'This oppressive restriction on reproductive rights persisted for decades, reinforcing traditional gender norms and perpetuating extensive gender inequality.'

The Comstock Act, by Old Pros ☂️ Decriminalizing SW ✨

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“Mandating age verification would have far-reaching implications for how Canadians access and use the internet. Website blocking remains a highly contentious enforcement instrument that could impact Canada’s commitment to an open and free internet.' #S210 theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Down with the whorearchy!

Left flowers today at the historic marker overlooking Boyce Thompson Arboretum where newspaperman and philanthropist Jim Larkin took his life on July 31 of last year, driven to suicide by a ruthless and unjust prosecution. #BackpageTrial

📢 **Advocacy Alert!**

Check out the powerful ASWA policy brief, 'Challenging Criminalisation of Sex Work in Africa.'

It's time to end violence against sex workers and ensure their access to justice, legal redress, victim compensation, protection, and prosecution of

On #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay , let's break the stigma and empower every person to manage their periods with dignity and confidence. Access to menstrual products and education is a human right!
#MenstrualHygieneMatters #PeriodPositive

It's actually fine to cut people out of your life who have damaged the relationship beyond repair, abused you and with whom you will never be able to have trust again.

I'm telling you, things only get better. It is not a loss to lose people like this.

'Art installation'

Is that what we're calling it these days? 🤨

Chicago SWers & Co-conspirators, join us on June 2nd, for a community altar build! Further details here: sxhxcollective.org/2024/05/20/chi…

#IWD2024 #InternationalWhoresDay #SexWorkersUnite

#JoeyThePlayer has exhausted his efforts to wiggle out of his conviction and delay his sentencing. His sentencing day will be June 26rd at 1:30PM and he WILL be wearing a RED JUMPSUIT. youtube.com/shorts/A7lT6tZ…

This is why we work so hard on the #December17 list.

Sex workers deserve to have their stories told in a humane way. They don't deserve murder, stigma or violence.

#D17

Super excited this is happening, but also super bummed that Facebook @meta removed our posts about it.

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It's funny how the solution is always to hate sex workers but never to provide a robust society that has strong social services and thriving wages.

phoenix calida is not here for your shit SWOP Behind Bars SWOP-USA swopusa.org
swopbehindbars.org (Their hotline is really helpful too)

Brilliant snapshot of the Nordic Model and the impacts. Thank you SWARM and Tamara-Jade for these.

I used these in a presentation in Ireland recently to demonstrate how the NM impacts infectious diseases and reluctance of sex workers to disclose and seek equitable care.

We're running a donation matching promo with SWOP-USA! Until June 9th, you get an extra 50% on top of our regular rate for donations made to SWOPUSA. For example, if you donate $100 to SWOPUSA, you get 150TLC! More info on our donation matching page.💕
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An extraordinary case of police 'psychological torture' in Fontana, CA: When Thomas Perez reported his elderly father missing, cops brought him in for a 17-hour interrogation + coerced him to falsely confess killing his dad.

His dad was alive.

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theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Okay, but the society of nasty masturbators sounds like a really fun book club

The same NCOSE that wants to ban all sex work, pornography, gay marriage, trans rights, sex ed and abortion? Hm.