Legal Sex Workers And Others In Adult Industry Denied Coronavirus Aid
When Congress passed the massive $2 trillion bailout bill last week, it made sure that self-employed people or other independent…
‘Law & Order: SVU’ Spins NYPD’s Massage Parlor Raids Into A White Savior Fantasy
It’s been two years since 38-year-old massage worker Yang Song fell four stories to her death from an apartment window…
Civil Rights Groups Call Out ‘Archaic’ N.Y. Loitering Law For Targeting Trans People
National civil rights leaders on Wednesday urged New York lawmakers to support the repeal of an anti-loitering measure they say…
New York Lawmakers Introduce First Statewide Bill To Decriminalize Sex Work
Lawmakers in New York introduced a first-of-its-kind bill to decriminalize sex work throughout the state on Monday. The Stop Violence…
New York Democrats Want To Decriminalize Sex Work
NEW YORK ― Sex workers could be released from prison and no longer fear arrest under a new bill announced…
Anti-Sex Work Law May Be Hitting Artists Who Rely On Crowdfunding
The list of people who say they’ve been adversely affected by anti-sex trafficking legislation Congress passed earlier this year continues…
Most Democrats Don’t Take Sex Workers’ Rights Seriously. That’s Finally Starting To Change.
Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, most Democrats in Congress are embracing stances on health care, legal marijuana and the…
First Congress Took Sex Workers’ Websites. Now It’s Coming For Their Bank Accounts.
A new law that shuttered websites used by voluntary sex workers to screen clients has already forced some to risk…
Sex for Sale: Inside a British Brothel – BBC News
Police are choosing to allow brothels to operate providing they create a safe environment for women, one former detective –…
Trump Signs Controversial FOSTA Bill Targeting Online Sex Trafficking
President Donald Trump signed a controversial bill into law on Wednesday that targets online sex trafficking by holding online platforms…