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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
VT Legislators Move Toward Supporting Sex Workers

VT Legislators Move Toward Supporting Sex Workers

January 3, 2020
Sex Work Decriminalization Bill Introduced | VTDigger

Sex Work Decriminalization Bill Introduced | VTDigger

January 3, 2020
Sexual Healing: Inside the World of Medically Assisted Sex

Sexual Healing: Inside the World of Medically Assisted Sex

December 30, 2019
Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”

Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”

December 28, 2019
Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case | Yahoo Sports

Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case | Yahoo Sports

December 28, 2019
Andrew Yang Is Wrong About Prostitution | Reason

Andrew Yang Is Wrong About Prostitution | Reason

December 23, 2019

France: 250 Sex Workers Appeal to the European Court of Human Rights | NSWP

December 19, 2019
Democrats Introduce Bill To Study Impact of Sex Trafficking Law | The Hill

Democrats Introduce Bill To Study Impact of Sex Trafficking Law | The Hill

December 19, 2019
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work | Truthout

Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work | Truthout

December 18, 2019

U.S. Reps. Khanna and Lee, Sens. Warren and Wyden Introduce the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act To Examine the Effects of SESTA

December 17, 2019
How Sex Workers Helped Write a Bill to Study the Effects of SESTA/FOSTA | Rolling Stone

How Sex Workers Helped Write a Bill to Study the Effects of SESTA/FOSTA | Rolling Stone

December 4, 2019

The Economic Case for Decriminalizing Sex Work | Bloomberg Opinion

December 3, 2019
Bill To Study SESTA’s Harms To Be Introduced in Congress

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

December 2, 2019
The Chip Franklin Show: “Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey”

The Chip Franklin Show: “Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey”

November 26, 2019
Opponents of Sex Work Decriminalization Launch 2020 Legislative Fight | Queens Daily Eagle

Opponents of Sex Work Decriminalization Launch 2020 Legislative Fight | Queens Daily Eagle

November 26, 2019
Podcast: “You’re Wrong About… Human Trafficking”

Podcast: “You’re Wrong About… Human Trafficking”

November 25, 2019

Pope Urges Respect for Prostitutes at Crowded Bangkok Mass | news.yahoo.com

November 21, 2019
Ayanna Pressley Hopes the U.S. Can Reduce Its Prison Population by Over 80 Percent | The Appeal

Ayanna Pressley Hopes the U.S. Can Reduce Its Prison Population by Over 80 Percent | The Appeal

November 19, 2019
Ohio attorney general, lawmakers team up to fight human trafficking | Galion Inquirer

Ohio attorney general, lawmakers team up to fight human trafficking | Galion Inquirer

November 17, 2019

PayPal Turns Off Payments to Pornhub Models | New York Post

November 15, 2019
Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. | Miami Herald

Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. | Miami Herald

November 14, 2019
Ayanna Pressley Just Called for Decriminalizing Sex Work | VICE

Ayanna Pressley Just Called for Decriminalizing Sex Work | VICE

November 14, 2019
San Francisco’s New DA Will Not Prosecute Prostitution, Public Urination Cases: “We Must Think Differently” | Newsweek

San Francisco’s New DA Will Not Prosecute Prostitution, Public Urination Cases: “We Must Think Differently” | Newsweek

November 13, 2019
Ohio Lawmakers to Consider Bills Targeting Those Who Pay for or Profit From Sex Workers | CityBeat

Ohio Lawmakers to Consider Bills Targeting Those Who Pay for or Profit From Sex Workers | CityBeat

November 11, 2019
“You’re not a serial killer, right?” she texted before she died. Prosecutors say that’s exactly what he was. | The Washington Post

“You’re not a serial killer, right?” she texted before she died. Prosecutors say that’s exactly what he was. | The Washington Post

November 11, 2019
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

November 10, 2019
Shame as deterrence: Bill would create online registry of Ohio ‘johns’ | The Columbus Dispatch

Shame as deterrence: Bill would create online registry of Ohio ‘johns’ | The Columbus Dispatch

November 6, 2019
DSW and Allies Gear Up for Legislative Session in Rhode Island

DSW and Allies Gear Up for Legislative Session in Rhode Island

November 2, 2019
After Contentious Hearing, D.C.’s Bill To Decriminalize Sex Work Isn’t Getting a Vote | dcist.com

After Contentious Hearing, D.C.’s Bill To Decriminalize Sex Work Isn’t Getting a Vote | dcist.com

November 1, 2019
The Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work | The Takeaway podcast

The Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work | The Takeaway podcast

October 31, 2019
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

October 28, 2019
No Vote Planned for D.C. Sex Work Decriminalization Bill | Washington Blade

No Vote Planned for D.C. Sex Work Decriminalization Bill | Washington Blade

October 23, 2019
Mexico City Lawmakers Propose Plans To Regulate Sex Work, but Local Activists Aren’t Convinced

Mexico City Lawmakers Propose Plans To Regulate Sex Work, but Local Activists Aren’t Convinced

October 22, 2019
D.C. Councilmember Discusses Bill To Decriminalize Sex Work | NPR’s All Things Considered

D.C. Councilmember Discusses Bill To Decriminalize Sex Work | NPR’s All Things Considered

October 20, 2019
At D.C.’s First Hearing on Sex Work Decriminalization, Everyone Said They Were Protecting the Vulnerable | dcist.com

At D.C.’s First Hearing on Sex Work Decriminalization, Everyone Said They Were Protecting the Vulnerable | dcist.com

October 18, 2019
No Vote Planned for Decrim Bill in D.C.

