Major Sociological Association Supports Decriminalizing Prostitution

The Society for the Study of Social Problems accepted a resolution supporting the decriminalization of prostitution written by Jenny Heineman, co-coordinator of the Sex Workers’ Outeach Project-Las Vegas (SWOP-LV),  plus they honored  SWOP-LV at a banquet in Aug. 2011 for the organization’s social justice advocacy.  Here’s a link to the resolution:  http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageid/1516#R3 . I appreciate how the resolution addresses [...]

SWOP-Chicago Responds to Murder of Sex Worker at Downtown Hotel

For more on this case, please visit- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-bail-set-at-1m-in-slaying-of-woman-in-chicago-hotel-20111014,0,7982823.story FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, October 14, 2011 Contact: Serpent, (312) 252-3880 serpent@swop-chicago.org www.swop-chicago.org CHICAGO – Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP-Chicago) were saddened by the recent tragedy in a Chicago hotel which resulted in the senseless violence against and murder of Sarai Michaels, of Wisconsin. As fellow [...]