The biggest pimp is Uncle Sam
Bella Robinson critiques state-sponsored violence against sex workers, arguing that the criminalization of sex work perpetuates poverty and violence, and calls for reform in the treatment of sex workers. (January 22, 2018). Link
Providence rallies against criminalization: Unnoticed by many Rhode Islanders, nearly 100 people turned out at the Roger Williams Memorial Park on North Main Street in Providence for a Rally Against Criminalization: the criminalization of people of color, informal work such as hair braiding, immigration status, feminist economics, drug use, people with records, neighborhoods of color, and sex work. The event was one of the sharpest. (June 4th, 2018) Link
Representative Williams’ bill would establish a commission to study the decriminalization of prostitution: Representative Williams introduces legislation to create a commission studying the health impacts of revising commercial sex laws, supported by COYOTE RI and others. The bill aims to address the disproportionate impact of criminalization on marginalized groups.(February 12, 2019) Link
US Interior Department cuts sexual orientation from anti-discrimination guidelines- December 28th, 2019
Prosecutors turn up the heat on Patriots owner Robert Kraft– December 27th, 2019
A Decade Of Dominion: How U.S. Policing Restricted Black Life Over The Past 10 Years- December 27th, 2019
What the Prison-Abolition Movement Wants- December 26th, 2019
I Was Jailed for my Trafficker’s Death. I’m Free Now—But Other Women Languish. December 26th, 2019
Transgender man sends 4,000 Christmas cards to LGBT+ people disowned by families- December 25th, 2019
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MIKE BLOOMBERG EXPLOITED PRISON LABOR TO MAKE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN PHONE CALLS– December 24th, 2019
Trans man still being held by ICE after judge overturns his conviction, rules he’s a human trafficking survivor- December 23rd, 2019
Democrats Take a Small Step Toward Decriminalizing Sex Work–December 18th, 2019
He was sexually abusing underage girls. Then, police said, one of them killed him. December 17th, 2019
Throw Away Kids–‘We are sending more foster kids to prison than college’ December 15th, 2019
FREEING PEOPLE AS A RESPONSE TO PRISON RAPE– December 13th, 2019
Big cities worried that new sex work law could harm ‘vulnerable’ sex workers in Amsterdam– December 12th, 2019
Interview with “Cop to Call Girl” — Norma Jean Almodovar- December 12th, 2019
HARRIS COUNTY D.A. CANDIDATE AUDIA JONES SAYS SHE WON’T PROSECUTE SEX WORK- December 11th, 2019
A Florida man launched a nonprofit to save sex trafficking victims. He was actually luring teen girls into prostitution, prosecutors say. December 10th, 2019
Judge’s ruling limits the use of sex trafficking defense in a homicide case– December 9th, 2018
Inside the War Pitting Sex Workers Against Seth and Alexi Meyers- December 6th, 2019
Adult film performers say the state of mental health in the industry needs more attention- December 6th, 2019
Twitter to introduce stricter content NSFW guidelines — worrying adult content creators- December 5th, 2019
I Told My Mentor I Was a Dominatrix. She rescinded her letters of recommendation- December 5th, 2019
The Cops Are Culture Warriors- December 5th, 2019
Leibee: Let’s end the stigma around sex workers- December 4th, 2019
Modern slavery policy does not set people free- December 2nd, 2019
The Making of a Health Clinic for Sex Workers, by Sex Workers– November 26th, 2019
This Former Sex Worker Reviewed the Terrible Johns That Reviewed Her- November 26th, 2019
Opponents of sex work decriminalization launch 2020 legislative fight November 26th, 2019
How Radical Anti-Porn Zealots Became the Media’s Sexploitation ‘Experts’- November 26th, 2019
Repressing sex work in France in the name of women’s rights and migrants’ control- November 22nd, 2019
‘He Wouldn’t Look Me in the Eye’ – Sex Workers on Their GP Visits- November 19th, 2019
Rethinking the Online Sex Trade Debate- November 21st, 2019
Here’s how working in the sex industry prepared me to be a wife and mother– November 15th, 2019
Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. November 14th, 2019
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls To Decriminalize Sex Work In Criminal Justice Resolution- November 14th, 2019
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need– November 14th, 2019
‘You’re not a serial killer, right?’ she texted before she died. Prosecutors say that’s exactly what he was. November 11th, 2018
Houston Tries to Banish Sex Workers- November 11th, 2019
