How Internet Activism Helps Sex Workers
Marginalized groups seek justice, community, and self-help online.
Sex Work
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.
French Soccer Players Acquitted of Sleeping With Underage Prostitute
Alleged prostitute now kind of a big deal in France
