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Photo of demonstrators at a pro-sex worker march in L.A.

Backpage, First Amendment, Section 230, Sex Work

Fear, Outrage, Activism: Sex Work After FOSTA/SESTA and the Demise of Backpage

Stephen Lemons/June 22, 2018September 18, 2018 /1 Comment

Seated in a McDonald’s in Phoenix, picking at a burger and fries with long, nervous fingers, Raquel, a trans woman of 29, recounted the horror of street prostitution that has followed the demise of the online listings giant Backpage.com. “It’s…

Photo of a woman holding a red umbrella and a sign that says, "No Justice, No Piece."

Backpage, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, News, Sex Work

Siouxsie Q, Jessica Drake, and Fellow Sex Workers Lead L.A.’s International Whores’ Day March

Stephen Lemons/June 6, 2018June 22, 2018 /Leave a comment

The seedy streets of Hollywood, California, played host to a lively procession of more than 300 skimpily dressed sex workers and their allies on Saturday, June 2, as the “Let Us Survive March” raised a ruckus to commemorate International Whores’ Day. Also…