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On AlterNet: sex work

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sex work"

Feminist Porn: Sex, Consent, and Getting Off

Feminist Porn: Sex, Consent, and Getting Off

KaeLyn, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. July 23, 2008.
"Legalization and support of sex work can open the door to helping the sex/adult industry become safer and healthier for sex workers."

Jamaican Health Officials Call for the Legalization of Prostitution

Jamaican Health Officials Call for the Legalization of Prostitution

Danielle Toppin, RH Reality Check. July 9, 2008.
Decriminalizing and regulating prostitution will help protect the lives and liberties of sex workers.

The Sex Lives of Others

The Sex Lives of Others

Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 16, 2008.
Why do other people's sexual proclivities freak us out so much?

Sex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference

Sex Work vs. Trafficking: Understanding the Difference

Melissa Ditmore, RH Reality Check. May 10, 2008.
There are big differences between women trafficked into sexual slavery and voluntary sex workers. So why are we treating them the same?

Satisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim?

Satisfied Sex Worker or Domestic Trafficking Victim?

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. May 8, 2008.
New legislation could expand the definition of trafficking to treat many sex workers as crime victims instead of criminals.

Diane Sawyer Doesn't Like What I Do

Diane Sawyer Doesn't Like What I Do

debauchetteApril 21, 2008.
My interview on ABC made one thing clear: In our society sex workers are still presented as tragic, lost, Dickensian characters.

Reassessing Sex Work

Reassessing Sex Work

Carolina Austria, RH Reality Check. April 10, 2008.
HIV prevention programs must be based on more expansive views of sexuality -- particularly when it comes to sex work.

Sex Workers Are Indeed Exploited -- by the Mainstream Media

Sex Workers Are Indeed Exploited -- by the Mainstream Media

Audacia Ray, Waking Vixen AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 13, 2008.
Sex workers are being abused and manhandled by a media that has no interest in our well being, only in the details of how we got to be so bad.

It's International Sex Workers Rights Day, Where Are All the Feminists?

It's International Sex Workers Rights Day, Where Are All the Feminists?

Renegade Evolution, Renegade Evolution AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 4, 2008.
On a day when sex workers around the world are organizing, few feminist blogs -- and fewer progressive news sources -- are covering it.

Why Do Migrant Sex Workers Need Saving?

Why Do Migrant Sex Workers Need Saving?

Laura Agustin, American Sexuality Magazine. March 3, 2008.
The U.S. spends millions every year fighting sex trafficking -- but are we just pushing our own sexual issues on women around the world?

Sex Work 2.0

Sex Work 2.0

Juhu Thukral, American Sexuality Magazine. January 13, 2008.
Women and men working in sex industries utilize technology to fight for their rights

Paraguay's Traffic Hub Imperils Female Teens

Paraguay's Traffic Hub Imperils Female Teens

Andy Footner, Women's eNews. January 10, 2008.
Trafficked girls and women from Paraguay are among the merchandise in the triple-border shopping region with Argentina and Brazil.