Proposition K would decriminalize pimps in San Francisco
A woman with a history of pimping (and a conviction for pimping in Seattle) has proposed that San Francisco decriminalize prostitution. It will be voted...
Time to Revise the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
Taking On the Traffickers The Federal Trafficking and Victims Protection Act of 2000 was an ambitious attempt to rescue women and children who are smuggled...
Why doesn’t the United States have a Minister for Gender Equality?
Both Sweden and the Republic of Korea do. And – no surprise – both countries have progressive laws on the books that focus on buyers...
Pimps, the US Military, and Domestic Terrorism
Like pimps on the street and pimps in strip clubs, the US military is using psychological methods to harm, not heal. Many of the practices...
“Scrub Girls” – sickening class prejudice against poor women
I was listening to San Francisco talk radio on July 28, 2008 and heard both a legal Nevada pimp and a caller refer to women...
Not For Sale – Video on Prostitution & Trafficking
Not For Sale was produced by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) in 2006. This documentary by filmmaker...
Often People Believe the Lies of Pimps
I spoke with a public official this past week regarding the decriminalization of prostitution. When I talked with her, she told me she saw a...
Legal Pimp Dennis Hof offers Women for Sale Extra Cheap at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch
With the recent economic downturn, businesses all over the US are suffering. But to further commodify women through the use of prostitution, legal Nevada pimp,...