No Vote Planned for Decrim Bill in D.C.

October 17, 2019
Conservatives Should Make Peace With the Complete Decriminalization of Prostitution | Washington Examiner

Conservatives Should Make Peace With the Complete Decriminalization of Prostitution | Washington Examiner

October 17, 2019
“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

October 16, 2019
Pete Buttigieg Says ‘It’s Time’ to Discuss Decriminalizing Sex Work | Out

Pete Buttigieg Says ‘It’s Time’ to Discuss Decriminalizing Sex Work | Out

October 11, 2019
Why Won’t Elizabeth Warren Make a Plan To Decriminalize Sex Work? | Rolling Stone

Why Won’t Elizabeth Warren Make a Plan To Decriminalize Sex Work? | Rolling Stone

October 10, 2019
Robert Kraft, a Massage Parlor, and an Unbelievable Story: Vanity Fair

Robert Kraft, a Massage Parlor, and an Unbelievable Story: Vanity Fair

October 4, 2019
LGBTQ Advocates Deliver Letter to D.C. Councilmembers Calling for Sex Work Decriminalization | Metro Weekly

LGBTQ Advocates Deliver Letter to D.C. Councilmembers Calling for Sex Work Decriminalization | Metro Weekly

October 2, 2019
NY Should Allow Trafficking Survivors To Clear Criminal Records

NY Should Allow Trafficking Survivors To Clear Criminal Records

October 1, 2019
Twenty Years Later, Data Show That the Swedish Model Harms Sex Workers

Twenty Years Later, Data Show That the Swedish Model Harms Sex Workers

September 29, 2019
DSW Supports the Fight Against FOSTA in U.S. Court of Appeals

DSW Supports the Fight Against FOSTA in U.S. Court of Appeals

September 20, 2019
“End Demand” Doesn’t Work in Ireland

“End Demand” Doesn’t Work in Ireland

September 18, 2019

Woodhull and Other Plaintiffs Deliver Their Oral Arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals

September 18, 2019
Dancers Unite! Historic Legislation on Stripper Labor Rights Passed in Minneapolis

Dancers Unite! Historic Legislation on Stripper Labor Rights Passed in Minneapolis

August 23, 2019
DSW Supports the Continued Legal Fight Against FOSTA/SESTA

DSW Supports the Continued Legal Fight Against FOSTA/SESTA

August 23, 2019
New Texas Sex Crimes: The Online Prostitution Laws Effective September 1, 2019 | DallasJustice.com

New Texas Sex Crimes: The Online Prostitution Laws Effective September 1, 2019 | DallasJustice.com

August 16, 2019
Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized | Human Rights Watch

Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized | Human Rights Watch

August 7, 2019
Tiffany Cabán Concedes Queens DA Race

Tiffany Cabán Concedes Queens DA Race

August 6, 2019
Trump administration cuts legal funding for victims of human trafficking | The Washington Post

Trump administration cuts legal funding for victims of human trafficking | The Washington Post

August 2, 2019
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

July 24, 2019
Biden says Democratic millenials are not ‘a generation of socialists,‘ draws distinction with Sanders on health care | The Nevada Independent

Biden says Democratic millenials are not ‘a generation of socialists,‘ draws distinction with Sanders on health care | The Nevada Independent

July 20, 2019
Want to Reduce Sex Trafficking? Decriminalize Sex Work. | Rewire News Group

Want to Reduce Sex Trafficking? Decriminalize Sex Work. | Rewire News Group

July 18, 2019
Congress’ Awful Anti-Sex-Trafficking Law Has Only Put Sex Workers in Danger and Wasted Taxpayer Money | Business Insider

Congress’ Awful Anti-Sex-Trafficking Law Has Only Put Sex Workers in Danger and Wasted Taxpayer Money | Business Insider

July 14, 2019
2020 Candidates Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | CBS News

2020 Candidates Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | CBS News

July 11, 2019
Bernie Sanders didn’t give a definitive answer on sex work vs. sex trafficking | CNN.com

Bernie Sanders didn’t give a definitive answer on sex work vs. sex trafficking | CNN.com

July 6, 2019
Hawaii Passes Historic Change to Prostitution Law

Hawaii Passes Historic Change to Prostitution Law

July 2, 2019
California To Pass Bill for the Health and Safety of Sex Workers

California To Pass Bill for the Health and Safety of Sex Workers

July 1, 2019
“Gay Panic” Defense Can No Longer Be Used to Excuse Murder, a Win for Trans Sex Workers

“Gay Panic” Defense Can No Longer Be Used to Excuse Murder, a Win for Trans Sex Workers

June 30, 2019
Bernie Sanders open to decriminalizing sex work | The Hill

Bernie Sanders open to decriminalizing sex work | The Hill

June 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders Says He’d Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | Vice

Bernie Sanders Says He’d Consider Decriminalizing Sex Work | Vice

June 20, 2019

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