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If you’re in NYC or coming through NYC sometime this...
If you’re in NYC or coming through NYC sometime this summer, you should join us for a summer drop-in memoir workshop! Workshops are peer-led by members of the RedUP community. Sessions all take place...
View ArticleArrested for Walking While Trans: An Interview with Monica Jones
Arrested for Walking While Trans: An Interview with Monica Jones: In Phoenix, Arizona, you can be arrested for repeatedly stopping and engaging a passerby in conversation. This may, under Phoenix law,...
View ArticleMaryland police department will shame prostitutes by live-tweeting a sting...
Maryland police department will shame prostitutes by live-tweeting a sting operation: stripperina:It’s questionable how much can be gained by these shaming tactics. Heavy-handed police action can just...
View Article""I always understood a trafficking victim to b someone who was lured, lied...
“"I always understood a trafficking victim to b someone who was lured, lied to or otherwise coerced (thus making the sex rape) into their situation." And see, here, we have the problem - that’s not the...
View Article"As part of the Proceeds of Crime Act, the police can keep 50% of assets...
“As part of the Proceeds of Crime Act, the police can keep 50% of assets confiscated during a raid, as well as 25% from subsequent prosecutions, while the CPS keeps a further 25%. Since it has become...
View Article"Under legislation that criminalises the clients of sex workers, these raids...
“Under legislation that criminalises the clients of sex workers, these raids would still happen. Our workplaces are still criminalised in Sweden. We would still be criminalised if we work with a friend...
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hazlittmag: Sex Work, Without the Sex by Linda Besner In the...
hazlittmag:Sex Work, Without the Sexby Linda BesnerIn the next few weeks, the Harper government is expected to make an announcement of their new legislation about sex work in Canada. Manitoba MP Joy...
View ArticleTrans rentboys: love don't pay the rent
Trans rentboys: love don't pay the rent: jeffygiraffe:Trans Rentboys : Love Don’t Pay The Rent, is a wee collection of short writings in English, by trans boy sex workers based in the UK, Europe,...
View ArticleConservative Money Front Is Behind Princeton's "White Privilege" Guy
Conservative Money Front Is Behind Princeton's "White Privilege" Guy: In all the furor over Tal Fortgang—the privileged white Princeton freshman who wrote so passionately about how he’s not a...
View ArticlePrince George’s Police Decide Against Live-Tweeting Prostitution Arrests
Prince George’s Police Decide Against Live-Tweeting Prostitution Arrests: Prince George’s County Police officers embarked on a prostitution sting operation Tuesday night as they pledged to do last...
View ArticleMaking Strip Clubs Go Dry, Then Go Away
Making Strip Clubs Go Dry, Then Go Away: By citing problems like noise, crime and possible mob ties, community leaders have succeeded in getting many clubs’ liquor licenses revoked or denied.
View ArticleStripper agent joins Winnipeg mayoral race
Stripper agent joins Winnipeg mayoral race: An exotic dancer booking agent has added his name to the growing list of mayoral candidates.
View ArticleMetro questioned about involvement with purity event
Metro questioned about involvement with purity event: Some local groups accuse Metro police and a local church of using scare tactics to prevent premarital sex.
View Article'John' crackdown under review
'John' crackdown under review: City’s proposed ‘john’ crackdown getting buzz"Pimps are getting out of control! They’re becoming so aggressive! Therefore we need…to shame the spouses of clients."
View ArticleNYPD To Stop Seizing Condoms As Evidence Of Prostitution
NYPD To Stop Seizing Condoms As Evidence Of Prostitution: A major step forward due to the hard work of a diverse coalition that included Red Umbrella Project members who went to Albany to speak with...
View Article"…Watching those public service announcements, it’s kind of creepy. You know,...
“…Watching those public service announcements, it’s kind of creepy. You know, I look at them and I think: This isn’t about you guys. You’ve somehow taken something that’s actually deserving of...
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People in the sex trades and LGBTQ people who are profiled as...
People in the sex trades and LGBTQ people who are profiled as trading sex responded today to the NYPD’s announcement that it would ban officers from collecting condoms as evidence of prostitution in...
View ArticleAggressive Police Tactics Fuel New Orleans' Staggering HIV/AIDS Rate
Aggressive Police Tactics Fuel New Orleans' Staggering HIV/AIDS Rate: clarawebbwillcutoffyourhead:What happens when carrying condoms is an arrestable offense.NYC is far from the only place with this...
View Article"New York City will stop using condoms as evidence in some cases against sex...
“New York City will stop using condoms as evidence in some cases against sex workers — but safe sex advocates say a provision that allows the use of condoms as evidence against those “promoting...
View ArticleMore on Kolkota sex workers election boycott and agitation for labour/human...
More on Kolkota sex workers election boycott and agitation for labour/human rights: In 2004, CPM candidate Sudhangshu Sil went to them looking for votes. He joined them in a midnight march to demand...
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