- 1. Dr. Carol Queen Commemorates Activist Margo St. James With a Guided Tour of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
- (Feminism)
- ... consent-based, chosen sex work with kidnapping and “sexual slavery.” As a result, some anti-trafficking groups are working to ban all prostitution. For example, SESTA/FOSTA, two linked federal bills ...
- Created on 19 July 2021
- 2. It's Time to Stop “Stanning” Politician
- (Feminism)
- ... out against corporate greed and imperialism. But he has his shortcomings, like voting for FOSTA-SESTA, the 1994 crime bill that Biden wrote, and his failure to effectively engage with Black voters. By ...
- Created on 27 June 2020
- 3. 3 New Must-Read Books On Feminism, Gender, And Current Issues
- (Books)
- ... tackle SESTA/FOSTA, wage inequality, white supremacy, sexual assault, the U.S. Supreme Court, gossip culture, sexual harassment by famous men, and more. These topics are all puzzle pieces—providing evidence, ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 4. Let Them Sit On Cake: Professional Cake Sitter Lindsay Dye On Art, Camming, And The Decriminalization of Sex Work
- (Arts)
- ... 2000s. But the laws and regulations around online sex work have undergone extreme upheaval. With the implementation of SESTA/FOSTA, basic freedoms of the Internet have been dismantled by conflating consensual ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 5. Shadow Banning: Why Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram
- (Feminism)
- ... sex scares the shit out of Instagram.” Many sex workers who were interviewed saw a suppression of their Instagram posts because of the 2018 FOSTA-SESTA law, which makes it illegal to assist, facilitate ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 6. Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Kno
- (Feminism)
- ... recent debate about the legal status of sex work in the United States, let’s first look at a recent bill package that passed last year. In 2018, Congress passed package of bills called FOSTA-SESTA. These ...
- Created on 28 March 2019
- 7. 6 Things You Need to Know About Human Trafficking
- (Feminism)
- ... does a disservice to eradicating the issue. Unfortunately, the recently-passed FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) and SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) bills of 2018 have taken this approach. ...
- Created on 09 January 2019
- 8. 16 Days NYC Is Shifting The Narrative Around Gender-Based Violence
- (Living)
- ... non-inclusive gendered language and rolling back protections for survivors, and re-defining sexual assault in a way that further colonizes popular understandings of harm. It’s FOSTA/SESTA. It’s sex workers ...
- Created on 07 December 2018
- 9. Sex Work Activists Are Rallying Behind This First-Time Brooklyn Politician—And Here’s Why That Matters
- (Feminism)
- ... progressive senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both voted in favor of the highly contested SESTA-FOSTA, despite both dedicating their careers to addressing economic inequality. SESTA-FOSTA, which ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 10. What It's Like To Be A Sex Worker In A Country Where Sex Work Is Lega
- (Sex)
- ... a voice. Meanwhile, in the United States, legislation like the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA) threaten the safety and livelihood of sex workers by ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 11. We Need to Listen to Sex Workers Now More Than Ever
- (Feminism)
- ... of Americans were left unemployed after President Donald Trump signed into law the SESTA/FOSTA bill, which was passed by Congress in March. These people have been left devastated, their livelihoods uncertain. ...
- Created on 29 May 2018
- 12. 7 Must-Read Pieces About What FOSTA-SESTA Means For Sex Workers
- (Feminism)
- In March, Congress passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA)-Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). It was signed into law by Donald Trump on April 11th, reports VICE. Its ostensible aim ...
- Created on 19 April 2018
