DSW on Meet the Press
NBC’s Meet the Press recently covered Maine’s misguided decision to implement the Entrapment Model of governing sex work. The segment featured DSW Legal Director Melissa Broudo, who shared why full decriminalization is the only solution that ensures the rights and safety of consensual adult sex workers and victims of human trafficking. Watch the episode here….Continue reading DSW on 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 is the only way to ensure the rights and safety of consensual adult sex workers and human trafficking victims.
Scott Sloan Debates DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz | 700 WLW Cincinnati
August 24, 2023
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 has residents expressing relief that a killer has finally been apprehended. But many are asking why it took so long. One significant reason is the dysfunctional relationship law enforcement has…Continue reading Opinion: Sex-worker immunity would have helped Gilgo Beach probe | Newsday
The Victims on Gilgo Beach | The Brian Lehrer Show on New York Public Radio
New York Public Radio’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” covers the lives of the victims found on Gilgo Beach and includes an interview with Crystal DeBoise. Listen here.
Voice of Maine’s ‘GHRT Rewinds’ Hosts DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz
WVOM’s George Hale & Rick Tyler interview DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz on Voice of Maine’s “GHRT Rewinds” for June 7, 2023. Listen here or download it here.
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 — should vehemently support the full decriminalization of consensual adult prostitution, a Manhattan civil rights attorney writes. February 27, 2023 at 11:15 PM 6 minute read Commentary By Cary London |…Continue reading Making Sex Work an Honest Business Makes Communities Safer | New York Law Journal
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 Decriminalize Sex Work, points out that in many states, possession of a condom counts as evidence in a prostitution charge — a serious disincentive for safe sex. When sex workers…Continue reading What It Is Like to Be a Sex Worker | The Common Reader
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 Sex Work, an organization that works to improve public attitudes towards sex work. “It is often conflated with consensual adult sex work which leads to the dangerous assumption that all…Continue reading There’s a special court for sex workers, but it’s a far cry from what they need | Prism.com
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 workers and communities at large. We know full decriminalization leads to a decrease in trafficking.”
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 who either had warrants hanging over their heads or pending court cases hanging over their heads. The criminal justice system is so crippling for people that are caught within it,”…Continue reading Brooklyn DA: Outstanding prostitution warrants from past 4 decades dismissed | News 12
DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News
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 days before. The original opinion piece was written by Jasmine Grace, a NH resident and trafficking survivor, who challenged the intentions of those, like DSW, who are fighting for legislation to defend the…Continue reading DSW Debates Human Trafficking in the News
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 other models for legal sex work, and which models best respect the individuals involved? Kaytlin Bailey is with Decriminalize Sex Work.”
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 for being wrong about this.”
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”
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.”
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 common”
“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 be speaking for,” Kaytlin Bailey, communications director for advocacy group Decriminalize Sex Work, said. “[The women suing Girls Do Porn] are not speaking for porn actors, they are speaking for…Continue reading “Girls Do Porn” Was a Crime Ring, Not a Porn Site, Industry Experts Say | Vice
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
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.”
