The Week In Links—February 7th

Gloria Leonard, 1940-2014. (image via emovieposter.com)

Happy Chinese New Year! Finally, it’s the Year of the Whores. Rest in peace, Gloria Leonard. You sassy old dame, you. Hey, guys, remember our friend Alice Schwarzer? The German “feminist” who is vehemently anti-sex work. Yeah, well, turns out she was hiding a lot of her money in a Swiss bank account and she got… Continue reading The Week In Links—February 7th

The Week In Links—January 31

Fumblerooskie, pig skin, Hail Mary, OMAHAAAA! Are you rooting for the Seahawks or the Broncos? (image by USA Today Sports Images, via cbssports.com)

Thank the gods that the Super Bowl is this Sunday. We can say goodbye to another year’s worth of trafficking/stripping/sex work stories related to the Big Game. But first, some gems from the last week: PolicyMic contributor (and daughter of Jamie, CEO of JP Morgan Chase) Laura Dimon basically rewrote every Super Bowl trafficking story… Continue reading The Week In Links—January 31

The Week In Links—January 24

Amnesty International gets on board with decriminalization. Unfortunately, Julie Bindel puts in her two cents (though we think they’re worth even less in her case.) Meanwhile, Amnesty’s blog follows up on continuing violence against sex workers in the Honduras’ San Pedro Sula district, “the most dangerous city in the world.” “Prostitutes Steal Millions and Walk… Continue reading The Week In Links—January 24