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Can sex worker advocates impact legislative changes to bring about full decriminalization? Fresh off of the first New England Sex Work Summit (NESWS), J. Leigh Oshiro-Brantly [pronouns: they, their, them] feels energized by how well and smoothly the inaugural event went. “It was really, really powerful,” says J., community organizer and researcher with The Ishtar Collective…

Sex Work: Will Legalization or Decriminalization Make a Difference? In each issue of this newsletter, I will profile a sex worker, advocate or expert and featuretheir beliefs and thoughts about whether or not sex work should be decriminalized.Briefly, legalization would allow the governing municipality to regulate sex work, forexample, dictating where it can be done…

Sex Work: Should sex workers be incarcerated? Much of the nonprofit organization’s focus is on helping women who find themselvesserving longer-term prison sentences. This happens to women in Florida, for example,because their third arrest is considered a felony and comes with a mandatory one-yearsentence. That imprisonment can be extended if there were any adjacent charges…

Sex Work: Are You For or Against  Legalization or Decriminalization Want to embroil family, friends or colleagues in a rich and deeply controversial topic of discussion? Ask them whether or not they believe prostitution or sex work should be either legalized or decriminalized. That’s what I’ve been engaging in the past five months for the…