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State Representative Mandie Landry Fights to Decriminalize Prostitution | Big Easy Magazine

State Representative Mandie Landry Fights to Decriminalize Prostitution | Big Easy Magazine

March 6, 2021
Science-Based Policy Means Decriminalizing Sex Work, Say Hundreds of Researchers | Reason

Science-Based Policy Means Decriminalizing Sex Work, Say Hundreds of Researchers | Reason

March 3, 2021
Decriminalization News From Oregon and Louisiana

Decriminalization News From Oregon and Louisiana

March 3, 2021
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

February 24, 2021
Sex workers are human too. They deserve protections for reporting violence. | Business Insider

Sex workers are human too. They deserve protections for reporting violence. | Business Insider

February 14, 2021
An East Coast Advocacy Group Is Using Oregon as a Testing Ground for Decriminalizing Sex Work | Willamette Week

An East Coast Advocacy Group Is Using Oregon as a Testing Ground for Decriminalizing Sex Work | Willamette Week

February 10, 2021
Erasing Criminal Records Lets Trafficking Victims Rebuild | Law360.com

Erasing Criminal Records Lets Trafficking Victims Rebuild | Law360.com

February 7, 2021
A Victory Decades in the Making: New York Repeals the Walking While Trans Ban

A Victory Decades in the Making: New York Repeals the Walking While Trans Ban

February 3, 2021
One-third of all sex workers unable to call 911 due to fear of repercussions from cops: study | Vancouver Sun

One-third of all sex workers unable to call 911 due to fear of repercussions from cops: study | Vancouver Sun

January 30, 2021
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

January 29, 2021
More Than 1,000 Open Prostitution Cases in Brooklyn Are Going To Be Wiped From the Files | BuzzFeed.News

More Than 1,000 Open Prostitution Cases in Brooklyn Are Going To Be Wiped From the Files | BuzzFeed.News

January 28, 2021
New York Democrats finally ready to repeal ‘walking while trans’ loitering law | New York Daily News

New York Democrats finally ready to repeal ‘walking while trans’ loitering law | New York Daily News

January 21, 2021
Margo St. James, Advocate for Sex Workers, Dies at 83 | The New York Times

Margo St. James, Advocate for Sex Workers, Dies at 83 | The New York Times

January 20, 2021
Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work | Detroit Free Press

Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work | Detroit Free Press

January 15, 2021
Washtenaw County Decriminalizes Consensual Sex Work

Washtenaw County Decriminalizes Consensual Sex Work

January 15, 2021
St. Louis mayor candidate calls for ‘decriminalizing’ sex work; opponents disagree | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis mayor candidate calls for ‘decriminalizing’ sex work; opponents disagree | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

January 13, 2021
The Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work | U.S. News & World Report

The Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work | U.S. News & World Report

January 11, 2021
Pornhub squarely targeted in bipartisan bill to regulate sex work online | Ars Technica

Pornhub squarely targeted in bipartisan bill to regulate sex work online | Ars Technica

December 21, 2020
Inside the Shady Sex-Work Abolitionist Group That Gutted Pornhub | Daily Beast

Inside the Shady Sex-Work Abolitionist Group That Gutted Pornhub | Daily Beast

December 17, 2020
New York Lawmakers Demand NYPD Halt Undercover Sex Trade Stings | ProPublica

New York Lawmakers Demand NYPD Halt Undercover Sex Trade Stings | ProPublica

December 16, 2020
Dropping prostitution offenses pitched by Albany progressives | Niagara Gazette

Dropping prostitution offenses pitched by Albany progressives | Niagara Gazette

December 15, 2020
AOC responds ‘Sex work is work,’ to report of NYC paramedic posting racy photos for cash | FoxNews.com

AOC responds ‘Sex work is work,’ to report of NYC paramedic posting racy photos for cash | FoxNews.com

December 15, 2020
NYPD Cops Cash In on Sex Trade Arrests With Little Evidence, While Black and Brown New Yorkers Pay the Price | ProPublica

