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What I Do Know: The Colonial Evisceration of Cindy Gladue

What I do know is that Cindy Gladue was not killed by an Indian man. Bradley Barton is a white man. I suppose, however, that Cindy Gladue’s case wouldn’t even be factored into this type of statistical analysis since, according to the courts, she wasn’t murdered at all. source: http://titsandsass.com/what-i-do-know-the-colonial-evisceration-of-cindy-gladue/

Woman Dies in 107-Degree Cage in Prison: SWOP Remembers Marcia Powell

Reposting this important piece from Bound not Gagged: Woman Dies in 107-Degree Cage in Prison: SWOP Remembers Marcia Powell For Immediate ReleaseContacts: SWOP-USA 1-877-7… ext 2Liz Coplen- SWOP-Tucson Peggy Plews- Arizona Prison Watchinfo@swop-tucson.org freemarciapowell@gmail.com On Friday December 18th sex workers from around the country are gathering to remember Marcia Powell, a …

Against Anti-Prostitute Violence

From Stella, Montreal’s sex-worker advocacy group: Stella invites you to support our actions in December to denounce violence against sex workers and to fight for our rights and the recognition of our work. The criminalization of our work robs us of the right to security. Security that is much needed: …

Criminalization and Violence Against Sex Workers: the Context Behind the Pickton Trial

canada’s disappeared have a gender:pictures of women who have gone missingfrom missingpeople.net On January 26th CKUT’s radio show Off The Hour interviewed Sue Davis of Prostitution Alternatives Counseling and Education Society and Jenn Clamen of the International Union of Sex Workers. Sex trade workers’ struggles against violence and criminalization make …

The Boundaries of Eros by Guido Ruggiero, etc.

Alright, having finished The Boundaries of Eros by Guido Ruggiero, I have a few things to say about sex in Renaissance Venice, about books that I read, and about this blog. First off, a few observations about The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice. The final …