Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work
Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work (Detroit Free Press, January 15, 2021)
The EARN IT Act: How an anti-child exploitation law could cause more problems than it solves
The EARN IT Act: How an anti-child exploitation law could cause more problems than it solves (fouroneone.consumersadvocate.org, August 28, 2020)
EARN IT: The Anti-Child Trafficking Bill That’s Actually an Anti-Sex Work Bill
EARN IT: The Anti-Child Trafficking Bill That’s Actually an Anti-Sex Work Bill (brokeassstuart.com, August 14, 2020)
Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse.
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
The Senate Might Pass a Bill That Could Eliminate Your Internet Privacy (betches.com, July 28, 2020)
Kaytlin Bailey: Protect and empower NH’s sex workers
Kaytlin Bailey: Protect and empower NH’s sex workers. (New Hampshire Union Leader, Op-Ed, May 22, 2020)
Only Tulsi Gabbard Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work, but Other Dems Show Signs of Progress on the Issue
Only Tulsi Gabbard Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work, but Other Dems Show Signs of Progress on the Issue (Reason, February 10, 2020)
Opinion: It’s time to decriminalize sex work and focus on actual crimes
Opinion: It’s time to decriminalize sex work and focus on actual crimes (Orange County Register, January 10, 2020)
Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”
“Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work” (Cato Institute podcast, December 28, 2019) 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 other models for legal sex work, and which models best respect the individuals involved? Kaytlin Bailey is with…Continue reading Cato Institute podcast: “Understanding Models of Legal Sex Work”
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work (Truthout, December 18, 2019) 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 for being wrong about this.”
The Chip Franklin Show: “Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey”
“Prosecuting prostitution w/Kaytlin Bailey” (The Chip Franklin Show, November 26, 2019) 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”
“You’re Wrong About… Human Trafficking” (“You’re Wrong About…” podcast, November 25, 2019) 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 include Reply All, muffins and Yelp for massage parlors. Mike’s vocal fry is worse than usual.”
Prostitution Stings Net Plenty of Arrests but Few Charges for Human Trafficking
Prostitution Stings Net Plenty of Arrests but Few Charges for Human Trafficking (News Chief, November 9, 2019)
Massage Parlors with “Happy Endings” Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living
Massage Parlors with “Happy Endings” Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living (Vice, October 28, 2019) DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey is quoted: “police officers sexually abusing sex workers … and sex workers being reticent and cautious around the police … is very common”
“Girls Do Porn” Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say
“Girls Do Porn’’ Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say (VICE, October 16, 2019) 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 be speaking for,” Kaytlin Bailey, communications director for advocacy group Decriminalize Sex…Continue reading “Girls Do Porn” Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say
Kaytlin Bailey’s suggestions for Sen. Kamala Harris on sex work
Sex worker industry skeptical of Kamala Harris conversion to backing prostitution decriminalization (Washington Examiner, July 24, 2019) 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
Democratic 2020 Candidates Struggle Over Whether To Legalize Sex Work (CBS News, July 11, 2019) 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 are not extended to the entire industry.”
Could Prostitution Be the Next Vice To Be Decriminalized?
Could Prostitution Be the Next Vice To Be Decriminalized? (The New York Times, May 31, 2019)
Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work
Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work (Counterpunch, May 17, 2019)
Scott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution
My Turn: Scott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution (Providence Journal, May 16, 2019)