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Deborah Palfrey ran an escort agency in Washington, D.C. Sentenced to prison then found hanged.

Janet Mock | She worked in the sex industry in order to fund her transition and has since gone on to write a book about her experience. She is a hero for sex workers, especially trans sex workers.

Donna Castleberry was killed by an undercover vice police officer in Columbus, Ohio. She was trapped in the backseat and shot 3 times.

Margaret Cho | Comedian, actress, writer, producer, singer/songwriter, and passionate advocate for anti-racism, anti-bullying, and pro-LGBTQAI+ rights and visibility. She has also been public about her experiences in the sex industry.

Dora Ozer

Jim Norton | "By keeping prostitution illegal and demonizing all of its parties, we (you) are empowering pimps and human traffickers and anyone else who wants to victimize sex workers because they feel helpless under the law. Give sex workers rights. Give johns a break."

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Decriminalizing prostitution means that those who are sex workers, whether working through the internet or on the street, are afforded protection under the law.

Modeling studies indicate that decriminalizing sex work could lead to a 46% reduction in new HIV infections in sex workers over 10 years; eliminating sexual violence against sex workers could lead to a 20% reduction in new HIV infections

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended (22 U.S.C. § 7102), defines "severe forms of trafficking in persons" as:

If the demand for sex workers "causes" sex trafficking, then the demand for marriage "causes" domestic violence.

What I do with my body is my business.

Why is it illegal to sell something that people give away for free?

Nothing about us without us.

Human trafficking is not sex work.

Handcuffs are NEVER Rescue!

Ceyenne Doroshow (left) and J. Leigh Brantly (right) have joined our team.
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey testifies before the D.C. Council in support of the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019 (October 17, 2019)
Marchers in Las Vegas demonstrate against SESTA in June 2019. (Photo: John Locher/Bangor Daily News)
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey and Melissa Broudo (left to right) on the first day of the NACDL conference (November 20, 2019)

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DSW Welcomes Two New Team Members

No Vote Planned for Decrim Bill in D.C.

Bill To Study SESTA’s Harms To Be Introduced in Congress

Defense Lawyers Understand the Harms of Criminalization

Communications Director Kaytlin Bailey & General Counsel Melissa Broudo Make DSW’s Case to Legislators

Experts Urge RI Legislators To Study Decriminalization

DSW Billboard Challenges Lawmakers in Florida

DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey works to educate Newsmax TV viewers on the need to decriminalize sex work on Liquid Lunch with John Tabacco, Sept. 19, 2019

Melissa Broudo and members of the sex worker activist community marched together in the second Women's March | New York City

Melissa Broudo | FOSTA Panel with Ceyenne Doroshow, Stoya, & Suraj Patel | June 2018

Melissa Broudo VIP with Eryka Jayne | Brooklyn, NY, December 21. 2018

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Donations to DSW, an educational nonprofit organization, are tax deductible. Donations to the Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work (CDSW), the organization’s nonprofit lobbying branch, are not tax deductible.

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DSW and CDSW are based in NYC, Austin, and Washington, D.C.

Donations to both organizational branches can be mailed to 360 Nueces Street, Suite 1102, Austin, TX 78701.

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