NYPD Cops Cash In on Sex Trade Arrests With Little Evidence, While Black and Brown New Yorkers Pay the Price | ProPublica

December 7, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, here’s how you can rebuild the economy: Decriminalize sex work | CNN.com

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, here’s how you can rebuild the economy: Decriminalize sex work | CNN.com

December 6, 2020
Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t | Rolling Stone

Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t | Rolling Stone

December 3, 2020
Ex-prostitute Elisa Crespo vies to become first trans member of NYC Council | New York Post

Ex-prostitute Elisa Crespo vies to become first trans member of NYC Council | New York Post

November 29, 2020
The Palermo Protocol: 20 Years Later

The Palermo Protocol: 20 Years Later

November 24, 2020
Missed opportunities and exclusion: sex workers reflect on two decades of anti-trafficking | openDemocracy

Missed opportunities and exclusion: sex workers reflect on two decades of anti-trafficking | openDemocracy

November 24, 2020
To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work | ACLU

To Protect Black Trans Lives, Decriminalize Sex Work | ACLU

November 20, 2020
Biden Has a Plan to Tackle Online Harassment. What Does It Actually Say? | Vice

Biden Has a Plan to Tackle Online Harassment. What Does It Actually Say? | Vice

November 12, 2020
Does Kamala Harris Want To Legalize Prostitution? | Snopes

Does Kamala Harris Want To Legalize Prostitution? | Snopes

November 11, 2020
How QAnon is undermining the real global fight against human trafficking | Yahoo News

How QAnon is undermining the real global fight against human trafficking | Yahoo News

October 31, 2020
Mayoral Hopefuls Divided on Sex Work Decrim at Jim Owles Forum | Gay City News

Mayoral Hopefuls Divided on Sex Work Decrim at Jim Owles Forum | Gay City News

October 14, 2020
Repeal This Law: New York must remove from the books a statute that criminalizes Walking While Trans | Daily News

Repeal This Law: New York must remove from the books a statute that criminalizes Walking While Trans | Daily News

September 20, 2020
The Second Anniversary of Sex Worker Pride

The Second Anniversary of Sex Worker Pride

September 14, 2020
De Blasio To Change NYC Sex Work Policy

De Blasio To Change NYC Sex Work Policy

September 2, 2020
Hero(es) of the Month: Honoring the Dancers of the Lusty Lady

Hero(es) of the Month: Honoring the Dancers of the Lusty Lady

September 1, 2020
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

August 28, 2020
OnlyFans’ New Policy Endangers Sex Workers During COVID-19

OnlyFans’ New Policy Endangers Sex Workers During COVID-19

August 27, 2020
NY Senate Fails Trafficking Survivors, Again

NY Senate Fails Trafficking Survivors, Again

August 19, 2020
MA Democratic Senate Candidates Are Listening to Sex Workers

MA Democratic Senate Candidates Are Listening to Sex Workers

August 19, 2020
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

August 14, 2020
Sex Workers Slammed by the Pandemic Say City Council Aid Misses the Mark | The City

Sex Workers Slammed by the Pandemic Say City Council Aid Misses the Mark | The City

August 12, 2020
Markey, Kennedy support decriminalizing sex work at justice-focused forum | The Boston Globe

Markey, Kennedy support decriminalizing sex work at justice-focused forum | The Boston Globe

August 4, 2020
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

July 29, 2020
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

July 28, 2020
DSW Takes Action Against EARN IT

DSW Takes Action Against EARN IT

July 22, 2020
EARN IT Act Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

EARN IT Act Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

July 22, 2020
DSW Supports Criminal Justice Reform Bills in New York

DSW Supports Criminal Justice Reform Bills in New York

July 14, 2020
‘We’re Fighting, and We’re Winning’: G.L.I.T.S. Founder Ceyenne Doroshow on Raising More Than $1 Million for the Black Trans Community | Vogue