Remembering the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre When Police Shot Dead Three Unarmed Black Students- November 8th, 2019
What we talk about when we talk about trafficking– November 4th, 2019
Why D.C. sex workers are flocking to Logan Circle: 7 On Your Side investigates– November 4th, 2019
How Red Canary Song Is Advocating for Migrant Sex Workers- October 30th, 2019
HOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP OF SEX WORKERS AFFECTS US ALL- October 29th, 2020
Review of Red Light Labour: Sex Work Regulation, Agency, and Resistance- October 29th, 2019
Massage Parlors with ‘Happy Endings’ Give These Sex Workers a Decent Living– October 28th, 2019
Anti-Trafficking Group ‘Saved In America’ Losing Support- Oct 25th, 2019
Number of students turning to sex work doubles in two years, survey indicates–October 23rd, 2019
Liberal Feminism Has a Sex Work Problem– October 24th, 2019
Cyntoia Brown: trafficked, enslaved, jailed for life at 16 – and fighting back- October 23rd, 2019
Inside Porn’s Scary Death-Threat Epidemic: ‘You’re Always Looking Over Your Shoulder’ -October 19th, 2019
Sentenced to Life in Prison as a Teen, How Cyntoia Brown Survived Sex Trafficking & Won Her Freedom- October 18th, 2019
D.C. leaders hear from the public over a proposal to decriminalize sex work- October 18th, 2019
The Unspoken Complexity of “Self-Care” – October 17th, 20219
Cash/Consent The war on sex work October 2019
Kansas made this sex trafficking survivor a criminal. She wants another chance.- October 14th, 2019
Here are the indigenous people Christopher Columbus and his men could not annihilate- October 14th,2019
A Hacker Stole 250K User Account Details from a Dutch Sex Work Site- October 10th, 2019
Field notes from the war on sex – A century ago, the Committee of Fifteen hunted for “houses of ill-fame.”- October 10th, 2019
Cop Acquitted for Rape, Despite 5 Videos Showing Him Having Sex With a Child- October 7th, 2019
Who’s Getting Punished for Sex Crimes at Florida Day Spas? Here’s a Hint: It’s NOT the Men- October 7th, 2019
“YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED”: THE WILD, DISTURBING SAGA OF ROBERT KRAFT’S VISIT TO A STRIP MALL SEX SPA October 4th, 2019
Constance Wu’s real-life ‘Hustlers’ inspiration and the problem with model minority redemption narratives- October 4th, 2019
Should sex work be decriminalized?- Oct 3rd, 2019
Demands grow for Canada to decriminalize sex work after the election –October 3rd, 2019
Anti-Sex Work Feminists Try to ‘Rescue’ Strippers With ‘Revenge Porn Tactics’ -October 1st, 2019
SEXOLOGIST ANNIE SPRINKLE ISN’T COVERING ANYTHING UP- September 30th, 2019
Sex Work is Not the Same as Sexual Exploitation- September 30th, 2019
How to Take on America’s Screwed-Up Foster Care System and Win– September 30th, 2019
Sex workers seek rights-minded funder– September 26th, 2019
Rights, rescues, and resistance in the global movement for sex workers’ rights – introducing the series- September 23rd, 2019
Selling sex amidst the Philippine drug war- Sept 23rd, 2019
Sex work is legal here. But only if you register with the police– September 2019
Twitter Is Asking Sex Workers If They’re Bots and Demanding Their Phone Numbers- September 20th, 2019
US law criminalizes sex workers for discussing work online- September 20th, 2019
Don’t Destroy the Constitution To Fight Drag Queen Reading Hour- September 20th, 2019
Sanders Calls for a National Right to Housing– September 18th, 2019
Sex work law change ’caused a spike in demand’-September 19th, 2019
Why Some Sex Workers Aren’t Happy About ‘Hustlers- September 18th, 2019
Miami Velvet Case a Reminder: Don’t Use Images to Which You Don’t Have Rights (YNOT)- September 17th, 2019
Merriam-Webster adds ‘they’ as a nonbinary pronoun -September 17th, 2019
Sheffield strip club keeps license despite opposition by the feminist coalition– September 17th, 2019
The murky status of SA’s ‘sex for accommodation’ market– September 16th, 2019
Sex Worker Pride 2019– September 16th, 2019
When American Waitresses Were Labeled ‘Women of Ill Repute’– September 16th, 2019
Sex Workers Make Great Therapists – But They’re Locked Out of the Job– September 12th, 2019
The brothels of Little Rock– September 8th, 2019
Margaret Atwood speaks in favor of ’empowering’ strip club work– September 13th, 2019
After the brutal beating of now-paralyzed Florida inmate, women take to social media to protest -September 7th, 2019
Des Moines attorney unveils her life as a prostitute- September 5th, 2019
Next Left: Tiffany Cabán Has Only Begun to Fight– September 3rd, 2019
MailChimp Banning Sex Educators. Who’s Next? -Sept 1st, 2019
Sex Work and the 2020 Presidential Campaign– August 30th, 2019
