Sex Worker activist Jack Parker is interviewed by Secular Sexuality about why it is past time to decriminalize sex work.
New York Gritty: Episode 9 – Pandemic Sexposure
DSW’s Legal Director Melissa Broudo was interviewed for this episode about what happened to sex workers in New York city after the shut down in March of 2020.
You’re Wrong About: Wayfair and Human Trafficking Statistics
Mike tells Sarah about the Wayfair sex trafficking conspiracy theory and the sketchy statistical screenshots that have shown up in its wake. It is recommended to listen to this after hearing the You’re Wrong About “Human Trafficking” episode.
Six Feet Apart with Alex Wagner: Sex
DSW’s J. Leigh was interviewed for this episode about how covid has impacted sexual appetites.
You’re Wrong About: Human Trafficking
This episode examines how NGOs, activists, and George W. Bush resurrected the ‘stranger danger’ panic for the modern era. The commentators use cited research to distinguish myth from reality and demonstrate how orchestrated moralist zealots are actually harming trafficked people and voluntary adult sex workers.
The Takeaway: The Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work
Senior Vox reporter Anna North, and activist Monica Jones were interviewed to understand what the decriminalization of sex work means in practice.
Criminal: Cecilia
Cecilia Gentili runs a policy reform organization called Trans Equity. She’s active in efforts to decriminalize sex work in New York, and to repeal SESTA-FOSTA.
Reply All: No More Safe Harbor (SESTA/FOSTA)
After the government passed SESTA/FOSTA and shut down backpage.com, Reply All investigated the consequences and spoke with a group of people who say that was a huge mistake.