The Board of Supervisors is considering stepping up enforcement for massage establishments. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner) By Joshua Sabatini on October 16, 2018 1:00 am Sex worker advocacy groups on Monday opposed a proposal to increase San Francisco’s ability to shut down … Continue reading
Category Archives: Moral Crusades
Stop legislation endangering sex workers in Oakland
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Action Alert! Action Alert! Action Alert!Stop legislation that negatively impacts sex workers in Oakland. Going after clients violates rights & increases discrimination vs sex workers On July 19 legislation was introduced by Oakland City Council Member Abel Guillen to arrest … Continue reading
Victory for Sex Workers’ Rights! Repressive Bill Defeated!
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We killed SB 1204! Sex workers and supporters mobilized forcefully and successfully against a bill in the California legislature Senate Bill SB 1204. The Bill would have expanded the definition of pandering and further criminalized sex workers and anyone associating … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Takes Stand Against Sex Workers
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East Bay Express November 14, 2015, By Sam Levin @SamTLevin; In the spring of 2011, an officer with the Marin County Sheriff’s Office contacted a female escort via an adult erotic website to arrange a session. “Do you have time for me … Continue reading
Sex workers and supporters in Sacramento June 24 to oppose SB 1388
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*************STOP PRESS************* Sex workers and supporters in Sacramento Tuesday to oppose SB 1388 Contact: Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective 415-640-4250 & Maxine Doogan, Erotic Service Providers Union 415-265-3302 On Tuesday June 24, 2014, sex worker groups and others will be … Continue reading
Action Alert: Stop bill increasing danger & stigma for sex workers
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Action Alert! Action Alert! Action Alert! Urgent action is needed to stop SB 1388, a bill currently in the California Assembly Public Safety Committee which will increase danger and stigma for sex workers. The Bill isfalsely entitled “Human … Continue reading
Sex Workers Oppose Senate Bill 1388 at the State Capitol
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STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… May 22, 2014 Contact: Rachel West (415) 640-4250; Maxine Doogan (415) 265-3302 On May 19 sex worker groups went to Sacramento to protest against Senate Bill 1388, only to find … Continue reading
Opposition to California Senate bill SB 1388
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US PROStitutes Collective opposes SB 1388 on the following grounds: Summary of provisions in the bill: Bill SB1388 would make clients guilty of a misdemeanor for buying sex, punishable by imprisonment in jail for at least 48 hours, but not … Continue reading
The massage parlor mistake
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Mobilize against anti-sex censorship passing for anti-trafficking
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Defend Village Voice under attack for adult ads. Protest Women’s Funding Network undermining sex workers’ rights & safety. Village Voice is under attack for running Backpage.com the on-line adult classified ads service. Advertising allows many sex workers to work in the … Continue reading