In Secretive Court Hearing, NYPD Cops Who Raped Brooklyn Teen in Custody Get No Jail Time- August 30th, 2019
An NYC Grassroots Movement Vows to Keep Watch on Prosecutors- August 29th, 2019
YANG SONG AND THE LONG HISTORY OF TARGETING ASIAN AMERICAN SEX WORKERS– August 28th, 2019
West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution –August 28th, 2019
A cop forced a trans woman to have sex with him. He pled guilty to paying a prostitute.– August 28th, 2019
It’s Time to Start Imagining a Post-Police World — Why Abolishing the Police is Not a Crazy Idea -August 25th, 2019
FBI Doubles Down on Annual Roust of Sex Workers, Renames Vice Raids, ‘Operation Independence Day-August 23rd, 2019
Judge to rule whether Muhlaysia Booker will be identified as man or woman during the trial of her own murder-Aug 23rd, 2019
Woman accused in sex spa case takes plea in Martin County- August 22nd, 2019
Portland Rejects Proud Boys & Other Ultra-Right Groups as Trump Tries to Criminalize Antifa- August 20th,2019
How Tiffany Cabán Lost the Vote But Won the Fight in Queens Aug 2019
Why Sex Workers Are Wary of Elizabeth Warren –August 15th, 2019
Suppressing Sexuality- August 15th, 2019
In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation.– August 14th, 2019
BBC denies ‘misrepresenting sex workers’ in the new Louis Theroux documentary -August 12th, 2019
Leaked Draft of Executive Order to “Censor the Internet” Sets Off Alarm Bells -August 11th, 2019
Banks Have the Power to Ruin Your Sex Life -August 8th, 2019
ACTIVISTS HAIL POLICE’S NEW ‘HUMANE’ PROTOCOLS ON SEX WORKERS– August 8th, 2019
Law change urged as migrant women overwhelmingly convicted of brothel-keeping– August 8th, 2019
Lap dancers sue feminist campaigners for secretly filming them dancing naked-August 7th, 2019
COLLATERAL DAMAGE. How LA’s fight against sex trafficking is hurting vulnerable women -August 7th, 2019
Cyntoia Brown released from prison after serving 15-years of a life sentence– August 7th, 2019
Dynamic Lives, Dynamic Identities: Representing Agency and Victimhood Within the Lives of Women in Sex Work– August 7th, 2019
Opinion: Even A Grammar Geezer Like Me Can Get Used To Gender-Neutral Pronouns– August 6th, 2019
The regressiveness of Officer Kamala. How the California senator’s sex work record could prove a stumbling block– August 5th, 2019
Sex worker rights: Hysteria, surveillance, and threats to fundamental freedoms- August 6th,2019
Socialists Should Support Sex Workers’ Rights– August 2019
The movement to decriminalize sex work, explained- August 2nd, 2019
Fox News: FBI “Re-Evaluates” Annual Roust of Sex Workers- July 29th, 2019
Sex worker industry skeptical of Kamala Harris conversion to backing prostitution decriminalization- July 24th, 2019
California legislature passes a bill to protect sex workers’ rights –July 11th, 2019
How Pornhub Enables Doxing and Harassment- July 16th, 2019
The Fight for Decriminalizing Sex Work Is About Justice- July 15th,2019
How Layleen Cubilette-Polanco’s Family, the House of Xtravaganza, and Activists Are Mourning and Organizing a Month After Her Death- July 12th, 2019
Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims– July 10th, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who is friends with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained–July 8th, 2019
Amid immigration crackdown, undocumented abuse victims hesitate to come forward–July 4th, 2019
Mayor Halsema: “Relocating prostitution is an option” -Amsterdam– July 3rd, 2019
Sex workers Amsterdam’s Red Light District: It’s not too crowded and we don’t want to move away! -July 3rd, 2019
AMSTERDAM’S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR SET TO END RED LIGHT DISTRICT ‘HUMAN WINDOW DISPLAYS’– July 4th, 2019
Hawaii law on prostitution convictions is 1st in the nation -July 3rd, 2019
How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t July 2nd, 2019
The push to decriminalize sex work in New York
Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin Defiant in New Documentary by Reason Magazine- June 30th, 2019
Sex Workers Are an Important Part of the Stonewall Story, But Their Role Has Been Forgotten -June 27th, 2019
We’re About to See What Happens When Prosecutors Don’t Target Sex Workers -June 27th, 2019
Lawsuit Seeking to Close Nevada Brothels Likely to Be Dismissed- June 26th, 2019
Cambodia jails translator over fake news’ sex trafficking film -June 26th, 2019
Cabán Offers Community-Based Solutions to Protect Immigrant Communities of Color -June 25th, 2019
It’s time for the anti-trafficking sector to stand up for decriminalization of sex work -June 24th, 2019
