D.C. Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:48:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 D.C. Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 Letter to the Editor: Decriminalizing sex work in D.C. would save lives https://mikesouth.com/legal/letter-to-the-editor-decriminalizing-sex-work-in-d-c-would-save-lives-51124/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/letter-to-the-editor-decriminalizing-sex-work-in-d-c-would-save-lives-51124/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2019 14:48:05 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=51124 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 Post: The Sept. 3 editorial “The wrong move for the progressive movement” claimed that decriminalizing sex work would make sex workers and communities less safe. But evidence suggests otherwise: Removing […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/legal/letter-to-the-editor-decriminalizing-sex-work-in-d-c-would-save-lives-51124/feed/ 1 51124 D.C. Considers Decriminalization of Prostitution https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/d-c-considers-decriminalization-prostitution-18828/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/d-c-considers-decriminalization-prostitution-18828/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2017 23:24:11 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=18828 A push to decriminalize the “world’s oldest profession” is gaining steam in D.C., according to news reports. D.C. Councilmember David Grosso has proposed legislation that would strip criminal penalties away from those who participate in “consensual sexual exchange.” Working with a sex worker advocacy group to hash out the specific language, Grosso introduced the bill […]

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