How the Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Can Put Sex Workers First
In their book, Juno Mac and Molly Smith examine sex workers' struggles in the modern world.
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Trump Signs Bill Targeting Websites Involved in Sex Trafficking
Critics say the new legislation is too broad and will endanger the lives of sex workers.
‘Which Kids Do We Care About?’: A Conversation With Noor Tagouri
The journalist and documentarian discusses her three-part documentary about sex work and human trafficking.
The Women’s March Is Pro-Choice and Pro-Sex Workers’ Rights — and Should Be Proud of It
(Photo: djc/Flickr) This Saturday in Washington, thousands of women — tens of thousands, maybe — will march, defining what women’s rights look…
Murder in the Bayou
A barn near Jennings, Louisiana. (Photo: polymerchemist/Flickr) Kristen Gary Lopez’s grandmother still kept the newspaper clippings stored in…
What’s Behind the Backpage Prosecution?
The men in orange jumpsuits standing in a cage in a California courtroom, the Associated Press and the…
Are Sex Workers’ Rights Women’s Rights?
The credit is not entirely owed to her, but the moment the white woman with blonde hair and…
A Woman’s Right to Regret
Two different men once gave me the same advice about writing about sex work: It would have to…
A Sociologist Weighs in on Sex Work, James Deen, and the Term ‘Feminist Porn’
Pacific Standard sits down to talk with Chauntelle Tibbals.
The Law’s Tougher on Sex Workers Today Than It Was in the 19th Century
How suffragettes, wartime paranoia, and 9/11 stripped Victorian entrepreneurs of rights and reputation.