The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West -June 21st, 2019
Billionaires Can Buy Sex and Not Go to Jail. Why Can’t You? -June 21st, 2019
When The Robert Kraft Case Fell Apart, The Women Were Left To Pay The Price -June 20th, 2019
Sex workers say they are being ‘harassed’ by SA Police as decriminalization debate continues -June 17th, 2019
‘Yelp for Sex’: Review Boards That Rate Women Flourish After Crackdown on Ad Sites- June 14th, 2020
The two-fronted fight of sex workers against trafficking -June 14th, 2019
Official Instagram, Facebook Reps Agree to Meet APAG Leaders to Discuss Sex Worker, Adult Industry Issues –June 14th, 2019
Strippers Are Turning To Old-School Union Tactics To Fight For Fair Wages -June 13th, 2019
Exxxotica Organizers Win $650K Settlement from Dallas Over Show Ban -June 13th, 2019
New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization -June 13th, 2019
The fight for fundamental rights for sex workers in South Africa- June 12th, 2019
Maggie McNeill’s Film The War on WhoresHarpoons the Rank Hypocrisy of the Rescue Industry -June 12th, 2019
Sex Work Is a Hot and Messy 2020 Political Issue -June 12th, 2019
A change in Irish law was meant to help sex workers. So why are they being jailed -June 12th, 2019
New York introduces America’s first bill decriminalizing sex work -June 11th, 2019
Opinion: A Sex Worker Says Decriminalization Means a Safer Workplace -June 10th, 2019
Will she flip? Deputies urge the woman to say she was trafficked– June 10th, 2019
A Historic Breakthrough for Sex Workers’ Rights –June 9th, 2019
International Sex Workers Day- AMOR’s 2nd Annual Grill-Off- June 8th, 2019
SEX WORKERS CLAIM POLICE ARE KEEPING A DATABASE IN CASE THEY ‘TURN UP DEAD’ -June 7th, 2019
Are Americans ready to legalize prostitution?– June 7th, 2019
Violet Blue Skewers Ashton Kutcher’s Thorn and the Entire Sex Trafficking Industrial Complex -June 7th, 2019
Potential serial killer, rapist targeting sex workers on Detroit’s east side -June 6th, 2019
White House Pushing to Help Prisoners Before Their Release -June 5th, 2019
Several US states consider legislation to decriminalize prostitution -June 2st,2019
Sex workers condemn the ‘feminists’ secretly filming strippers in clubs- May 9th, 2019
Park Police arrest activists for sex work decriminalization after climbing flag pole– June 4th, 2019
Why UK feminists should embrace sex worker rights-June 3rd, 2019
As Prostitution-Related Charges Double In D.C., Lawmakers Are Reintroducing A Sex Work Decriminalization Bill- June 3rd, 2019
As June 2 International Whores’ Day approaches: Support sex workers!
Mexico City will decriminalize sex work in a move against trafficking -June 1st, 2019
Sex, lies, and surveillance: Something’s wrong with the war on sex trafficking– May 31st, 2019
Activist Miss Major Recounts the First Night at the Stonewall Riots -May 31st, 2019
Some More News: The Anti-Sex Trafficking Law That Made Sex Trafficking Worse [VIDEO] -May 2019
Instagram and the ‘War on Porn’: An XBIZ Explainer- May 28th, 2019
Art And Experiences Of Nl Sex Workers Showcased At Craft Council -May 28th, 2019
As June 2 International Whores’ Day approaches: Support sex workers!- May 28th, 2019
State prosecutors struggle with human trafficking cases- May 27th, 2019
Theresa May Has Just Announced her Resignation- May 24th, 2019
D.C. Council member seeks to decriminalize sex work- May 23rd, 2019
Roots of End Demand. They’re not just protecting women — they’re protecting the purity of white femininity- May 23rd, 2019
Black Lives Matter: a battle cry against Brazil’s extermination policy -May 20th, 2019
Malcolm, Russiagate and the FBI -May 23rd, 2019
Universal credit hardship ‘linked to prostitution -May 22st, 2019
It’s Not About Sex –May 23rd, 2018
Nurses vote to back decriminalization of prostitution -May 20th, 2019
‘Bungled from the beginning’: How Robert Kraft’s sex sting was marred by cops’ missteps” -May 18th, 2019
With health insurance and time off, empowered sex workers in Thailand battle stigma- May 17th, 2019
The case for legalizing sex work –May 17th, 2019
Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work-May 17th, 2019
No sewing please, we’re sex workers: Thai prostitutes battle stigma- May 16th, 2019
Thai Sex Workers Reject Anti-Trafficking Raids and Rescue- May 16th, 2019
The prosecution of the Patriots owner and his recent legal victories reveal deep flaws in the U.S. criminal justice system. -May 15th, 2019
Alyssa Milano’s Anti-Feminist ‘Sex Strike- May 13th, 2019
WHAT MOTHER’S DAY IS LIKE WHEN YOU’RE A SEX WORKER & A MOM -May 10th, 2019
For Mother’s Day: 5 Stories of Sex Workers and Their Super Supportive Moms– May 10th, 2019
