2019
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Legal News
Democrat donor Ed Buck, suspected in the O.D. deaths of sex workers in West Hollywood, is arrested
Prominent Democratic Party donor Ed Buck, who has been subject to protests and calls for prosecution in the overdose deaths of two male sex workers
September 18, 2019
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Legal News
NY Times Profiles Attorney Jared Trujillo Who is Fighting to Decriminalize Sex Work in New York
“Sex work is inherently work,” lawyer Jared Trujillo told The Times. “It’s how people feed their families. It’s how people put clothes on their backs.
September 17, 2019
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Legal News
Letter to the Editor: Decriminalizing sex work in D.C. would save lives
We have previously reported on Washington D.C. considering the decriminalization of prostitution in the nation’s capital. This letter to the editor was published in Friday’s Washington
September 14, 2019
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HIV
Human Rights Watch Says ‘South Africa: Decriminalize Sex Work’
South African authorities are compromising the safety and wellbeing of women and obstructing efforts to end the HIV pandemic by treating sex work as a crime, Human Rights Watch and the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) said in a report released this month.
August 31, 2019
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Legal News
West Hollywood Activists Fight For Sex Worker Protections
The panel is held in West Hollywood discussed ways of working toward decriminalizing, and taking away the stigmas associated with, sex work. Sex workers want to be
August 30, 2019
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Legal News
Conditional consent: How the justice system fails sex workers who are sexually assaulted
An interesting exploration of conditional consent within the context of sex work, and the ramifications of not honoring and protecting the rights of workers.
August 24, 2019
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Legal News
‘Send them back’: migrant sex workers deported from Europe under anti-trafficking policies
Anti-trafficking policies claim to support vulnerable women, while sex worker advocates, libertarians, and human rights groups are dubious about their true intent. This column from
August 19, 2019
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Legal News
Bangladeshi Man Murders Unrepentant Sex Worker Wife in India
Accused irate at her refusal to return to their native country stabbed her to death, then tried to flee Mumbai A Bangladeshi man stabbed his
August 15, 2019
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Sex work
Newsweek Op/Ed: Sex Work Should Be Legal – If Only To Protect Women From Police
This excellent op/ed by Liesl Gerntholtz, acting program director at Human Rights Watch, was published Wednesday at Newsweek. It echoes the sentiments of every sex worker I know —
August 7, 2019
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Vancouver Island man arrested in connection to assaults on sex workers
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada — A Port Alberni, B.C., man was arrested in connection to a series of sexual assaults involving several women The
August 3, 2019
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Sex work
‘Decriminalize Sex Work To Protect Right To Health,’ Experts and Academics Say
Sex workers are three times more likely to suffer violence when faced with “repressive” policing, a study by leading public health experts shows. Full decriminalization
July 31, 2019
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Condoms
Gov. Newsom Signs SB 233 Sex Worker Protection Bill into Law in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today held true to a promise he made to sign into law SB 233 — a bill that prohibits the arrest
July 30, 2019
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Condoms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign bill that makes it easier for sex workers to report crimes
The move may constitute the first step toward decriminalization of sex work in the state The California Legislature passed SB 233 last week, an exciting—and much
July 29, 2019
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Sex work
Merseyside sex workers’ unique alliance fights back against rapes, arson attacks and beatings
Vulnerable women in Merseyside now have a formidable defense mechanism against sexual predators North West England — Rape, beatings and even burning fuel poured through
July 28, 2019
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Politics
Sex workers, lobbying at NY Capitol in Albany, seek more safety, less stigma
ALBANY, New York — More than 100 sex workers came to the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for two bills that they say would help
May 8, 2019
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Legal News
Op/Ed: Reform sex work laws to protect sex workers
A fine editorial on the need to reform laws criminalizing sex work in the U.S. The word prostitute — or sex worker, as is the preferred term
April 14, 2019
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Legal News
Congress Ramps Up War on Sex Workers
You may have never heard of the “Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act“, but it cleared Senate on Monday through a secret
January 2, 2019
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Industry
Kate Iselin: ‘Why I choose to do sex work’
New from the awesome Kate Iselin: As a sex worker, sometimes it’s difficult to justify exactly why I do my job. Not in a day-to-day
November 25, 2018
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Legal News
Oak Bay officer fired for allegedly hiring sex worker, retires before punishment
British Columbia, CANADA – An Oak Bay cop has been ordered dismissed over allegations of hiring a sex trade worker but retired before the punishment
November 24, 2018
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Sex work
Major Quebec women’s group continues to lose members over pro-sex worker resolution
Once again, feminist fanatics rush to throw other women under the bus in the name of ideology. Quebec, Canada’s most prominent women’s group continues to
November 23, 2018
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National Court in Feminist Socialist-Run Spain Rejects Sex Worker Union
This is why we laugh at sex workers who call themselves Marxists and socialists… Spain’s National Court has ruled against the creation of a sex
November 21, 2018
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