Strippers say Washington state is terrible for dancing. They want a ‘bill of rights’ to fix that | KUOW
Strippers say Washington state is terrible for dancing. They want a ‘bill of rights’ to fix that | KUOW
The Washington state legislature is taking up a so-called ‘Strippers Bill of Rights’ | NPR/All Things Considered
The Washington state legislature is taking up a so-called ‘Strippers Bill of Rights’ | NPR/All Things Considered
Human Trafficking Prevention Needs A Public Health Approach | Forbes
Human Trafficking Prevention Needs A Public Health Approach | Forbes
DSW on Meet the Press
DSW on Meet the Press
December 9, 2023 NBC’s Meet the Press recently covered Maine’s misguided decision to implement the Entrapment Model of governing sex work. The segment featured DSW...
Sex work decriminalization efforts leave workers, advocates and survivors divided | Meet the Press
Sex work decriminalization efforts leave workers, advocates and survivors divided | Meet the Press
December 9, 2023 NBC’s Meet the Press covers Maine’s misguided decision to implement the Entrapment Model of governing sex work. Melissa Broudo shares why decriminalization...
The Gilgo Beach Suspect May Have Hunted Them. Now They’re Key Witnesses. | The New York Times
The Gilgo Beach Suspect May Have Hunted Them. Now They’re Key Witnesses. | The New York Times
NYPD: 17 men arrested, charged for trying to purchase sex | news12 Brooklyn
NYPD: 17 men arrested, charged for trying to purchase sex | news12 Brooklyn
Why some advocates are pushing back against decriminalization in the sex trade | WBUR
Why some advocates are pushing back against decriminalization in the sex trade | WBUR
Scott Sloan Debates DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz | 700 WLW Cincinnati
Scott Sloan Debates DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz | 700 WLW Cincinnati
August 24, 2023
Gilgo Beach killer hunt slowed by infighting between prosecutors, police | The Washington Post
Gilgo Beach killer hunt slowed by infighting between prosecutors, police | The Washington Post
Protecting sex workers: Why are they vulnerable to violence? | NewsNation
Protecting sex workers: Why are they vulnerable to violence? | NewsNation
Opinion: Sex-worker immunity would have helped Gilgo Beach probe | Newsday
Opinion: Sex-worker immunity would have helped Gilgo Beach probe | Newsday
By Melissa Sontag Broudo Guest essay Updated July 25, 2023 7:36 pm The recent arrest of Rex A. Heuermann in the Gilgo Beach murder investigation...
There has been a lot of talk about prostitution in Metro Detroit lately — Is it time to legalize it? | wwj newsradio 950
There has been a lot of talk about prostitution in Metro Detroit lately — Is it time to legalize it? | wwj newsradio 950
The Victims on Gilgo Beach | The Brian Lehrer Show on New York Public Radio
The Victims on Gilgo Beach | The Brian Lehrer Show on New York Public Radio
July 18, 2023 New York Public Radio’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” covers the lives of the victims found on Gilgo Beach and includes an interview...
The DC Circuit just upheld a controversial law aimed at protecting sex trafficking victims … | Insider
The DC Circuit just upheld a controversial law aimed at protecting sex trafficking victims … | Insider
Voice of Maine’s ‘GHRT Rewinds’ Hosts DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz
Voice of Maine’s ‘GHRT Rewinds’ Hosts DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz
June 7, 2023 WVOM’s George Hale & Rick Tyler interview DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz on Voice of Maine’s “GHRT Rewinds” for June 7, 2023. Listen here...
Maine bill partially decriminalizing prostitution faces new backlash | Bangor Daily News
Maine bill partially decriminalizing prostitution faces new backlash | Bangor Daily News
Decriminalize prostitution? Massachusetts lawmakers weigh bills amid deep divide in sex industry | WCVB 5
Decriminalize prostitution? Massachusetts lawmakers weigh bills amid deep divide in sex industry | WCVB 5
Las dos caras del trabajo sexual en NY | El Diario
Las dos caras del trabajo sexual en NY | El Diario
Making Sex Work an Honest Business Makes Communities Safer | New York Law Journal
Making Sex Work an Honest Business Makes Communities Safer | New York Law Journal
COMMENTARY Making Sex Work an Honest Business Makes Communities Safer Those of us with the power to defend individuals — or to change laws —...
Sex Workers Fight for Their Rights | The Progressive Magazine
Sex Workers Fight for Their Rights | The Progressive Magazine
Bill would allow sex workers to report crime without fear of prosecution | Gothamist
Bill would allow sex workers to report crime without fear of prosecution | Gothamist
Commission studying whether sex work should be decriminalized in RI | WPRI.com
Commission studying whether sex work should be decriminalized in RI | WPRI.com
How Anti-Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Laws Victimize People of Color | The Crime Report
How Anti-Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Laws Victimize People of Color | The Crime Report
Want to Reduce Violence Against Sex Workers? Offer Them Immunity | The Crime Report
Want to Reduce Violence Against Sex Workers? Offer Them Immunity | The Crime Report
Shifting the state’s perspective on sex work | The Capitol Pressroom
Shifting the state’s perspective on sex work | The Capitol Pressroom
OnlyFans’ reversal on adult content ban leaves Nevada sex workers in limbo | Las Vegas Sun
OnlyFans’ reversal on adult content ban leaves Nevada sex workers in limbo | Las Vegas Sun
How policies meant to protect sex workers continue to fail them | medium.com
How policies meant to protect sex workers continue to fail them | medium.com
What It Is Like to Be a Sex Worker | The Common Reader
What It Is Like to Be a Sex Worker | The Common Reader
DSW’s Frances Steele is quoted: “Even well-intended laws can get in the way. Frances Steele, a Wash.U. alum who is now a project coordinator for...