This Is How Sex Workers Will Change the Law -May 8th, 2019
Latin American and Caribbean Sex Workers: Gains and challenges in the movement- 2019
They worked in sweltering heat for Exxon, Shell, and Walmart. They didn’t get paid a dime
Support grows for the decriminalization of sex work in New York- May 7th, 2019
Legislators Need to Protect Brothel Workers from This Dangerous, “Non-Trivial” Threat…NOW- May 6th, 2019
Should Hawaii Make Prostitution Legal?- May 6th, 2019
Legislators Need to Protect Brothel Workers from This Dangerous, “Non-Trivial” Threat…NOW -May 6th, 2019
People in Alabama Prisons Are Shackled to Buckets for Days on End -May 5th, 2019
Cambodian immigrant’s deportation ends in tragedy for R.I. family | Video -May 3rd, 2019
How a group of black sex workers changed Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans in 1912 -May 1st, 2019
Talking trafficking with Jamaican sex workers -May 2st, 2019
Police invite activist who accused officers of raping sex workers -May 1st, 2019
Rhode Island House considers creating a study commission to examine laws on sex work. May 1st, 2019
A cam girl makes a living by signing dirty talk for deaf people -April 30th, 2019
What Media Got Wrong About the ‘Largest Gang Takedown Ever- April 28th, 2019
Kate Iselin: Brothels on your street? How sex work decriminalization would affect you-April 27th, 2019
Florida’s human trafficking bills stir hope and fear -April 26th, 2019
Alabama Several bills targeting human trafficking pass House committees- April 26th, 2019
New NYPD data show that in 2018 the department closed nearly 500 rape cases due to an alleged lack of participation from victims– April 26th, 2019
The baking school that means freedom for girls trapped in Thailand’s sex industry -April 26th, 2019
Five years after the new law, sex workers feel anything but ‘protected’ -April 24th,2019
So Tell Me, Why Can’t A Sex Worker Be A Lawyer? -April 23rd, 2019
Why Sex Work Is Real Work -April 26th, 2019
Should prostitution be a normal profession- April 26th, 2019
SEX WORKER ADVOCATES LIVID ABOUT ‘PRETEXT OF RESCUE’ AFTER AUTHORITIES ARREST WOMEN RELATED TO ROBERT KRAFT INVESTIGATION -April 26th, 2019
We found 85,000 cops who’ve been investigated for misconduct. Now you can read their records. –April 25th, 2019
Sex Website Closes in the US, Blames ‘Dumb’ Trafficking Laws -April 25th, 2019
Rapist who removed the condom during sex with a prostitute is jailed for 12 years-April 24th, 2019
#SayHerName: Is There A Serial Killer Preying On Black Women In Chicago? -April 15th, 2019
New York City’s DAs Keep Secret Lists Of Cops With Questionable Credibility- April 22nd, 2019
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers -April 22nd, 2019
Our Ever-Deadlier Police State –April 22nd, 2019
Why Bob Kraft’s ordeal should alarm us all -April 21st, 2019
Should Rape Victims Have to Spend Time in Jail for Not Testifying? -April 19th, 2019
A vindictive pimp shot two men 40 years ago. Two retired sex workers say they covered it up—and it’s why California needs to pass legislation protecting them. -April 17th, 2019
Releasing the Robert Kraft tape would further harm sex workers -April 19th, 2019
Locking Up Drug “Dealers” to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer –April 14th, 2019
Lawmakers Say NYPD Vice Squad Is A ‘Hotbed Of Corruption’ And Sexual Abuse -April 19th, 2019
Sex Work Is Work—And Its Laborers Are Officially Unionizing -April 17th, 2019
Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind -April 17th, 2019
Judge blocks prosecutors from releasing Robert Kraft spa video –April 17th, 2019
Stacey Abrams Says Country Has ‘Obligation’ To Keep Sex Workers Safe -April 16th, 2019
#SayHerName: Is There A Serial Killer Preying On Black Women In Chicago? -April 15th, 2019
Vice history: The story of Vancouver’s legendary madam -April 15th, 2019
DA knew Jeffrey Epstein was a dangerous pedophile when arguing for leniency -April 11th, 2019
State files motion to dismiss lawsuit that would end legal brothels -April 10th, 2019
One year ago, a bill targeting online sex trafficking took effect. Sex workers say the consequences have been devastating. -April 11th, 2019
Denver officer suspended for using police database to look up strip club dancer — later found dead — for personal reasons -April 9th, 2019
Mayor de Blasio comes out against decriminalizing prostitution, but prosecutors say it’s already happening -April 9th, 2019
Understanding Sex Work in an Open Society– April 2019
Rosedale couple’s bogus program to rescue sex workers: $1.5 million of your tax dollars at work –April 7th, 2019
