On Wednesday, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 [S. 178] passed through the Senate by a unanimous vote of 99-to-0. It is being celebrated as a heroic example of bipartisan cooperation for humanitarian advancement. However, if the bill continues to pass through the House, it will be delivering its system of protection… Continue reading The JVTA: Not Just Bad For Trafficking Victims
Tag: youth sex workers
A ‘Whore’ By Any Other Name Is Still A Rose
Recently, Amber Rose has been in the spotlight for giving her opinion on The Breakfast Club 105.1 regarding Kim Kardashian’s 17-year-old half sister Kylie Jenner’s relationship with 25-year-old rapper Tyga. Rose was asked if Jenner is too young to date the “Rack City” rapper, and she responded with: “She’s a baby. She needs to go… Continue reading A ‘Whore’ By Any Other Name Is Still A Rose
Support Hos: Deadwood
Editor’s note: Extreme spoiler alert. Seriously, do yourself a favor and watch Deadwood before reading this, if for some inexplicable reason you haven’t yet. I started watching Deadwood when the cabbie I was sleeping with at the time told me it was a Wild West show about a town run by whores. “You’ll love it!”… Continue reading Support Hos: Deadwood
I Couldn’t Do It: Jeff and Sarah
Content warning—the following contains descriptions of underage sex work and an adult fantasizing about sexual activity with a pre-teenage child. I don’t know how I started seeing Jeff. I can’t remember meeting him, or what the first session was like, or what he looked like in clothes. I just remember when it turned. Jeff was… Continue reading I Couldn’t Do It: Jeff and Sarah
More Than Silence: Tjhisha Ball, Angelia Mangum, and the Erasure of Black Sex Workers
Tjhisha Ball and Angelia Mangum: Two names you should know but probably don’t. Tjhisha Ball and Angelia Mangum were 19 and 18 years old, respectively, two young women who were brutally murdered on September 18th. Their bodies were found in Duval County, Florida, reportedly thrown off an overpass, by passerby in the wee hours of… Continue reading More Than Silence: Tjhisha Ball, Angelia Mangum, and the Erasure of Black Sex Workers