Grey background with pink image and writing over the top. Pink hand-drawn scales of justice. Heading "It's a fact" Subheading "Decrim of sex work is proven to increase sex workers access to justice" Source: G. Abel, 'A decade of decriminalisation', Criminology and Criminal Justice Journal, 2014
So many reasons to support progress on SW laws in WA.... Access to justice is one, proven in many juristdictions already!
#WAPOL
#DecrimNOW
#DecrimWA
DYK NYC’s Raines Laws of 1896 limited selling alcohol on Sundays to hotels w/at least 10 rooms? Within weeks, 1,000 bars expanded #SexWork by adding small bedrooms for #SexWorkers. Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow #sexwork #SexWorkIsWork
Report launch: «Sex Workers Navigating Gendered Poverty»
🗓 Monday 30th March
💻 Online 🕓 13:00–14:30 UTC
✍️ www.eventbrite.com/e/decrim-now-report-laun...
> Next Monday 30th March, 2-3.30pm, we’ll be hosting an online event to […]
DYK thru most of history, wives & #SexWorkers shared a common status: #chattel? It took 1,000s of years for wives to gain some equality w/hubands. It is time we did the same for women in #SexWork. Ghosts of #GenderHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow #WmnHist
I may not be doing sex work anymore; but I will always be a Whore and I will always put Whores First. #thingsisaynowthatimold #decrimnow #decriminalizeprostitution #abolishprisons
![«Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings»
[Background: photograph of a spa with its whole front full of anti-asian hate signs and a flower offerings on its base.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreigyxq3lu5s3vdyb722l2mhln3hdbelcot2gb2bkwrpvtjysqwbnfa)
«Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings» [Background: photograph of a spa with its whole front full of anti-asian hate signs and a flower offerings on its base.]
Today, five years ago, three spas in Atlanta were brutally attacked causing the death of eight people; six of the victims were women of Asian descent.
We stand behind: • Full decrim. • Migrant rights and protection. • Ending carceral response. • Addressing anti-Asian racism and gender violence. • Economic justice.
![‣ We're asking you to stand with us!
Read the full statement [link in post].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreihqkswinliirtlgjyyc5lwfsm7njk6dkhln7oqpqgoaw4f35jyi5q)
‣ We're asking you to stand with us! Read the full statement [link in post].
Yesterday marked 5y since the #AtlantaSpaShootings at 3 ‘massage parlors’ in #Atlanta, 🇺🇸 #USA (GA) claimed eight lives.
🕯️ Let's remember: Most victims were Asian. Most were women. Most were sex workers.
Most were all three.
📄 Read RCS and RLDbT's full statement.
#StopAsianHate #DecrimNow
A belgian colleague on Facebook actually commented that it is not the first time, and that it happened to one of our mutual acquaintances, but I don't have a source to back this up, and I'm unsure who she's referring to.
I know it has also been the case several times in NZ !
#DecrimNow
![«Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings»
[Background: photograph of a spa with its whole front full of anti-asian hate signs and a flower offerings on its base.]
Today, five years ago, three spas in Atlanta were brutally attacked causing the death of eight people; six of the victims were women of Asian descent
We stand behind:
• Full decrim.
• Migrant rights and protection.
• Ending carceral response.
• Addressing anti-Asian racism and gender violence.
• Economic justice.
‣ We're asking you to stand with us!
Read the full statement [link in post].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7sezvfn3o2upf7ejux3tqsq5/bafkreigvazkkmmzeqgzxp5kfxfqpjekhpnkeb32nqjz4taed6vshigjrgy)
«Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings» [Background: photograph of a spa with its whole front full of anti-asian hate signs and a flower offerings on its base.] Today, five years ago, three spas in Atlanta were brutally attacked causing the death of eight people; six of the victims were women of Asian descent We stand behind: • Full decrim. • Migrant rights and protection. • Ending carceral response. • Addressing anti-Asian racism and gender violence. • Economic justice. ‣ We're asking you to stand with us! Read the full statement [link in post].
![«Today marks 5 years since the Atlanta Spa Shooting»
We remember.
Delaina Ashley Yaun. Xiaojie Tan. Daoyou Feng. Paul Andre Michels.
Hyun Jung Grant. Suncha Kim. Soon Chung Park. Yongae Yue.
