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Letter: 90+ LGBTQ and human rights organizations oppose KOSA

2022-12-05T17:29:03-05:00November 28th, 2022|

Fight for hte Future

"While KOSA has laudable goals, it also presents significant unintended consequences that threaten the privacy, safety, and access to information rights of young people and adults alike. We urge members of Congress not to move KOSA forward this session..." - Signed by the Sex Worker’s Project of the Urban Justice Center and many other non-profits

Trans-Rights Icon Monica Jones’ New Documentary Previews at Tucson Fest

2022-11-28T20:38:29-05:00November 22nd, 2022|

Front Page Confidential

The short films in the two-day program often dealt with battling the stigma associated with sex work, including two shorts from the Sex Workers Project-Urban Justice Center, which interviewed sex workers and their families, offering positive views of sex work as a profession.

Promise of a job, duped into the sex trade. How Asian women fall into trap of trafficking

2022-11-14T19:53:52-05:00November 1st, 2022|

North Jersey News

Illicit massage parlors have become the most prevalent form of the sex industry, constituting up to 85% of all sex industry activity in the U.S., according to research by the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center.

Sex Work: Legalization and Decriminalization focus of Albany Law Review 2022 Fall Symposium

2022-10-31T17:08:03-04:00October 19th, 2022|

Albany News

"The symposium’s panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. will be moderated by Albany Law School's President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law Melissa L. Breger and feature….RJ Thompson, Esq. - Managing Director of the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center."

“Doubling Our Prices For Creampie Scenes”: Sex Workers On Life After Roe

2022-10-31T17:39:47-04:00October 17th, 2022|

US Today

"Mo Ho, a Missouri sex worker rights organization, is already in the process of establishing a fund for people who need abortions. “We’re very, very good at making sure we find ways to circumvent this systematic oppression,” said Zola Bruce of the Urban Justice Project’s Sex Workers Project. “Because we have no other support.”"

There’s No Way FOSTA Isn’t a First Amendment Violation, Says Lawsuit

2022-09-19T13:21:12-04:00September 16th, 2022|

Reason

“There's no way the Allow States and Victims Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) doesn't violate the First Amendment, argues a federal lawsuit challenging the law. Among other things, it criminalizes web platforms that facilitate prostitution...Briefs supporting the plaintiffs have been filed by the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center and more than 20 other groups.”

The EARN IT Act Is Back. Here’s What People Are Saying

2022-02-09T19:42:35-05:00February 1st, 2022|

Reason

“The reintroduced EARN IT Act is now scheduled to be discussed at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday. It's being sponsored by a bipartisan group that includes some of the Senate's worst actors, including Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.), and Josh Hawley (R–Mo.)...The bill has earned criticism from all sorts of civil liberties, sex worker rights, LGBT, and free speech groups including the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center.”

Goodparts Sells “Lubed Up” NFTS to Support Sex Workers

2022-02-09T19:49:45-05:00January 31st, 2022|

Hype Bae

“Personal care brand Goodparts founder Dave Shanfield is harnessing the power of NFTs to support sex workers. On February 2 and February 8, you can purchase the “lubed up” NFTs on NFTreats and proceeds will be donated directly to the marginalized community...A majority of funds will be donated directly to the Urban Justice Center’s Sex Worker Project which also seeks to destigmatize and decriminalize sex work.”