sex workers
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Bill de Blasio Talks ICE, Sex Work Decriminalization and Why Black People Should Support His Campaign
New York City Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio said Donald Trump won the 2016 Election because people stayed home instead of hitting the polls, not because the majority of the country is racist (03:25). “Trump won not by bringing out a racist majority,” de Blasio said. “I do not believe there is…
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She’s Married Now: Cyntoia Brown Got Hitched to Christian Rapper J. Long Behind Bars—Via a Stand-In
Cyntoia Brown came home after spending 15 years in prison for killing a man to a brand new life of freedom—and a new husband. Tennessee prison officials confirm that Brown got married while still behind bars to Christian rapper J. Long, the Tennessean reports. Not surprisingly, theirs was no conventional ceremony. The bride was married…
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Top Prosecutor in Brooklyn Wants to Decriminalize Prostitution
The chief prosecutor of New York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is backing an effort to decriminalize prostitution, arrests for which, according to a state senator advocating for the change, disproportionately impact black women. “I believe in decriminalization,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said during a “decriminalizing queerness” forum sponsored by the Lambda Independent Democrats…
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Doing the Work: Meghan Markle Surprises a Charity for Sex Workers with Messages of Hope and Love
She’s a duchess for the people, y’all. On Friday morning, mom-to-be Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a planned appearance at the Old Vic Theater in Bristol, England, following up their visit with a surprise stop at charity One25, which provides outreach and support to women trying to escape sex work, addiction, homelessness, and poverty.…
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Stigma Against Sex Workers Must End
I’m a black woman who is over 35, and for a little over a decade, I was a sex worker. It doesn’t matter what kind of sex work; what matters is that I have an adult lifetime of experience, not only in sex work, but also with the painful stigma attached to it. The thing…
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The Fact That Bobby Valentino May Not Have Paid a Sex Worker Is a Problem; the Fact That the Sex Worker Is Trans Is Not
On July 31, a transgender sex worker recorded R&B singer Bobby Valentino running out of a room after allegedly not paying for sexual services. Valentino has since denied the accusation and stated, through his representative, “Misrepresentation and deception were maliciously used to target [him]; during the encounter, Valentino was victimized and threatened by acts of…