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Oregon sex workers advocate for decriminalization, in their own words | Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon sex workers advocate for decriminalization, in their own words | Oregon Public Broadcasting

July 19, 2021
Key Committee OKs CA Senator Scott Wiener’s Bill to Decriminalize Sex Work-Related Loitering | The Davis Vanguard

Key Committee OKs CA Senator Scott Wiener’s Bill to Decriminalize Sex Work-Related Loitering | The Davis Vanguard

July 15, 2021
Opinion: Portland Will Host the First Human Rights Commission Event for Oregon Sex Workers. Here’s Why. | Portland Mercury

Opinion: Portland Will Host the First Human Rights Commission Event for Oregon Sex Workers. Here’s Why. | Portland Mercury

July 12, 2021
Burlington City Council Will Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | Seven Days

Burlington City Council Will Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | Seven Days

July 12, 2021
60 survivors of human trafficking push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the START Act | POLITICO

60 survivors of human trafficking push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the START Act | POLITICO

July 9, 2021
Supporters of the START Act ask Governor to sign the bill | News10.com

Supporters of the START Act ask Governor to sign the bill | News10.com

July 9, 2021
Political Scene: From sex workers to shoreline access, there’s a legislative study | The Providence Journal

Political Scene: From sex workers to shoreline access, there’s a legislative study | The Providence Journal

July 5, 2021
Paving the Path to Decriminalization in Oregon and Beyond | giddy.com

Paving the Path to Decriminalization in Oregon and Beyond | giddy.com

July 2, 2021
This American Life 740, Act One: Catching Deer When You Wanted Lions | This American Life

This American Life 740, Act One: Catching Deer When You Wanted Lions | This American Life

July 2, 2021
Gov. Mills vetoes bill to decriminalize prostitution | Portland Press Herald

Gov. Mills vetoes bill to decriminalize prostitution | Portland Press Herald

June 30, 2021
Advocates for sex workers vindicated in Section 230 debate by new GAO report | Roll Call

Advocates for sex workers vindicated in Section 230 debate by new GAO report | Roll Call

June 29, 2021
Opinion/Shih: The racialized policing of human trafficking in RI | The Providence Journal

Opinion/Shih: The racialized policing of human trafficking in RI | The Providence Journal

June 24, 2021
The Real Story of the Bipartisan Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill That Failed Miserably on Its Own Terms | The New Republic

The Real Story of the Bipartisan Anti–Sex Trafficking Bill That Failed Miserably on Its Own Terms | The New Republic

June 23, 2021
Advocates Plan Ballot Initiative to Repeal Oregon’s Prostitution Statutes | Willamette Week

Advocates Plan Ballot Initiative to Repeal Oregon’s Prostitution Statutes | Willamette Week

June 4, 2021
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

June 2, 2021
What It Is Like to Be a Sex Worker | The Common Reader

What It Is Like to Be a Sex Worker | The Common Reader

May 30, 2021
Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events: Live updates from weekend remembrances | The Oklahoman

Tulsa Race Massacre centennial events: Live updates from weekend remembrances | The Oklahoman

May 26, 2021
Current and former Texas constable’s deputies file lawsuit alleging abuse from commanding officers | NBC News

Current and former Texas constable’s deputies file lawsuit alleging abuse from commanding officers | NBC News

May 24, 2021
NY Senate Passes the START Act

NY Senate Passes the START Act

May 24, 2021
How NYPD’s Vice Unit Got Prostitution Policing All Wrong | ProPublica.org

How NYPD’s Vice Unit Got Prostitution Policing All Wrong | ProPublica.org

May 3, 2021
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

April 28, 2021
Manhattan will stop prosecuting sex workers, marking ‘monumental’ step for trans advocates | nbcnews.com

Manhattan will stop prosecuting sex workers, marking ‘monumental’ step for trans advocates | nbcnews.com

April 23, 2021
Decriminalize Sex Work’s Statement on Manhattan DA’s Announcement

Decriminalize Sex Work’s Statement on Manhattan DA’s Announcement

April 21, 2021
Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift | The New York Times

Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Prostitution, Part of Nationwide Shift | The New York Times

April 21, 2021
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

April 7, 2021
Migrant Massage Workers Don’t Need to Be Rescued | The Nation

Migrant Massage Workers Don’t Need to Be Rescued | The Nation

April 2, 2021
Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution and other low-level offenses | cnn.com

Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution and other low-level offenses | cnn.com

March 27, 2021
Brooklyn DA: Outstanding prostitution warrants from past 4 decades dismissed | News 12

Brooklyn DA: Outstanding prostitution warrants from past 4 decades dismissed | News 12

March 24, 2021
Sex Trafficking Panic and Victim Blaming Follow Atlanta Massage Parlor Murders | Reason

Sex Trafficking Panic and Victim Blaming Follow Atlanta Massage Parlor Murders | Reason

March 23, 2021
Poll: Oregonians Support Decriminalizing Sex Work | The Appeal

Poll: Oregonians Support Decriminalizing Sex Work | The Appeal

March 17, 2021
Judge dismisses hundreds of prostitution cases at Queens DA’s request | New York Post

Judge dismisses hundreds of prostitution cases at Queens DA’s request | New York Post

March 16, 2021
‘I Was A Pastor, Now I‘m a Sex Worker‘ | Newsweek

‘I Was A Pastor, Now I‘m a Sex Worker‘ | Newsweek

March 14, 2021
Legislation to repeal “loitering for purpose of prostitution” law introduced | Los Angeles Blade

Legislation to repeal “loitering for purpose of prostitution” law introduced | Los Angeles Blade

March 9, 2021
Scientific evidence for ending the criminalization of sex work | The Nevada Independent

Scientific evidence for ending the criminalization of sex work | The Nevada Independent

March 9, 2021
More than 800 prostitution charges being dismissed in the Bronx, DA says | pix11.com

More than 800 prostitution charges being dismissed in the Bronx, DA says | pix11.com

March 8, 2021
Rhode Island Introduces Legislation Aimed at Protecting Sex Workers

Rhode Island Introduces Legislation Aimed at Protecting Sex Workers

March 8, 2021
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

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