Posted in Human Rights, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged Blogs, Feministe, Violence on April 14, 2008 | No Comments »
I know we just began the second quarter of 2008, but this guy’s vile hatred is unlike any other.
I was originally directed to his venomous ramblings by Stacey on BnG. This posting at feministe exposes the asshole for all to see.
Please go check this schmuck out. I think it’s important to know the type of [...]
Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Politics, Sex Work, tagged Documentary, Internet Radio, Jill Brenenman, Labor Rights, Maxine Doogan, Naked Heroes, Sex Workers Rights, SWOP East, Technology on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Repost Authorization Granted and Encouraged!
XBN SWOP East Broadcast Network Friday 3/28/2008 11:00 AM Eastern 60 Minutes Listener Call in (646) 200-3136
www.swopeast.org
www.blogtalkradio.com/swopeast
www.myspace.com/jillbrenneman
Guest is Maxine Doogan: Legalization Sucks, Decriminalize Now, a film by Maxine Doogan, premiered at LaborFest 2005. The film features interviews with four sex workers who share their experiences and discuss the [...]
Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Sex Work, tagged Desiree Alliance, Human Rights, International, International Organizations, prostitution, Sex Workers Rights, Social Justice, SWOP on December 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Desiree Alliance’s listing of
Sex Worker Organizations around the world
Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged Gang Rape, Legal System, Philadelphia, prostitution, Rape, Sexual Assault, Teresa Carr Deni on November 2, 2007 | No Comments »
For immediate release
Contact: 877-776-2004, info@DesireeAlliance.org
Rape is NOT part of the job description!
Sex Workers Join Women’s Groups and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Groups to Urge PA Voters to Vote ‘No’ on the Retention of Judge Teresa Carr Deni
Judge Teresa Carr Deni spawned outrage from all directions after ruling on October 4th that a sex worker that was [...]
Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Sex Work, prostitution, tagged Bolivia on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Prostitutes in the Bolivian city of El Alto sewed their lips together on Wednesday as part of a hunger strike to demand that the mayor reopen brothels and bars ordered closed after violent protests by residents last week.
“We are fighting for the right to work and for our families’ survival,” Lily Cortez, leader of the [...]
Posted in Activism, HIV/AIDS, Healthcare, Human Rights, tagged Africa, HIV Prevention, Poverty, Zimbabwe on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
This abstract discusses the multiplicity of HIV Prevention barriers young girls in Zimbabwe face, and what one organization is doing to address those needs.
Group in Zimbabwe Works To Fight Poverty, Empower Girls To Reduce Spread of HIV, Reuters Reports
Posted in Human Rights, tagged Racism, Sexual Assault, Violence on September 12, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m having a very hard time finding words to discuss this; no words do justice to what this young woman survived.
Black woman held captive, beaten, stabbed, tortured, authorities say; Six suspects, all white, could face hate-crime charges
Posted in HIV/AIDS, Healthcare, Human Rights, Politics, Sex, tagged Abstience Only, Bush Administration, Condoms, HIV Prevention, Ideology, Insurance, Kaiser Family Foundation, Prison, Public Health, Sex Education, Women on September 12, 2007 | No Comments »
I was on a short vacation, and my regular Kaiser Family Foundation updates were packed with notable abstracts. Here are a few that touched on my personal interests.
Advocacy Group Launches Ads Urging Massachusetts Gov. Patrick To Accept Federal Abstinence-Only Sex Education Grant
Comprehensive sex education is just science y’all. Why are we afraid of our [...]
Posted in Human Rights, tagged ACLU, CNN, Freedom of Information Act, Iraq on September 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Stories like this make me almost unbearably sick to my stomach, and cause a feeling of despair to reverberate through my person.
Documents show troops disregard rules of war
Story Highlights
* ACLU gets documents under Freedom of Information Act
* Troops believe they are acting lawfully when killing civilians, documents show
* Military withholds information on many cases, ACLU [...]
Posted in Activism, All About Me, Human Rights, Sex, Sex Work, tagged Whore on August 28, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m a rabid supporter of all things related to the sex industry, and I’m also a total nerd. So, it makes sense that I get amped up whenever I find a new sex worker resource on the web.
Today, while trying to search for the perfect new avatar image, I stumbled upon this site:http://www.whore.bravehost.com/
I have not [...]
