December 17th 2023 is the 20th Intl Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers
Thank you to everyone participating in IDTEVASW. You are needed now more than ever. You are my s/heros and you will prevail.” Dr. Annie Sprinkle, Post Porn Modernist
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M. Dante pondering in Philly: What can we do to change the way prostitutes, people exploring gender identity and police interact? There has to be a better way to address differences in lifestyle choices to prevent violent situations from continuing on this level. Minor amounts of marijuana should not lead to murder, and prostitutes should [...]
On Tumblr, Altarflame wrote: Diana was an artist and a photographer who always actively encouraged other artists. She was also a transwoman, and an out sex worker. Diana shot herself in Johnathan Dickinson State Park on December 21st 2016.
"Violence in any form inflicted upon any person is reprehensible. This is especially true of those perpetrators who target marginalized communities that find it difficult or impossible to access legal recourse or protection. Of course, we’d welcome any conversations or proposals which aim to reduce this issue.” Timothy Keller, aide to Philadelphia Representative Brian Sims, responding to ePGN article by Tim Cwiek. Byron Allen faces first-degree murder charges in the killing of Natasha Gibson, 32, who was found slain outside the home of a family friend in Yeadon on Sept. 22, and in several assaults in Philadelphia's Kensington section, including the murder of Rickie Morgan.
Andrew Boff, Conservative Member of the London Assembly: The best policing model I found to tackle this lack of reporting was in "Merseyside". This included labelling attacks against sex workers as hate crimes as a way of acknowledging that they were a minority who were disproportionately targeted by criminals. I recommended, in Silence on Violence, that London should follow Merseyside’s successful example and label crimes against sex workers as ‘hate crimes’. Boff - who wrote the 2012 British report - Silence on Violence: Improving the Safety of Women. The policing of off-street sex work and sex trafficking in London gets "In The Booth With Ruth".
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