All posts tagged "sex workers"
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OnlyFans will bar sexually explicit videos starting in October
The popular content-based subscription site OnlyFans will bar any content showing sexually explicit conduct beginning October 1.
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Activists mark International Sex Workers Day by reiterating call for decriminalization in DC
Advocates say sex workers face significant hurdles in their lives due to record of arrests
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Nearly 1 in 5 Russians believe LGBTQ people should be “eliminated,” poll says
Attitudes towards most "deviant" groups, including gays and lesbians, have improved since five years ago
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Pornhub offers free premium access for 30 days to encourage social distancing
The service is offering free premium access for 30 days to encourage social distancing.
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HIPS holds volunteer orientation for supporting sex workers and other vulnerable populations
The D.C.-based sex worker advocacy organization holds two orientation sessions per year
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LGBTQ advocates deliver letter to D.C. councilmembers calling for sex work decriminalization
A coalition of LGBTQ activists and advocates has dropped off copies of a letter addressed to members of the D.C. Council, signed by 72 different...
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Forum: Sex Work is Work
Decriminalizing sex work is a step that can start a monumental series of changes in our community
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Forum: Decriminalizing and destigmatizing sex work will make the District safer for transgender women
At Whitman-Walker Health, and in the Gender Affirming Care team in particular, we know that shame and stigma steal the quality of our health and...
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Prosecutor claims Michigan pastor waited an hour to call 911 after shooting transgender woman
Special prosecutor claims defendant has a history of being aggressive toward transgender sex workers
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Rayceen Pendarvis hosts “Taking the Stage, Taking a Stand” at Busboys and Poets
Open mike night uplifts the stories of queer people affected by violence
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9th Circuit hears challenge to California laws criminalizing sex work
On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case challenging California laws that criminalize sex work, which, if overturned,...
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Former Rentboy CEO sentenced to 6 months in prison
The former CEO of online escort site Rentboy.com has been sentenced to six months in prison after the judge overseeing the case said she wanted...
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Legalizing Sex Work: A Rentboy.com escort on why legalization matters
Advertising on Rentboy.com turned Nick Kinkand’s life around. The 33-year-old had broken up with his boyfriend, was homeless and couch-surfing at friends’ houses, and was...
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Hotline Call Frequency Slow But Regular
Last Friday, Aug. 1, marked the three-month anniversary for the LGBTQ Violence Response Hotline. Although there is still much more needed to publicize the 24-hour...
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Groups Rally Against PFZs
About 20 community activists and advocates rallied Friday outside the John A. Wilson Building, which houses the mayor’s office and the D.C. Council chambers, to...
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