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FOSTA: The New Nightmare For Sex Workers And The People Who Love Them

FOSTA isn't actually about making it harder to engage in sex trafficking — it's about making it easier to target and punish sex workers.

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A 23-Year-Old Woman From Wisconsin Is Auctioning Her Virginity And I Am Here For It

Bailey Gibson is untouched and has the doctor’s note to prove it. And yes, she’s auctioning her virginity to the highest bidder.

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Sex trafficking victims matter, but there are countless sex workers across the spectrum who wouldn’t describe themselves as victims of sex trafficking. They matter, too.

4 Things To Know About Human Trafficking

Want to work responsibly on the issue of sex trafficking? Here’s some of what you should know.

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The Cast of The Red Umbrella Diaries.

Sex Workers Take Back Their Own Narrative In The Red Umbrella Diaries

Audacia Ray runs a nonprofit called the Red Umbrella Project, and has been arranging storytelling events by sex workers, publishing several literary anthologies about sex workers experiences, and finally teamed up with an Emmy-winning documentary crew to feature the stories of seven diverse cast members (including herself) to film the groundbreaking documentary that has its NYC IFC premiere on November 16: The Red Umbrella Diaries.

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Many sex workers seek protection, not the eradication of their industry.

Amnesty International And The Decriminalization Of Consenting Sex Work

"He had no intention of being a client, though. He’d come to rape me, and he said that if I screamed or struggled he would tell the police and the hotel that I was a prostitute."

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Ravish Me This . . . Top 5 Reads Of The Week

Trolling, sex work, and sexism in the illustration industry. Read all about it!

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The Violent Threat Police Pose To Brazilian Sex Workers

“There are no human rights for prostitutes. They don't recognize us as humans."

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For Anti-Sex Work Writers, Sex Sells 

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

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