A Fight For Full Decriminalization

from Sex Worker's Rights Are Human Rights

December 17th is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. This podcast is dedicated to all my sex work sisters who are no longer with us and to those who are still here fighting the good fight. Better days lie ahead!References:Comte, J. (2013a). Decriminalization of sex work: Feminist discourses in light of Research. Sexuality & Culture, 18(1), 196–217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-013-9174-5Dale, J., Chhoy, M., Sergi, L., & Sturges, J. (2024). Sex Work. The Georgetown Journal of Gender and The Law, 25(2), 1015–1040. https://www.law.georgetown.edu/gender-journal/in-print/1526-2/sex-work/Ferčíková Konečná, I. (2024). Excluded but fighting: Where are the voices of sex workers and their allies in EU anti-trafficking policymaking? Social Sciences, 13(3), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13030148Freeman, J. (2019). Legalization of Sex Work in the United States: An HIV Reduction Strategy. The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 32(597), 597–613.Jordan, A. (2023). Sex, Drugs, and Ballot Measures: An Argument for Massachusetts to Fully Decriminalize Prostitution. Suffolk University Law Review, LV1:(145), 145–174.Joulaei, H., Zarei, N., Khorsandian, M., & Keshavarzian, A. (2021). Legalization, decriminalization or criminalization; could we introduce a global prescription for prostitution (Sex work)? International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction, 10(3), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.106741Lutnick, A., & Cohan, D. (2009). Criminalization, legalization or decriminalization of sex work: What female sex workers say in San Francisco, USA. Reproductive Health Matters, 17(34), 38–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0968-8080(09)34469-9Van der Meulen, E. (2012). When Sex is Work: Organizing for Labour Rights and Protections. Labour/Le Travail, 69, 147–167. https://doi.org/10.32920/22726724.v1Weitzer, R. (2012). Sex Trafficking and The Sex Industry: The Need for Evidence-Based Theory and Legislation. The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 101(4), 1337–1369.https://coyoteri.org/wp/https://redumbrellaproject.org/https://www.instagram.com/decrimny/https://www.instagram.com/maggiestorontohttps://www.instagram.com/tryst.linkhttps://swopusa.org/https://www.thebswc.org/home

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