Posted in Media, Sex Work, bound not gagged, prostitution, tagged 20/20, Desiree Alliance, Diane Sawyer, eliot spitzer, Escort, Jill Brenneman, New York City, New York Times, SWANK, SWOP East, SWOP NYC on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m still reeling from Diane Sawyer’s prostitution special on 20/20 this past Friday. But I was pleasantly surprised by this article in the New York Times, which was posted to Bound, not Gagged for our lunchtime enjoyment.
Over on BnG, folks are talking about the aforementioned 20/20 special. There are phenomenal posts by Stacy Swimme [...]
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Posted in Activism, HIV/AIDS, bound not gagged, prostitution, tagged Abstinence, Anti-Prostitution Pledge, George Bush, Network of Sex Work Projects, NSWP, PEPFAR, Trafficking, USAID on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
From www.boundnotgagged.com:
GOP opposes AIDS program change
If we’re friends, then I’ve probably talked to you about the ‘Anti-Prostitution Pledge’ and/or the focus on abstinence-only sex education in US HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns. Both of these policies run contrary to best practices in public health, and some of the most effective HIV prevention programs world-wide. PEPFAR comes [...]
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Posted in Sex Work, prostitution, tagged Erotic Services Providers Union, Human Slavery, Maxine Doogan, Propaganda, Prostitution Prohibitionists, Trafficking, UC Berkley, Violence on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Link to story on indybay.org: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/11/18460264.php
“My Real Name” was a One New Earth Production performance by Students and Artist Fighting to End Human Slavery. Sponsored by the UC Berkeley Ethics Studies and promoted by the SAGE Project violent scene after violent scene was played out against streetbased prostitutes. This play actually turned out to be [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Sex, Sex Work, Trafficking, prostitution, tagged Labor Rights, Migrant, Migrant Workers, Migration, Rescue Industry, Sex at the Margins, Sex Workers Rights, Susie Bright on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Susie Bright discusses Laura Agustin’s latest book, Sex at the Margins
The book, recent–and surprising–trafficking reports, and the concept of the “rescue industry” are all touched on here, along with an interview of the author herself.
If you’ve EVER read a story about trafficking, “immigration problems,” and felt like you didn’t know where to turn, this [...]
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. . . . be reading www.swopeast.blogspot.com
Amanda keeps us up top date on all things related to the sex industry. She scours the web for us, and deserves our attention. Check it out! You’ll never be disappointed!
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Posted in Activism, All About Me, Sex Work, bound not gagged, prostitution, tagged Blogs, Brothel, Legalization, Melissa Farley, Nevada, Poverty Pimp on October 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Rebel Yell, A victimless crime? Sex workers defend legal prostitution
“I have never been able to fathom how [Farley] could claim such commitment to the protection of women without listening to the voices of the very women they claim to protect,” said Jessica Land, a sex worker, during the conference.
Seriously, how can you “protect” someone whose [...]
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Hungary’s move allows sex workers to be part of legal economy
The permits allow prostitutes to give receipts to customers and become part of the legal economy by paying taxes and making social security contributions, said Agnes Foldi, head of the Hungarian Prostitutes’ Interest Protection Association.
“From now on, no one will be able to ask me [...]
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