Sex Work
How Internet Activism Helps Sex Workers
Marginalized groups seek justice, community, and self-help online.
Black Women Profiled as Prostitutes in NYC
A new report from the Red Umbrella Project makes clear that NYPD profiling isn't only focused on men.
No, Rhode Island Didn't 'Accidentally' Decriminalize Prostitution
Decriminalization was the direct result of a lawsuit filed by sex workers in 1976.
Punishing Prostitution Clients Is Not a Feminist Solution
Conceptually the "Nordic Model"-which criminalizes the buying rather than the selling of sexual services-strips women of agency and autonomy.
Study: To Lower Rape and STD Rates, Decriminalize Prostitution
A loophole in Rhode Island decriminalized prostitution between 2004-2009. During this time the state saw significant decreases in rape and gonorrhea.
'Innocence Stolen?' Maybe Not. Suspicion Cast on Sex-Trafficking Tale at Heart of Eden
Another high-profile sex trafficking yarn is coming unraveled.
Why Did Nicholas Kristof Believe Somaly Mam's Lies?
The roots and consequences of a deception.
Promise and Peril in Tech Approaches To Stopping Child Sex Trafficking
From surveying to surveilling to spreading information, one organization is showing promise and raising concern.