Are the 17 Attorneys General who wanted to shut down Craigslist so badly going to work hard to change the justice system, making sure that women trafficked into prostitution stop getting doubly punished with criminal records? How is law enforcement working towards helping these women and kids recover so they can live safe and productive [...]
Posts Tagged ‘prostitution’
Trafficked women face criminal records
Posted in Politics, Sexuality, tagged Craigslist, prostitution, Richard Blumenthal, sex crimes on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Women’s rage against Craig deserved?
Posted in Politics, Sexuality, tagged Craigslist, prostitution, sex crimes, trafficking on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After coming under fire from women’s organizations such as The Rebecca Project, which successfully pressured law enforcement, Attorneys General from states across the country finally shut down Craigslist’s adult section. A victory for women and the power of women’s organizations: prostitution and sex trafficking was being advertised on the popular site out in the open [...]
New memoir on life in a Brunei harem
Posted in Books, Sexuality, tagged Brunei, harem, Jillian Lauren, prostitution, sex work, stripping on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When I blogged a couple weeks ago about Sarah Silverman’s hilarious new memoir, I wrote that as the mother of three little kids, I now enjoy activities I used to dread for the private time they provide. Flying solo to New York and back to San Francisco a a couple times this month, I [...]