A CLINIC BY SEX WORKERS, FOR SEX WORKERS, HAS A NEW HOME– April 5th, 2019
Brooklyn DA Endorses Decriminalization of Sex Work –April 5th, 2019
Prostitution Law and the Death of Whores
Anthropologist and author Laura Agustin calls out the media for stereotyping sex workers –April 5th, 2019
Backpage is gone, but a more graphic version is again fueling prostitution busts in the Lehigh Valley -April 5th, 2019
New Jersey Judge Faces Suspension After Asking Alleged Rape Victim if She Tried “Closing Her Legs-April 5th, 2019
Florida Is Poised to Create an Anti-“Trafficking” Registry That Will Inevitably Hurt Sex Workers- April 5th, 2019
Grand jury indicts former Columbus vice officer Andrew Mitchell on murder charge–April 4th, 2019
Sex Workers Seek Inclusion Of Demands In Political Manifestos -April 3rd, 2019
I Told My Mom I Hire Sex Workers And Her Response Changed Our Relationship -April 3rd, 2019
Banning sex work will be considered unthinkable 50 years from now –April 3rd, 2019
The 2020 Democratic Candidates Who Voted in Favor of SESTA/FOSTA -April 2st, 2019
Why I Choose To Work As A Stripper Despite Being A Magna Cum Laude College Graduate. April 1st, 2019
You Were Warned –April 1st, 2019
Sex workers condemn massage parlor raids amid proposed crackdown in Flushing -April 1st, 2019
AP Investigation: Florida gets tougher on massage-parlor sex- March 31st, 2019
Is there human trafficking that goes on at massage places? -March 30th, 2019
Sex industry paper sees veil lifted on city’s booming illegal brothel trade –March 30th, 2019
Oregon Bill Offers Amnesty to Sex Workers Who Report Violent Crimes- March 29th, 2019
WOMEN DESCRIBE HOW A COLUMBUS VICE COP PRESSURED THEM TO TRADE SEX FOR RENT-March 28th, 2019
Lawyer for Robert Kraft blasts sheriff as ‘liar’ in prostitution case -March 28th, 2019
America’s Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral -March 27th, 2019
The Yorkshire Ripper Files review – a stunningly mishandled manhunt– March 27th, 2019
Dominican Republic: Sex workers ‘routinely’ tortured and raped by police -March 27th, 2019
Florida Lawmaker to Sex Workers: They’re Criminals, I Don’t Need to Listen-March 27th, 2019
“I’m a sex worker and a feminist”: Fighting for sex worker rights in Argentina- March 27th, 2019
What Sex Work Taught Me About the Value of My Fat Body-March 27th, 2019
Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism- March 27th, 2019
Crime against sex workers ‘almost doubles’ since law change- March 27th, 2019
Why Is Prostitution a Crime? -March 26th, 2019
To Live in the World, and Not to Hide”: An Interview with Janet Mock-March 24th, 2019
Amsterdam to Tourists: This Is Not a Tourist Attraction- March 22nd, 2019
“No Unescorted Ladies Will Be Served” -March 20th, 2019
New bill excludes convicted sex workers from restoring their voting rights in Florida -March 19th, 2019
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019– March 19th, 2019
Democrats Call For Investigation Into Pro-Trump Former Owner Of Massage Parlors -March 18th, 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Poll finds Democratic voters support decriminalizing sex work by a 3-to-1 margin -March 18th, 2019
The threat of ‘education’ still hanging over China’s prostitutes -March 17th, 2019
SESTA/FOSTA is turning the web into a G-rated minefield. Here’s how to destroy it.- March 16th, 2019
Are Politicians Finally Ready to Take Sex Workers Seriously? –March 14th, 2019
Porn Actresses Accuse Powerful Industry Agent of Fraud, Sex Abuse -March 14th, 2019
Judge orders accused Ohio vice officer held without bond -March 13th, 2019
Sex workers storm New York protest against decriminalization of prostitution: ‘Nothing about us without us’ -March 12th, 2019
Sex Workers’ Untold Stories– March 11th, 2019
Seattle Police “Rescue” 26 Sex Workers. But Did They Want to Be Rescued?- March 11th, 2019
Whores But Organized’: Sex Workers Rally for Reform- March 11th, 2019
Sex Workers Crash NYC Protest Against Decriminalization Bill -March 11th, 2019
I See White Women. I Want to Hear Women of Color. -March 11th, 2019
A Florida Massage Parlor Owner Has Been Selling Chinese Execs Access to Trump at Mar-a-Lago -March 9th, 2019
Sex workers now have a feminist movement on their side– March 8th, 2019
COYOTE-RI Interviews Scott Cunningham- Baylor University- March 2019
Will Florida Apologize for the ‘Johns Committee’? -March 6th, 2019
Sen. Joe Hardy vs. Ruby Rae & Alice Little on Nevada Newsmakers-March 6th, 2019
Sex-Work Decriminalization Is Becoming an Issue For 2020 -March 6th, 2019
Bill would decriminalize prostitution in Maine -March 6th, 2019
Causing Republican to Scream About Anal Sex on the Floor– March 5th, 2019
