We Plead The 14th Amendment

We Plead The 14th Amendment

Author: Old Pros April 22, 2022 Duration: 42:11

This week, on Old Pro News, we're talking decrim strategies in Rhode Island and dominatrix discrimination from DoorDash. Our guest is Geo, an activist from Sex Workers Against Criminalization New Orleans, who shares her story of being an undocumented sex worker in the United States. Then I explain what the 14th amendment has to do with the personhood of sex workers.  

For more resources on this episode, visit our website:

https://oldprosonline.org/oldpronews-006/

GUEST BIO AND LINKS

 

Our guest this week is Geo, an organizer with SWers Against Criminalization New Orleans, who has chosen to remain anonymous because of her vulnerable immigration status. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/swacnola

 

HEADLINE 1 | FOSTA-SESTA upheld after 1st Amendment Challenge

"DC Court Upholds FOSTA-SESTA, Rejects Free-Speech Challenge"

https://www.xbiz.com/news/265618/dc-court-upholds-fosta-sesta-rejects-free-speech-challenge

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/federal-online-sex-trafficking-law-survives-first-amendment-look

 

HEADLINE 2 | Two Rhode Island Decriminalization Bills

"Rhode Island Senators Consider Two Paths To Decriminalizing Prostitution"

https://reason.com/2022/04/05/rhode-island-senators-consider-two-paths-to-decriminalizing-prostitution/

HEADLINE 3 | DoorDash Discrimination

"Dominatrix claims DoorDash banned her over sex work"

https://nypost.com/2022/04/06/dominatrix-claims-doordash-banned-her-over-sex-work-its-dehumanizing/

 

HEADLINE 4 | Update on Noho Strippers Strike

"These Strippers Are Protesting For Safer Work Conditions In Hollywood. Instagram "Mistakenly Removed" Their Account."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/instagram-stripper-removal-protest

MUTUAL AID NAME AND LINK

 

New Orleans Mutual Aid Society 

https://www.facebook.com/neworleansmutualaid/


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Marilyn Monroe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:44
In 1949, Marilyn Monroe, struggling to make ends meet as an actress, got paid 50$ to pose nude for a calendar. She worked as a pinup and, some say, as a prostitute before becoming an internationally recognized sex symbol…
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