‘We’re Fighting, and We’re Winning’: G.L.I.T.S. Founder Ceyenne Doroshow on Raising More Than $1 Million for the Black Trans Community | Vogue

July 6, 2020
A New Bill Threatening Free Speech and Online Security Passes the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

A New Bill Threatening Free Speech and Online Security Passes the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

July 2, 2020
A Victory Against Loitering Statutes in Seattle

A Victory Against Loitering Statutes in Seattle

June 22, 2020
Ah Toy, Pioneering Prostitute of Gold Rush California | The New York Review of Books

Ah Toy, Pioneering Prostitute of Gold Rush California | The New York Review of Books

June 19, 2020
Hero of the Month: Portland-based stripper and sex worker rights activist Cat Hollis is demanding fair treatment for Black sex workers

Hero of the Month: Portland-based stripper and sex worker rights activist Cat Hollis is demanding fair treatment for Black sex workers

June 18, 2020
Corporate Pride Events Can’t Happen This Year. Let’s Keep It That Way. | Buzzfeed News

Corporate Pride Events Can’t Happen This Year. Let’s Keep It That Way. | Buzzfeed News

June 16, 2020
Abused then arrested: inside California’s crackdown on sex work | The Guardian

Abused then arrested: inside California’s crackdown on sex work | The Guardian

June 3, 2020
International Whore’s Day 2020: Virtual and Vibrant

International Whore’s Day 2020: Virtual and Vibrant

June 2, 2020
Queens Prosecutor Is Wrong About Human Trafficking and Arresting Johns

Queens Prosecutor Is Wrong About Human Trafficking and Arresting Johns

May 25, 2020
DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News

DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News

May 22, 2020
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

May 22, 2020
Queens DA’s new Human Trafficking Bureau will prosecute sex traffickers, pimps and johns |Queens Daily Eagle

Queens DA’s new Human Trafficking Bureau will prosecute sex traffickers, pimps and johns |Queens Daily Eagle

May 18, 2020
Decriminalize, For Public Health

Decriminalize, For Public Health

May 15, 2020
Strip clubs, payday lenders, lobbyists fight to get emergency federal loans | The Washington Post

Strip clubs, payday lenders, lobbyists fight to get emergency federal loans | The Washington Post

May 6, 2020
He fought to protect sex workers from COVID-19 and much more. Then the virus came for him | Los Angeles Times

He fought to protect sex workers from COVID-19 and much more. Then the virus came for him | Los Angeles Times

May 6, 2020
Leader of Mexico Sex-Worker Group Dies of COVID-19

Leader of Mexico Sex-Worker Group Dies of COVID-19

May 5, 2020
Wisconsin Judge Grants Strip Clubs Eligibility for Federal Funds

Wisconsin Judge Grants Strip Clubs Eligibility for Federal Funds

May 1, 2020
Pope Gifts Funds to Transgender Community | The Tablet

Pope Gifts Funds to Transgender Community | The Tablet

May 1, 2020
‘Don’t have to fight for pennies’: New Zealand safety net helps sex workers in lockdown | The Guardian

‘Don’t have to fight for pennies’: New Zealand safety net helps sex workers in lockdown | The Guardian

April 27, 2020
How the Sex Industry Is Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic | Nashville Scene

How the Sex Industry Is Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic | Nashville Scene

April 23, 2020
Excluding Those in the Sex Industry From COVID-19 Relief Is a Mistake | The Washington Post

Excluding Those in the Sex Industry From COVID-19 Relief Is a Mistake | The Washington Post

April 23, 2020
Japan is offering sex workers financial aid. But they say it’s not enough to survive the coronavirus pandemic | CNN.com

Japan is offering sex workers financial aid. But they say it’s not enough to survive the coronavirus pandemic | CNN.com

April 20, 2020
Dangerous Bail Reform Rollbacks Pass in the NYS Budget Amidst Pandemic Crisis

