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Technology experts are pointing out that the EARN IT Act is not just about the legal liabilities of platforms, but a broader (albeit covert) attempt by AG Barr to kill end-to-end encryption -- the kind of privacy used by secure apps like Signal or WhatsApp, and email platforms like ProtonMail.

With some of the legislation Vermont's proposed in years past, it should come as no shock that they're among the first to propose decriminalizing prostitution. However, the state's radical-seeming legislation doesn't just extend to social issues...

Aside from the regular reasons Nordic Model is toxic and harmful, this iteration impedes the ability of workers to hire protection. Any and all associated persons could come under the same public scrutiny including those who solicit services, yes, but also those who do business with sex workers.

As sex workers try and reclaim narratives of criminalization and policing, raids on massage parlors are subsumed by larger conversations on sex workers rights or trafficking. In the US, Asian sex workers are both hyper-visible in these conversations, while remaining invisible as active participants.

Following breaking news last December of the Bedford v. Canada decision, new Canadian legislation was announced today the has sex work communities and escorts everywhere up in arms. The Protection of Communities and

The E.U. is one of the many areas of the world debating the legality and prosecution of sex work, with countries differing in opinion across the board. According to an article in

Brown, who gained international attention and fame while starring in the TLC hit reality series Sister Wives, filed a lawsuit in July 2011 under the belief that polygamist practices bring heavenly exultation in

Debate continues on the use of safer sex supplies in the adult entertainment industry after another film actor has tested positive for HIV this year, bringing the total to three. The Free Speech

It is universally acknowledged not that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, but that dating, hookups, and playful encounters between two people who

Last Friday, I published an article about Ms. R, a woman who was raped in her Oakland apartment and denied compensation by the State of California because her rapist was a client she

In September of 2012, Ms. R, a sex worker in Oakland, California, was beaten, robbed, and raped in her apartment by a man who had contacted her through her advertisement on Redbook. Rape

Political victories come few and far between for sex workers, but New York activists got a significant one last month. On June 21, the New York Assembly voted 80 to 48 to pass

June, 2013 was a big month for marriage. First, everyone was waiting for the Supreme Court to come down with their decision, then talking about what it meant when it did come down.

Step one: Stay the F out of Texas The thing about this case and subsequent sensational headlines: "Texas Says It's OK to Shoot an Escort If She Won't Have Sex With You&

While visiting your favorite female escort helps you find companionship and gives you a fun, attractive yet professional person to help you pass the time pleasantly, we all know that sometimes circumstances do

The law may be a blunt instrument, but when wielded by a witty hand, it can put you in stitches. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery recently ruled on a case curiously dubbed