coyotewebadminComments Off on Las Vegas Women’s March Includes Sex Workers- 2018
Las Vegas Women March Includes Sex Workers I am a mother, I am a grandmother, I am a great-grandmother, and I am a sex worker. As I stand here today, I look out and wonder how many of us, intentionally or unintentionally, place our boots on our sisters’ necks? That under the crushing weight of patriarchy, we divide, we separate,… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Women March Rhode Island Includes Sex Workers #WMWRI18
Women March Rhode Island Includes Sex Workers #WMWRI18 Coyote RI was one of the many local organizations who tabled at RI Women’s March. We had a 60 people sign up for our email list, and over 100 people stopped at our table. We engaged with strippers from Westerly, and we had students from 3 universities and several communities members… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Best Practices for Connecting “People Involved in the Sex Industry” with Services by Coyote RI
Best Practices for Connecting “People Involved in the Sex Industry” with Services by Coyote RI 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 to provide enough information and support in hopes that… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on 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 the US where sex work is criminalized. For me, decriminalization would mean I have the same workplace rights as every… Read more »
International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers Memorial List 2017 USA Memorial Slideshow Diana Hemmingway 46 years-old, South FL, December 20th, 2016 Patricia Phelps aka Peppermint Patty, 48 years old, Anchorage, Alaska, August 11, 2017 Jessica Newcomb, 21 years old, Mobile AL, June 16th, 2017 Isabell Pam 43 years old, Huntsville, Al, Feb 26th Jennifer Ann Wilson, 50… Read more »
Bella’s-Summary-2015 BELLA”S SUMMARY The rescue pimp industry is exploitative. I would even call it FRAUD, with the government’s approval. They run and hide from sex workers like cowards, because they know we have “the evidence” to confront them. “Human Trafficking” by Ohio University in affiliation with Coursera Online learning, becoming more acquainted with the many flaws of conflating trafficking with… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on The Effects of Polaris Project in Rhode Island
In March 2015 Bella Robinson attended an event at Brown University, to hear a speech by Katherine Chon who is the co-founder and president of Emerita Polaris Project. She is currently the senior advisor on the trafficking in persons, at the US Department of Health & Human Services In her speech, Mrs. Chon claimed that Polaris Project has people calling… Read more »
WHAT DO SEX WORKERS WANT? Decriminalization, Labor Rights, Anti-discrimination Legislation Sex workers want consensual adult sex work to be decriminalized. We demand our right to agency and our labor rights, and we demand discrimination and hate crime legislation. After we accomplish these goals it will still take several decades for public perception to change and to erase the stigma, as… Read more »
MYTHS + MISCONCEPTIONS The DOJ website is still quoting false statistics Is one of the most-cited statistics about sex work wrong? Maggie McNeill rocks it in this interview, as she explains the research that was misquoted that said: “the teenagers were just at risk”. Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways “Nearly all of the youths—95 percent—said they exchanged sex… Read more »
