California Repeals Anti-Prostitution Loitering Law

California Repeals Anti-Prostitution Loitering Law

January 1, 2023 SB 357, otherwise known as the Safer Streets for All Act, has officially gone into effect in California. The bill repealed California Penal Code § 653.22, which criminalized the act of loitering with “intent to commit prostitution.” Archaic anti-sex work loitering laws are common around the United States....
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A Long Overdue Bill Repealing the “Walking While Trans Ban” Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk

A Long Overdue Bill Repealing the “Walking While Trans Ban” Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk

June 20, 2022 Nine months after passing the legislature, a bill that would repeal a provision of California law that prohibits “loitering in public for the purpose of engaging in prostitution” is in Governor Newsom’s hands. He can veto or sign the bill into law — or let it become...
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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

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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

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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

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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 In 1996, the Lusty Lady in San Francisco became the first strip club in the country to successfully unionize, making history for the entire informal labor sector, including sex work. Despite the club’s closure in 2013, “Lusties,” as the dancers call themselves, remain a symbol of resilience...
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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

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Abused then arrested: inside California’s crackdown on sex work | The Guardian

Abused then arrested: inside California’s crackdown on sex work | The Guardian

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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

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

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

On July 1, 2019, the California Assembly passed SB 233 54-13. SB 233 is an act to amend section 1162 of the penal code by prohibiting the arrest of a person for misdemeanor drug- or prostitution-related offenses if that person is reporting a specified crime including assault, domestic violence, extortion,...
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San Francisco’s Prostitutes Support a Proposition | The New York Times

San Francisco’s Prostitutes Support a Proposition | The New York Times

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Taking sides on prostitution | In The Fray

Taking sides on prostitution | In The Fray

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Bid to Decriminalize Prostitution in Berkeley | The New York Times

Bid to Decriminalize Prostitution in Berkeley | The New York Times

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