Man plans to sue sheriff’s office over wrongful prostitution arrest- March 5th, 2019
GMB launches Scotland’s first sex workers’ union -March 5th, 2019
The death sentence was given to killer who terrorized sex workers– March 4th, 2019
When It Comes to Sex Work, Kamala Harris Hasn’t Completely Evolved -March 3rd, 2019
Kamala Harris brought sex work into the 2020 spotlight. Here’s what she should do next. March 2st, 2019
The government has…tried to financially strangle these defendants at every turn. -March 2st, 2019
Decriminalizing Sex Work Is a Matter of Survival -March 2st, 2019
Alan Dershowitz suggests curbing press access to hearing on Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse- March 1st,2019
Texas anti-sex trafficking activist sues Nevada to end legalized prostitution
An Avalanche of Bullshit –March 1st, 2019
How Many Sex Trafficking Headlines are Bogus? Lots of them! –March 1st, 2019
What is Decrim? The many places of prostitution in law –February 28th, 2019
Community- February 28th, 2019
Fairbanks man claims innocence while pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault –February 28th, 2019
What is Decrim? The many places of prostitution in law -February 28th, 2019
Hollywood Madam: Want to stop human trafficking? Legalize consensual sex for money. -Feb 27th, 2019
Decriminalize sex work to protect us from crime, prostitutes say- February 27th, 2019
Does entering prostitution mean, you have seven years to live?- February 27th, 2019
Florida lawyer: No legal reason to tape prostitution sting involving Robert Kraft- Feb 26th, 2019
Study Finds Nearly Half of Child and Adult Sex Trafficking Victims Were Abused by Police– February 26th, 2019
This City Will Start Outing Johns. Sex Workers Think It’s a Terrible Idea -February 26th, 2019
Kamala Harris Says She Supports Decriminalizing Sex Work & Sex Workers Don’t believe her.February 26th, 2019
Brooklyn, Queens senators to introduce bills decriminalizing sex work- February 25th, 2019
Group of New York Lawmakers Calls for Legalization of Prostitution –February 25th, 2019
‘THE POLICE ACT LIKE WE ARE NOTHING’ -February 25th, 2019
Robert Kraft, Meet Bella Robinson!- February 25th, 2019
The 2020 Democratic Frontrunners Need to Answer for Their Votes on SESTA -February 22st, 2019
Bella Robinson on Sex Trafficking Inside the Trump Campaign -Feb 22st, 2019
Purdue’s Sackler embraced a plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength from doctors, sealed deposition shows- February 21st, 2019
The dancer and the dance -February 21st, 2019
Judge: The US violated victim rights in Epstein sex abuse case – February 21st, 2019
The new bill proposes studying sex worker safety- February 14th,2019
There Is No New Backpage -February 13th, 2019
R.I. lawmaker proposes studying whether to decriminalize sex work- February 13th, 2019
Sex Workers Organization Supports Bill Creating Commission to Study Prostitution Laws- February 13th, 2019
Lawmaker proposes studying whether to decriminalize sex work- February 13th, 2019
Bella Robinson – Executive Director COYOTE RI – Decriminalizing sex work. Interview with the Matt Allen radio show
Representative Williams’ bill would establish a commission to study the decriminalization of prostitution -February 12th, 2019
ADVOCACY GROUPS SUPPORT NEW BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF SEX WORK LAWS- February 12th, 2019
The True Story of “Pride”: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners Were Communists– February 12th, 2019
We need them to come forward’: legislation would make it safer for sex workers to report violent crimes –February 11th, 2019
What It Was Like To Be A Sex Worker During The Super Bowl-February 11th, 2019
Sen. Wiener to introduce California bill protecting victimized sex workers -February 11th, 2019
“I love sex. I like to make money’: What sex workers really want”– February 8th, 2019
77% Women Forced Into Shelter Homes Return to Voluntary Sex Trade, Says Report -February 8th, 2019
Senator Samuel Bell: Statement on the proposed gutting of the Senate rules-February 8th, 2019
SEX AIN’T FREE: DECRIMINALIZING SEX WORK MAKES LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYONE-February 6th, 2019
Fostering -February 8th, 2019
Bella Robinson’s February Newsletter -February 7th, 2019
Phoenix police dispute Cindy McCain’s allegation of human trafficking at an airport after she saw a child with a woman ‘of a different ethnicity’ -February 6th, 2019
Utah bill would shield sex workers from prosecution when they report crimes -February 4th, 2019
Kansas judge frames 13-, 14-year-old girls as aggressors in sex crime by 67-year-old man February 3rd, 2019
