Community Activism, decrim, Oregon, prostitution, sex work
Prison Pipeline w/ Emma Lugo – Sex workers talk about decriminalization
“My customers saved my life”- listen to sex workers and a survivor of human trafficking and partner violence explain why we are fighting for decriminalization of sex work laws in the state of Oregon. JOIN as a sworker or Ally! Email oregonsexworkers@protonmail.com for info. Segment begins at -28:48 – thank you Emma Lugo and KBOO Read More
decrim, Updates
Oregon sex workers advocate for decriminalization, in their own words – OPB
Listen to the audio segment here, hosted by John Notarianni of Oregon Public Broadcasting Read More
decrim, Oregon, prostitution, sex work, Updates
My opinion: It’s time to better laws, more safety for sex workers – Portland Tribune
Originally published in the Portland Tribune: Columnist: ‘Sex trafficking’ isn’t the same as prostitution; it’s time to update Oregon’s laws. On May 3, I read that eight local men, including a former Oregon House Speaker, had been arrested and charged in a “sex trafficking” sting. As a sex worker in Portland since 2009, I… Read More
Education, Updates
The Wrong Fight: How New Sex Trafficking Laws are Threatening Sex Education and Therapy – Webinar
The Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) bills were passed in April 2018 and were purported to be an attempt to decrease sex trafficking. But it didn’t. Learn why. This one-hour webinar is available for purchase on InstituteforSexuality.com Did you know that your ability to provide… Read More
Updates
FM July 31: Elle Stanger on FOSTA-SESTA / Alison Stevenson/ When They Call You A Terrorist
This week on Feminist Magazine with host Karina Elias — FIRST… Karina Elias spoke with sex worker, writer, mother and host of Strange Bedfellows Elle Stanger about the dangers and ramifications of FOSTA-SESTA. FOSTA-SESTA are two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing online sex trafficking, but they have been widely criticized for their harmful effect… Read More
Articles
The Anti Porn Laws That Are Killing People – Unbound
There is a bill that recently passed, and it’s been applauded as a “bi-partisan victory for women.” If you’re like me and feel a minor panic attack creeping with every iPhone news update, you might have appreciated a blip of seemingly good news. Perhaps you even “liked” or retweeted about it. The bills are called… Read More
