COYOTE Blog

  • CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF REVISING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY LAWS in RI

    We did it, we got our bill introduced with 5 sponsors and it guarantees Coyote gets a seat on the legislative commission   CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF REVISING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY LAWS IN RI   http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5354.pdf

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  • Former Sex Trafficking Victim, Thomia Hunter Granted Clemency, After Serving Life Sentence For Killing her Trafficker.

    When You Are not the Right Kind of Victim. Thomia Hunter, a woman who was sentenced to life in prison for,  the 2005 killing of the abusive man who had trafficked her into prostitution, has reportedly been granted clemency by Ohio Governor John Kasich. Hunter will be released in June 2019. Hunter’s lawyer, Tiffany Smith,…

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  • Global Implications Of FOSTA by Meghan Peterson

    On April 11, 2018, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) were signed into law. FOSTA/SESTA outlined new provisions to amend the Communications Decency Act; importantly, they note that websites can be prosecuted if they engage “in the promotion or facilitation of prostitution” or “facilitate traffickers in advertising…

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  • Exploring “Craigslist’s Effect on Violence Against Women” January 2019

      Exploring the groundbreaking study.  Craigslist’s Effect on Violence Against Women “The ability for sex workers to move indoors and advertise online resulted in less violence/ rape/ female homicide rates and increased the number of workers who became independent sex workers. “  PAGE 14 “We can calculate the number of saved female lives using a back-of-the-envelope calculation.…

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  • All I want for Christmas is the Decriminalization of Sex Work

      All I want for Christmas is the decriminalization of sex work because it’s the gift that keeps on giving – not just to me. I’m not being selfish, even though it would benefit me as a sex worker in South Australia, where sex work is criminalized. For me, decriminalization would mean I have the…

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  • 2 NH Prostitution Raids, 25 Asian Migrant Sex Workers at Risk of ICE

    2 NH prostitution raids, 25 Asian migrant sex workers at risk of ICE Let’s take a look at how the police frame this ” Two homes in the city one in a middle-class neighborhood  were used as houses of prostitution in a sex trafficking ring that involved as many as two dozen Chinese women under…

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  • Best Practices for Connecting “People Involved in the Sex Industry” with Services (Korean)

    Best Practices for Connecting “People Involved in the Sex Industry” with Services (Korean)   성노동자 지원 활동을 위한 가이드라인 Our Mission is to provide a nonjudgmental, safe and supportive environment that allows “the client” time to decide what they want next and what steps they need to take to get gain stability.   Our goal is…

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  • Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018 Memorial List

      1) Brandi Seals, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman,  who was a sex worker was murdered  on December 13th, 2017, in Houston TX 2)   Christa Leigh Steel Knudslien, a 42-year-old white transgender woman, who was a sex worker,  was beaten with a hammer and stabbed in the back by her husband, on January 5th, 2018 in Pittsfield, MA 3)  Viccky Gutierrez, a…

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  • The 2018 USA International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Memorial List

      1)   Amia Tayrae, a 27-year-old,  black transgender woman, was shot and murdered on March 26th, 2018 in Baton Rouge, LA 2)   Angela Nielson, a 29-year-old, cis white female, was found dead in the trunk of a burned car, on February 8th, 2018 in Detroit MI. 3)  Angie Romero,  43-year-old, white female, went missing in Albuquerque, NM  in mid-October 2018 and…

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  • The 2018 USA International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Event List

      Atlanta GA Atlanta SWerfs and Allies-  December 17th, 2018 @ 6 pm Vigil @ 4425 Fulton Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30341 Anchorage, AK 12/16/2018 @ 6 pm to 9 pm 233 E 5th Ave Anchorage AK 9950 Asheville, NC 12/17/2018 @ 7pm-9pm  More info and RSVP Here SWOP Baltimore, MD 12/17/2018 6 pm – 8:30 pm…

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