Liberal CurrentsLauren Crosby · March 16, 2021 In April 2018, the Trump administration signed FOSTA—a combination of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act—into law, ostensibly a response to the Section 230 protections which kept … Continue reading
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Support statement for Rhode Island hearing on H5250
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Support H5250 To the members of the House Health & Human Services Committee: We are writing in support of H5250 to create a legislative commission to make a study. We understand the proposed study would look at how laws affect … Continue reading
Media: “Sex workers are human too. They deserve protections for reporting violence.”
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Lauren Crosby Medlicott , Opinion Contributor, Business Insider Feb 14, 2021, 5:03 AM Sex workers are scared to report violence for fear of criminalization for prostitution. Between 45% and 75% of sex workers globally have experienced violence at work. Until decriminalization of sex … Continue reading
Stop Discrimination Against Sex Workers in Coronavirus Bailout
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STOP DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SEX WORKERS IN CORONAVIRUS BAILOUT >>>> Please sign on to the demands here <<<< Hundreds of thousands of people in the US rely on the income from sex work to survive and have been thrown into a … Continue reading
The Coronavirus is a Disaster for Sex Workers – We Need Resources!
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April 10, 2020 PRESS RELEASE The Coronavirus is a Disaster for Sex Workers – We Need Resources! Contact: Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective 415 640-4250 Thousands of families in the US rely on the income from sex work to survive … Continue reading
Extraordinary Hearing on Decriminalization of Sex Work
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Testimony from US PROS in Support of the DC Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019
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Hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, October 17, 2019 The US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) is in strong support of the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act … Continue reading
From our sister group ECP — Press Release 10/30: Government research proves sex workers feel unsafe under the current law
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Government research proves sex workers feel unsafe under the current law; they want decriminalisation and so does the public. Government research published today provides evidence that the current prostitution laws increase the chance of harm and undermine sex workers’ safety. Laura Watson … Continue reading
Urgent: Need Your Help to Get to DC
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Dear Friend, We’re making a heartfelt request for your help to get to the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress in Washington DC this June 17-19. We’re going to the Congress as part of a multiracial delegation from both east and … Continue reading
ACTION ALERT: Support CA Bill SB 233 Improving Sex Workers Health & Safety!
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ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! SB 233 prohibits the arrest of sex workers when they come forward as a victim of or witness to a serious crime, and calls for an end to possession of condoms being used as … Continue reading
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