This weekend, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Texas pole tax against an appeal that charged the tax was an improperly utilized “occupation tax.” Officially known as the Sexually Oriented Business Fee, the tax requires strip clubs to pay $5 per patron to a fund for victims of sexual assault. While similar taxes… Continue reading Texas Can Tax Twerking Contests, And Other Pole Tax News
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The Affordable Care Act and Sex Workers
Next Monday is the deadline to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), if you don’t already have insurance you want to stick with. Here in New York City, we at Persist Health Project, a peer-led group that connects sex workers with non-judgmental and affordable health care, have been linking our… Continue reading The Affordable Care Act and Sex Workers
Five Reasons Sex Workers in the US Should Care About the International AIDS Conference
1. Because this is the first time in more than 20 years that the U.S. has hosted the event. The IAC will take place in Washington, DC from July 22 to 27. The conference will feature both formal meetings and presentations (with a registration fee) and a Global Village with cultural and activist events (free… Continue reading Five Reasons Sex Workers in the US Should Care About the International AIDS Conference