This last weekend was the wrap up of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, with weekend-long celebrations in cities from San Francisco to Montgomery, Alabama to New York. The story of sex work has always been an important part of the story of LGBTQ liberation, and a recent poll found...

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.