sex work

Police Abuse of Sex Workers: A Global Reality, Widely Ignored

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by Chi Mgbako

December 15, 2011 - 6:05pm (Print)

Sex workers deserve the basic respect and protection from violence that each nation owes its citizens. But in many settings, police abuse of sex workers receives scant public attention despite its entrenched global reality.

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The "H" Word

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by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders

September 22, 2011 - 8:30am (Print)

It would seem that no one enjoys being called a “hooker,” whether you are a sex worker or not.

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Studying Down: Thoughts on Sex Work, Steinem, and Self-Representation

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by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders

September 19, 2011 - 2:31pm (Print)

Some people perceive all women’s participation in the sex industry as a product of coercion. For me, this couldn’t have felt less true. Though circumstances had been a factor, the first time I stripped was no act of desperation. I made a choice.

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Second "Explosive(!)" "Shocking(!)" Live Action Video Reveals... Health Workers Providing Care!

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 3, 2011 - 1:55pm (Print)

Lila Rose and Live Action Films have released a second video in their promised expose of Planned Parenthood.  And the only thing shocking about this video is that Rose and her cohorts think there is something shocking about it.

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Today's Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking Reflect Historical Racism and Sexism

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by Melissa Ditmore, Independent consultant

January 11, 2011 - 11:22am (Print)

Trafficking in persons is often referred to as "modern-day slavery." Historical grounding confirms that the reference to slavery, while not exactly on point, is relevant.

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Close to Home: Complications in the Domestic Anti-Trafficking Discourse

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by Sienna Baskin

January 11, 2011 - 11:15am (Print)

It seems that stories of young girls victimized by prostitution, are selected to overcome an enormous barrier - that we are not disposed to believe or care for people who engage in sex work, so editing to find the "perfect victim" is necessary.

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RH Reality Check's Most Read Stories of 2010

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

December 22, 2010 - 1:59pm (Print)

The ten most read stories on RH Reality Check this year include Christine O'Donnell's crusade against masturbation, a look at how universities deal with sex in dorms, and early reporting of the Utah legislation that sought to criminalize miscarriage.

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Treating Violence Against Sex Workers as a Hate Crime

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by Rosie Campbell and Shelly Stoops

December 16, 2010 - 6:40pm (Print)

Over the last decade sex work projects, the police and other agencies in Liverpool (United Kingdom) have been addressing violence against sex workers, encouraging reporting and taking crimes committed against sex workers seriously.

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Can We End Violence Against Sex Workers?

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by Chi Mgbako

December 16, 2010 - 6:29pm (Print)

Our staunch moral judgment of individuals who by choice or circumstance participate in the sex industry results in the shattering silence around incidents of rapes, assaults, and murders of sex workers.

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Police Violence And Sex Workers in Europe, Central Asia

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The state consistently fails to punish police who commit violence against sex workers.

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