Legislative – Informational Hearing on Repealing Prostitution-related offenses – June 3rd, 2021

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Legislative – Informational Hearing on Repealing Prostitution-related offenses – June 3rd, 2021

Posted on May 30, 2021 at 1:16 am by Elle Stanger / 0

Our committee was granted a surprise hearing in this legislative session, five of our members spoke for twenty minutes in total about why legislators should repeal crimes of prostitution, commercial sexual solicitation and promoting prostitution.

Our other speakers are:

Alex Andrews, International Human Rights Advocate, Executive Director SWOP(Sex Worker Outreach Project) Behind Bars, Former BOD member of SWOPUSA and Global Sex Work

•a former Oregon sex worker and law student, Nicole Gilliland

•Angela Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

•Amy Merrell, Executive Director of the Cupcake Girls

Follow me on twitter @ElleStanger for updates and you can watch the informational hearing here, live on June 3rd, 1:55-2:15 pm PST.

Our website is OREGONSEXWORKERS.COM

Twitter is @ORSEXWORKERS

My opinion: It’s time to better laws, more safety for sex workers – Portland Tribune

My Partner Died By Suicide. Here’s How A Mismanaged Pandemic Contributed. – HuffPost

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Some people call me Elle, others call me Mommy or Babe. I wear a smile more often than anything else and I live in a top-secret safe space in the Pacific Northwest.