Dangerous Bail Reform Rollbacks Pass in the NYS Budget Amidst Pandemic Crisis

April 3, 2020
Co-Working From a Social Distance

Co-Working From a Social Distance

April 1, 2020
Unemployed legal sex workers in Nevada struggling during coronavirus closures | Reno Gazette Journal

Unemployed legal sex workers in Nevada struggling during coronavirus closures | Reno Gazette Journal

March 31, 2020
Two Fired Columbus Police Vice Officers Arrested on Federal Charges | WOSU Radio

Two Fired Columbus Police Vice Officers Arrested on Federal Charges | WOSU Radio

March 31, 2020
Sex Worker Rights Community Rallies Around COVID-19 Crisis

Sex Worker Rights Community Rallies Around COVID-19 Crisis

March 30, 2020
Hero of the New York Transgender Community Passes Away From COVID

Hero of the New York Transgender Community Passes Away From COVID

March 30, 2020
FOSTA/SESTA #2: The “EARN IT Act” Threatens the Rights and Safety of Online Communities

FOSTA/SESTA #2: The “EARN IT Act” Threatens the Rights and Safety of Online Communities

March 15, 2020
Our Bodies, Our Labors, Our Streets: International Women’s Day in NYC

Our Bodies, Our Labors, Our Streets: International Women’s Day in NYC

March 8, 2020
DSW Rallies With Activists To Pass the #WalkingWhileTrans Repeal

DSW Rallies With Activists To Pass the #WalkingWhileTrans Repeal

March 3, 2020
Honoring Our Movement: International Sex Worker Rights Day

Honoring Our Movement: International Sex Worker Rights Day

March 3, 2020
Hero of the Month: Seema Fokla, International Symbol of Sex Worker Unity

Hero of the Month: Seema Fokla, International Symbol of Sex Worker Unity

March 1, 2020

Super Tuesday Is International Sex Worker Rights Day

February 27, 2020
New Hampshire Bills Would Grant Immunity When Reporting Certain Crimes | WGME

New Hampshire Bills Would Grant Immunity When Reporting Certain Crimes | WGME

February 24, 2020
Mike Bloomberg Once Again Called Transgender People “It” And “Some Guy Wearing A Dress” | Buzzfeed News

Mike Bloomberg Once Again Called Transgender People “It” And “Some Guy Wearing A Dress” | Buzzfeed News

February 18, 2020
DSW Travels To Nairobi to Meet With the African Sex Workers Alliance

DSW Travels To Nairobi to Meet With the African Sex Workers Alliance

February 13, 2020
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

February 10, 2020
Bill in Vermont Would Decriminalize Prostitution | ABC News

Bill in Vermont Would Decriminalize Prostitution | ABC News

February 6, 2020
Sex Worker Advocates Grade Democratic Candidates on Prostitution Policy Positions

Sex Worker Advocates Grade Democratic Candidates on Prostitution Policy Positions

February 6, 2020
DSW Ranks Presidential Candidates

DSW Ranks Presidential Candidates

February 6, 2020
February Hero

February Hero

February 1, 2020
Majority of Voters Support Decrim

Majority of Voters Support Decrim

January 30, 2020
Sex Workers Win Major Decision in Federal Court

Sex Workers Win Major Decision in Federal Court

January 27, 2020

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Revives Woodhull’s Case

January 24, 2020
Opinion: Sex Workers Win Major Decision in Federal Court

Opinion: Sex Workers Win Major Decision in Federal Court

January 24, 2020
Ohio legislators propose contrasting routes against prostitution: john registry, funding for court programs | The Columbus Dispatch

Ohio legislators propose contrasting routes against prostitution: john registry, funding for court programs | The Columbus Dispatch

January 20, 2020

Decriminalise sex work to prevent trafficking and abuse | openDemocracy.net

January 11, 2020
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

January 10, 2020
NY Gender Diversity Coalition Introduces Legislative Platform

NY Gender Diversity Coalition Introduces Legislative Platform

January 8, 2020
Column: Harm reduction addresses sex trafficking | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Column: Harm reduction addresses sex trafficking | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

January 5, 2020

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