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- August 1, 2026
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Violence Against Sex Workers

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A report authored by Spanish anthropologist Irene Adán has just been released by the Organization of Sex Workers (Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales). It surveyed 1068 sex workers in Madrid about their experiences with “sexual violence” broadly construed: over 70% of those surveyed had clients attempting to remove condoms without their consent, and over 40% encountered […]

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- August 1, 2026
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American Foreign Aid Cuts and Its Consequences

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The funding cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by the Trump administration have led to the closure of more than 1,700 HIV clinics and service sites across 46 countries, according to a new study by the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). The report found that at least 16,000 health workers lost […]

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- August 1, 2026
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Is This Sex-For-Rent Ban a Slippery Slope?

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In mid-July New legislation came into effect in Ireland that criminalizes “sex-for-rent” arrangements around the country. The ban – which spans beyond sexual acts to advertisements as well – is being touted as a step in the right direction toward combatting sexual violence and exploitation of marginalized populations, including migrants, students, and those escaping domestic […]

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- July 15, 2026
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Japanese Host Clubs

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Japanese lawmakers have attempted to curb the manipulative tactics used in the country’s “host clubs,” pricey establishments where lonely women (and sometimes gay men) are encouraged to run up huge tabs by attractive male “hosts” who feign romantic attraction. Women are then forced into prostitution if they cannot otherwise pay off their debts. Despite legislative […]

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- June 15, 2026
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India Supreme Court Legalizes Voluntary Sex Work

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Public opinion and police enforcement in India have long assumed that all sex work is illegal, and women found engaged in the trade are often confined against their will to “protective homes.” In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has clarified that the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act only criminalizes public solicitation and third persons profiting […]

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- June 1, 2026
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Montreal Sex Workers Strike During Grand Prix Weekend

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During Montreal’s F1 weekend, the city’s sex workers working in clubs went on strike to protest working conditions and practices. The timing of the strike was significant as the F1 weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for the city’s clubs. The striking workers are pushing back against their status as independent […]

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- May 1, 2026
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High-Heeled Activism

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It is important to note that there has been some sassy pushback in response to the anti-LGBTQ+ antics of the current cruel and out-of-touch American administration. More than 1,000 people attended a fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union at a gay bar in Brooklyn on April 16. The drag event raised $25,000, and the […]

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- April 15, 2026
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Sex Work Exhibition Opens at German Museum

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The Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn opens a special exhibition on the cultural history of sex work, based on a collaboration with sex worker researchers, based on the principle “Nothing About Us Without Us.” From the museum’s online announcement: “The exhibition highlights the creative and artistic role that sex workers also play. To tell a cultural history […]

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- April 1, 2026
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Sex Workers Help Catch Serial Killer in Alaska

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Sex workers in Anchorage were being targeted by a serial killer and the police did nothing. As Season 2 of the HBO docuseries “The Lost Women of Alaska” reveals, sex workers themselves discovered critical information leading to the killer’s identity: he showed one of them a video of him raping a black woman’s corpse, but […]

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- April 1, 2026
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Sex Workers Fight for Control of Their Images

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Workers in Nevada’s brothels and strip clubs used to operate in relative anonymity. But  employers now encourage them to promote themselves through social media and Only Fans, since advertising brothels directly is illegal in Nevada. The brothel Sheri’s Ranch, outside Las Vegas, is now at the center of an effort to unionize sex workers. It […]

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