Exploring “Craigslist’s Effect on Violence Against Women” January 2019
Another Pre-Super Bowl ‘Sex Trafficking Sting’ Busts A Bunch Of People Trying To Buy Sex From Cops Pretending To Be Teens –February 4th, 2019
New Laws Forced Sex Workers Back On SF Streets, Caused 170% Spike In Human Trafficking -February 3rd, 2019
Against FOSTA/SESTA: One Canary’s Cry From Inside the Coal Mine By Lucy Kahn- Feb 2019
The Death Of The Dabbler and The Erasure Of Sex Work From The Common Internet- By Grace Marie- Feb 2019
Sex trafficking victim advocates see benefits of recent laws, urge continued diligence-February 1st, 2019
Global Implications Of FOSTA By Meghan Peterson- Feb 2019
Bill banning sexual exploitation by law enforcement sails through House in VT- January 31st, 2019
How sex censorship killed the internet we love -January 31st, 2019
Sex trafficking victim advocates see benefits of recent laws, urge continued diligence- January 31st, 2019
Super Bowl sex-trafficking fears may be overblown, data show- January 31st, 2019
Bella, Petunia’s Veep, Speaks! Rise up by your bra straps, America! -January 30th, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Lyon County Anti-Brothel Initiative Secretly Bankrolled by Elected Official -January 25th, 2019
500 Escort Ad Domains Seized in FBI Sting Operation -January 25th, 2019
Controversial California court ruling is prompting new, conflicting bills at state Capitol -Jan 24th, 2019
KAMALA HARRIS HAS BEEN TOUGH ON BLACK PEOPLE, NOT CRIME -January 25th, 2019
Trump administration ‘rolling back women’s rights by 50 years’ by changing definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault -January 23rd, 2019
The small business strip-Controversial California court ruling is prompting new, conflicting bills at state Capitol -January 24th, 2019
NH Primary Source: Proposal would authorize the study of legalized prostitution in NH -January 24th, 2019
Advocates emerge in New Hampshire to promote prostitution legalization -January 24th, 2019
REJECTED-Sex Workers Say Kamala Harris Won’t Be Their Woman in 2020- January 23rd, 2019
Prostitutes in court to fight a law that bans buying sex in France– January 23rd, 2019
Feminist strippers win the fight to keep UK club open -January 20th,2019
New Massachusetts house bills seek to decriminalize the selling of sex– January 18th, 2019
Is a Planned Monument to Women’s Rights Racist? January 17th, 2019
No justice for sexual assault victims: Sex workers ‘less than citizens -January 17th, 2019
Former Stripper Inspires The Internet With Her Journey To Becoming An EMT In Powerful Facebook Post -January 17th, 2019
6 people — including 3 in Oregon — accused of running Asian brothels in U.S., Canada, and Australia– January 16th, 2018
The biased job market and health system conspire to leave older Americans destitute-January 15th, 2019
New Book Explores How Stigma Affects Nevada’s Sex Workers -January 14th, 2019
Uni students taking up sex work is more common than you’d think. January 12th, 2019
Sources say that the Senator’s running. Here’s a brief overview of her record on LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. January 11th, 2019
How Trans Sex Workers in Paris Are Coming Together to Stay Safe- January 11th, 2019
Will 2020 Hopeful Kamala Harris Address Past Hostility to Sex Workers? -January 11th, 2019
After spending 15 years in prison, a woman who murdered her abusive ex-boyfriend was granted clemency -January 10th, 2019
They’re Running! Announcing The Historic Petunia/Mrs. Robinson 2020 Campaign -January 14th, 2019
Stormy Daniels Sues Columbus Police Department Over Strip Club Arrest -January 14th, 2019
How Tattoos Saved These Indonesian Women from Sexual Slavery in World War II -January 10th, 2019
Plagued by Misconduct Claims, Will Columbus’s Vice Unit Be Held Accountable? -January 10th, 2019
Woman sexually assaulted by LAPD officers reaches $2-million settlement– January 9th, 2019
The First Amendment and the Foxy Lady –January 8th, 2019
Sex buyers laws: War on clients, says Israeli MP -January 8th, 2019
Feminism Does Not Demand Collectivism -January 8th, 2019
Cash-Desperate Illinois Is Now Taxing Lap Dances -January 7th, 2019
Sex Work is a Disability Issue. So Why Doesn’t the Disability Community Recognize That? -January 4th, 2018
A Prostitute’s Lived Experiences of Stigma -January 4th, 2019
Supreme Court allows Foxy Lady to reopen without VIP area -January 3rd, 2019
Justin Schneider responds to the civil suit, denies strangling victim unconscious -January 2nd, 2019
S.F. Strip Clubs See Performer Exodus as Paychecks Enter Equation– January 2st, 2019