Add TeenVogue to the list of amazing publications talking decrim! And in a reminder that decrim is clearly the right thing to support, Don Jr. has come out against the article. In response, we should all definitely come out against his new beard.

In 2017 Layleen had been arrested on soliciting charges by an undercover. In New York, everyone facing prostitution charges goes through the "Human Trafficking Intervention Courts," and are supposed to be diverted to services - but not without the threat of punishment hanging over you...

Today, the NYC-based coalition DecrimNY will introduce the most comprehensive decriminalization bill in history into a state legislature. The bill would strike laws which criminalize selling, buying and promoting from NY penal code. While the coalition doesn't anticipate a vote this session...

Calls are coming for Pride month to remember that honoring Stonewall doesn't mean a colorful drink at Happy Hour or a rainbow version of your logo, but demanding the queer movement center the lives and needs of trans folks, queers of color, and sex workers.

This week saw AOC come out in support for Tiffany Caban, the queer Latina running for District Attorney in Queens. One of her campaign promises is to decline prosecution for low-level charges like marijuana and prostitution. She is also super crush-worthy.

The Florida State legislature just passed a trafficking bill which included a provision for a Public Registry (they're calling it a "database"... po-TAY-to, pa-TAH-to, pa-Fucking-Bullshit) for everyone arrested for solicitation of prostitution. While the media has described it...

"Sex work is a job just like any other, but its criminalization exposes sex workers to discrimination, abuse & exploitation. Talking about it is the first step to reducing the stigma, but decriminalization is the only way to implement safeguards to protect those in this industry." – Susan Sarandon

Florida's controversial "trafficking" bill heads back to the state House after Senate revision, re-including a provision to create a registry for people charged with ANY prostitution-related crime. Has there ever been a time where that kind of thing didn't go horribly fucking wrong?

A couple in Calgary is challenging third-party laws in Canada, saying they are unconstitutional, and infringe on the rights of sex workers, citing the importance for health and safety. The couple ran an escort service that was shut down in 2105 under the law.

Strippers in the UK are looking to improve their working conditions through unionization. This would expand the number of countries in the world with a union for those in the sex trade. In 2018 Spain's Labor Ministry registered OTRAS, and just last month Scotland's GMB launched a sex worker branch.

In addition to FOSTA, broader conversation about private companies trying to make decisions about content has led to the clamping down of numerous outlets. Recently, Instagram has decided that content which is sexual but not explicit is going to be downgraded in searches, but not removed.

This year is seeing a slew of state laws that impact folks who trade sex in a variety of ways, and where sex workers are showing up to champion change. In Oregon, Senate bill 596 would protect sex workers...

In South Australia (a state of Australia), an MP has introduced a decriminalization bill on sex work. Sex workers and advocates, including New Zealand’s Dame Catherine Healy, came to Parliament to urge legislators to pass the bill. This would be the second of Australia’s six states to decriminalize.

With so much going on around the issue of sex work, it's impossible to keep up. In this space, I'm going to be collecting and sharing some of the news along with some context. Hopefully once a week I can give you a smattering of how alive this movement is right now and get you as excited as I am.