coyotewebadminComments Off on 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 the sale of unlawful sex… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Watch Out Congress, US Sex Workers are Coming for Their Rights
Did Congress really think that Sex Workers were gonna just lay down? I have always said that sex workers are some of the most resilient people I know. Last week Bella Robinson, executive director of Coyote RI (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) attended a historical US sex worker Summit in LA. It was awesome. Coyote RI was thrilled that we were recognized… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on International Sex Workers Day in RI- June 2nd 2018
Taking back the neighborhood, Rally Against Criminalization Rally! A huge thank you to Sophia Wright & Ria Moni & Julianna Brown for helping to organize this event. Thank you to Christopher Johnson for being our MC, and all our volunteers and speakers. A special thank you to our community who came out to support sex workers rights. We arrived at Roger Williams Memorial… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on The US Fails to Protect Undocumented Kids from Exploitation
As I was driving down 95 in Rhode Island, heading south on Friday, May 25th, 2017, I spotted ICE getting off at exit 16- Elmwood Avenue. I wanted to show everyone, an example of what REAL human trafficking looks like. Our current system is not set up to help or protect these victims, especially during Trump’s reign. This tells the… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on After Fosta, It’s like Hunger Games on Sex Workers
The passing of Fosta (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) is a hate crime. Congress is trying to kill Sex Workers! After FOSTA Slideshow Following the passage of SESTA, a sex worker-led organization COYOTE-RI conducted an impact survey and documented 260 responses (and growing). The data is still being collected and analyzed, but we have some clear takeaways that must be shared: Of the 260… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on FOSTA Passes in the Senate: CityVibe & The Erotic Review Shuts Down
FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) Passes in the Senate: CityVibe & The Erotic Review Shuts Down I never dreamed the collateral damage of Fosta would appear so quickly. Trump hasn’t even signed it into law yet and yet it seems cityvibe.com has closed without warning. FOSTA Passes Senate, Making Prostitution Ads a Federal Crime Against Objections from DOJ and Trafficking Victims –… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Sex Trafficking Inside the Trump Campaign- This is not Fake News
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime Then– January 2018: Trump declares January ‘National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month’ Wait for it —- February 2018: Trump Campaign Co-Chair Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Minors and Sexual Abuse Some of his criminal behavior occurred during the campaign. ByTom Boggioni / Raw Story February 12, 2018, … Read more »