There’s a special court for sex workers, but it’s a far cry from what they need | Prism.com
There’s a special court for sex workers, but it’s a far cry from what they need | Prism.com
DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz is quoted: “Human trafficking occurs across all labor sectors and is a horrific crime,” said Ariela Moscowitz, director of communications at Decriminalize...
She Works Hard for the Money: Decriminalization and changing public attitudes makes sex work safer for everyone | Motif
She Works Hard for the Money: Decriminalization and changing public attitudes makes sex work safer for everyone | Motif
DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz is quoted: “We’re always pushing sex work to be seen as work … and to improve the health and safety of sex...
Brooklyn DA: Outstanding prostitution warrants from past 4 decades dismissed | News 12
Brooklyn DA: Outstanding prostitution warrants from past 4 decades dismissed | News 12
DSW’S MELISSA BROUDO IS FEATURED: “This is not just symbolic. It is meaningful for those over 857 people whose lives were directly impacted by criminalization...
San Fran honors Margo St. James as N.Y. pols, feminists debate decriminalizing prostitution | The Village Sun
San Fran honors Margo St. James as N.Y. pols, feminists debate decriminalizing prostitution | The Village Sun
Brooklyn DA’s office announces dismissal of 262 outstanding warrants related to sex work | News12 Brooklyn
Brooklyn DA’s office announces dismissal of 262 outstanding warrants related to sex work | News12 Brooklyn
Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work | Detroit Free Press
Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work | Detroit Free Press
The EARN IT Act: How an anti-child exploitation law could cause more problems than it solves | fouroneone.consumersadvocate.org
The EARN IT Act: How an anti-child exploitation law could cause more problems than it solves | fouroneone.consumersadvocate.org
EARN IT: The Anti-Child Trafficking Bill That’s Actually an Anti-Sex Work Bill | brokeassstuart.com
EARN IT: The Anti-Child Trafficking Bill That’s Actually an Anti-Sex Work Bill | brokeassstuart.com
Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse. | Miami Herald
Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse. | Miami Herald
The Senate Might Pass a Bill That Could Eliminate Your Internet Privacy | betches.com
The Senate Might Pass a Bill That Could Eliminate Your Internet Privacy | betches.com
DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News
DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News
May 22, 2020 An opinion piece by DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey was published in the New Hampshire Union Leader in response to an opponent’s op-ed published...
Kaytlin Bailey op-ed: Protect and empower NH’s sex workers | New Hampshire Union Leader
Kaytlin Bailey op-ed: Protect and empower NH’s sex workers | New Hampshire Union Leader
Only Tulsi Gabbard Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work, but Other Dems Show Signs of Progress on the Issue | Reason
Only Tulsi Gabbard Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work, but Other Dems Show Signs of Progress on the Issue | Reason
Opinion: It’s time to decriminalize sex work and focus on actual crimes | Orange County Register
Opinion: It’s time to decriminalize sex work and focus on actual crimes | Orange County Register
Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”
Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is featured. “Sex work [is] only legal in parts of Nevada, and there it is highly restricted. What are some of the...
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work | Truthout
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work | Truthout
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: “I can’t blame politicians who have been sold a hundred years of propaganda and lies about the world’s oldest profession...
The Chip Franklin Show: “Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey”
The Chip Franklin Show: “Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey”
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is featured. “Chip talks to Kaytlin Bailey of Decriminalize Sex Work about why sex workers should not be prosecuted.”
Podcast: “You’re Wrong About… Human Trafficking”
Podcast: “You’re Wrong About… Human Trafficking”
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is featured: “Mike tells Sarah how NGOs, activists and George W. Bush resurrected the ‘stranger danger’ panic for the modern era. Digressions...
Prostitution Stings Net Plenty of Arrests but Few Charges for Human Trafficking | News Chief
Prostitution Stings Net Plenty of Arrests but Few Charges for Human Trafficking | News Chief
Massage Parlors with “Happy Endings” Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living | Vice
Massage Parlors with “Happy Endings” Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living | Vice
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: “police officers sexually abusing sex workers … and sex workers being reticent and cautious around the police … is very...
“Girls Do Porn” Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say | Vice
“Girls Do Porn” Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say | Vice
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: “To pretend that this is what the entire porn industry is like denigrates exactly the people that they claim to...
Kaytlin Bailey’s suggestions for Sen. Kamala Harris on sex work | Washington Examiner
Kaytlin Bailey’s suggestions for Sen. Kamala Harris on sex work | Washington Examiner
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: “Candidates like Harris should stand with the cops who are tired of arresting people for just getting one another off.”
2020 Candidates Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | CBS News
2020 Candidates Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | CBS News
DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: "You have violence, you have exploitation, and you have blackmail. You have people operating outside the law, because legal protections...
Could Prostitution Be the Next Vice To Be Decriminalized? | The New York Times
Could Prostitution Be the Next Vice To Be Decriminalized? | The New York Times
Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work | Counterpunch
Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work | Counterpunch
Scott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution | Providence Journal
Scott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution | Providence Journal
A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea | Vice Motherboard
A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea | Vice Motherboard
Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers | Reason
Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers | Reason
UpriseRI Covers DSW’s Launch
UpriseRI Covers DSW’s Launch
DSW Gets Press in New Hampshire | New Hampshire Union Leader
DSW Gets Press in New Hampshire | New Hampshire Union Leader

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