May they know peace.
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«Today marks 5 years since the Atlanta Spa Shooting» We remember. Delaina Ashley Yaun. Xiaojie Tan. Daoyou Feng. Paul Andre Michels. Hyun Jung Grant. Suncha Kim. Soon Chung Park. Yongae Yue. May they know peace. [logo: Decrim305.]
![[Graphic with photo of a candle flame against warm golden lights in the background.]
«In Memory and Solidarity»
Soon Chung Park 박순정, age 74.
Hyun Jung Grant 현정 그랜트, age 51.
Sun cha Kim 김순자, age 69.
Yong Ae Yue 유영애, age 63.
Delaina Ahsley Yaun, age 33.
Paul Andre Michels, age 54.
Xiaojie Tan 谭晓洁, age 49.
Daoyou Feng 冯道有, age 44.
[logo: SWAN Vancouver.]
“Before the immigrant becomes an immigrant, before this single act comes to define her, she is preoccupied with what lies ahead. She knows that this leaving will take her away from home. But what she often does not know is that folded into the decision to go away is also the decision to potentially never see her family or homeland again. On one side of the scale, she has put the sum of her life this far. On the other is America and some vague yet hopeful feeling that life will be better there. And because she has to, or because she wants to, she chooses that one vague and hopeful feeling over everything else — and act that speaks to the vast and violent inequalities that exist in the world.”
— “How the Atlanta Spa Shootings (the Victims, the Survivors) Tell a Story of America”, by May Jeong, Vanity Fair, March 14, 2022.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7sezvfn3o2upf7ejux3tqsq5/bafkreigtycmi6tg7kincgn7xowg56cp2tzmhsrsfwbblq2ju6brd6eco2e)
[Graphic with photo of a candle flame against warm golden lights in the background.] «In Memory and Solidarity» Soon Chung Park 박순정, age 74. Hyun Jung Grant 현정 그랜트, age 51. Sun cha Kim 김순자, age 69. Yong Ae Yue 유영애, age 63. Delaina Ahsley Yaun, age 33. Paul Andre Michels, age 54. Xiaojie Tan 谭晓洁, age 49. Daoyou Feng 冯道有, age 44. [logo: SWAN Vancouver.] “Before the immigrant becomes an immigrant, before this single act comes to define her, she is preoccupied with what lies ahead. She knows that this leaving will take her away from home. But what she often does not know is that folded into the decision to go away is also the decision to potentially never see her family or homeland again. On one side of the scale, she has put the sum of her life this far. On the other is America and some vague yet hopeful feeling that life will be better there. And because she has to, or because she wants to, she chooses that one vague and hopeful feeling over everything else — and act that speaks to the vast and violent inequalities that exist in the world.” — “How the Atlanta Spa Shootings (the Victims, the Survivors) Tell a Story of America”, by May Jeong, Vanity Fair, March 14, 2022.
[Memory, shooting, anti-Asian hate.]
Yesterday made five years since a shooting spree at three massage parlors (all of them brothels) in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) claimed the lived of eight people and (more positively) gave rise to the Stop Asian Hate movement […]
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My first subscriber on @realloyalfans.bsky.social, thank you so much 🥳
See my links in bio to do the same 😉
#content #contentcreator #sexworkiswork #sexwork #decrimnow
DYK 19thC men who went to brothels could pay for #AnalSex, #GroupSex, #masochism, #OralSex, #sadism, or #voyeurism. They could also enjoy erotic shows, including women having sex w/Great Danes. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #BDSM #DecrimNow #HistSex #kink #SexWork #Zoophilia
DYK more men than women enjoy #OralSex? It is one of the reasons men go to #SexWorkers. Other reasons are #kink & #BDSM. Many prefer #StripClubs where #erections & performing aren’t necessary. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Decrimnow #SexWorkIsWork
DYK sex worker’s street-walking increased at night after gaslight streetlamps appeared at onset of 17thC? It was a lot riskier than working in a #brothel & many #hookers had to take on 15 johns a day to survive. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Decrimnow #SexWork #SexWorkIsWork #WmnHist
RE: mastodon.economiasocial.org/@REAS_Red/11618136645378...
Voy a hacer explícita una de las conclusiones a la que esto lleva pero que no se atreve a vocalizar…
Derechos laborales y reproductivos para TODAS.
