California Gov. Gavin Newsom today held true to a promise he made to sign into law SB 233 — a bill that prohibits the arrest
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
Vulnerable women in Merseyside now have a formidable defense mechanism against sexual predators North West England — Rape, beatings and even burning fuel poured through
ALBANY, New York — More than 100 sex workers came to the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby for two bills that they say would help
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
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
British Columbia, CANADA – An Oak Bay cop has been ordered dismissed over allegations of hiring a sex trade worker but retired before the punishment
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
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
He first struck 30 years ago last month and since then a number of murders have been linked to the sadistic killer The horrific case
Last weekend, Kate Iselin did a favor for a friend. Thankfully in New South Wales, it was legal. But it’s not the same across Australia.
The future of sex work, despite what you may have heard from frantic journalists decrying the death of human interaction, is not robots. It’s humans.
VANCOUVER—Kerry Porth fondly remembers the day in 2013 when the Supreme Court of Canada made the landmark decision to strike down laws that criminalized doing
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Tucked inside the second floor of the Redstone Building on 16th Street, more than 60 Mission residents packed into a room
The Mercury ran this piece by Kate Iselin in Sept. We’ve had some requests for posts addressing this issue and hope you find her take
Never rely on a booker who is also an escort competing with you in the same market. It both infuriates and saddens me to see
Hannah Al-Othman writes at Buzzfeed that even while soliciting is banned on the app, sex workers who make clear they are only using Tinder for dating
A Muslim man in Sydney who recruited a teenager to set fire to a sex worker he was obsessed with has had his jail sentence
This article from the San Francisco Chronicle contains few surprises to readers of MikeSouth.com, but it’s a riveting look at the devastation wrought by the
Two universities in England have insisted they are not promoting prostitution after a sex workers’ support group was given a stall at its freshers’ fairs,
A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor accused of shooting to death four Texas sex workers and kidnapping a fifth was jailed Sunday on $2.5 million bond.
According to a recent article that appeared on Motherboard, film producer Erika Lust had her YouTube account shut down and was banned from YouTube after
From Emily Witt’s excellent New Yorker essay, “After the Closure of Backpage, Increasingly Vulnerable Sex Workers Are Demanding Their Rights”, published Friday. On a
Julie Bates has been awarded an Order of Australia for her advocacy for sex workers and other marginalized Australians. Julie Bates laughs at the way
Recent allegations of abuse within the worlds of mainstream and adult entertainment have brought the subject of consent into the foreground where it belongs. This post comes from a MUST
On June 2, International Sex Workers Day, members of BAPS (Bay Area Pros Support) and the noted sex worker clinic the St. James Infirmary will rally
After years of defiantly championing the controversial ‘Nordic model’ for criminalizing sex work, controversial Greens candidate Kathleen Maltzahn has performed a spectacular backflip ahead of