También para las putas. 👈
📢 ¡Derechos laborales para las trabajadoras […]
DYK some of #CharlesII's mistresses were very popular? In 1681, #NellGwynn cajoled a mob who mistook her for one of his Catholic concubines & changed their rage to cheers: “Pray good people, be civil, I am the Protestant whore.” HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #decrimnow #WmnHist
Most 18thC #SexWorkers were amateurs. Most worked temporarily & returned to “respectable” society as soon as possible. Shop owners took cuts when they let girls #TurnTricks at work. Some rented clothing & jewelry, so girls got #indebted to them. #Decrimnow. #SexworkIsWork
Text reads, "International Sex Workers’ Rights Day is a reminder that rights don’t depend on what job someone does. Rights and protections must follow people wherever they work. Rights are not conditional. They are universal."
The criminalization of sex work increases isolation and amplifies sex work stigma, leading to greater harm.
Research is clear – the “full decriminalization of adult voluntary sex work” is the best way to protect sex workers' rights.
#DecrimNow
Learn more about how WISH works: wish-vancouver.net
DYK in 1872 Emil Noeggerath estimated that 9 out of 10 women married men w/#gonorrhea? 1,000s of babies were born blind. Male #promiscuity & #SexWork were the norm in Victorian times. Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow
My impact statement I read out and is on file in Norwich Crown Court. I'm hoping it will make a difference in any upcoming cases for other workers ❤️🩹
#sexworkiswork #sexworkerrights #decrimnow #humanrights #justce
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2586692...
Yesterday, I read my impact statement to The Crown Court. It the biggest highlight of my career so far 🥹💪
#sexworkiswork #decrimnow #justice
World Without Exploitation is a coalition of nonprofits, including many “sex trafficking awareness” orgs that are also anti-sex work. The movement to #standwithsurvivors cannot lead to meaningful change without also supporting sex workers’ labor rights. Solidarity is everything. #decrimnow
Soft purple background. Green text reads, "Youth Justice at National Ugly Mugs. The youth justice workstream at NUM is customising and developing services focused on young adult sex workers. The goal is to ensure they co-produce and shape change within services that serve them. If you are an 18 - 25 year old sex worker wanting to get more involved, or a professional looking to work together, please feel free to get in contact!" Beside an image of the Youth Justice Lead green text reads, "Hi, I’m Ella and I’m the youth justice lead at num. I work with young adults in adult industries to design advocacy and programmes that improve health, safety, rights and wellbeing." Youth Justice and NUM logos in the left corner.
Are you 18-25 years old, living in the UK, and currently working in adult industries? We want to hear from you 🫵
Have your say as a young adult and help shape our services. Log in to the NUM Member's Area to find out more!
#DecrimNow #SafetyNotStigma
27 did it in a public place, 16 did it w/2 women & in one case, 2 men did it w/2 women. Ghosts of the #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow
DYK medieval #Christians opposed #SexWork but thought #SexWorkers built masculinity, cut down on #bestiality, gang #rape, #incest, #bigamy, & #QueerSex? #SexWorkers also served as #BirthControl for #Catholic wives. Blog7 HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow #HistSex
DYK in 1546 #HenryVIII decreed the closure of all #brothels in London? #SexWorkers just turned to #streetwalking & #bathhouses, called “stews” to continue #SexWork. #CantStop #WorldsOldestProfession. Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Decrimnow
Bold blue text reads, "Committee's Stage 1 Report on proposed 'Prostitution' Bill is published. Read NUM's statement." The Scottish flag is in the background.
The Committee's Stage 1 Report on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill is published.
A positive step but it's not over yet! People in Scotland, make voices heard, contact your local MSP 📣
NUM's statement: nationaluglymugs.org/2026/01/23/n...
#DecrimNow
DYK #SexWork is a mark of civilization—since ancient times? #SexWorkers were on ancient Greek wine cups & worked in Babylonian temples? Why aren’t they safe today? HowSexGotScrewedUp.com Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. howsexgotscrewedup.com #Decrimnow #SexWork #WmnHist
Mommy is all alone thinking about you baby
#SWBluesky #SexWorker #DeCrimNow
#RealNSFW #Paypig #goon #mommy #BNWO #Onlyfans
