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Deborah Palfrey ran an escort agency in Washington, D.C. Sentenced to prison then found hanged.

Donna Castleberry was killed by an undercover vice police officer in Columbus, Ohio. She was trapped in the backseat and shot 3 times.

Dora Ozer

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Margaret Cho | Comedian, actress, writer, producer, singer/songwriter, and passionate advocate for anti-racism, anti-bullying, and pro-LGBTQAI+ rights and visibility. She has also been public about her experiences in the sex industry.

Janet Mock | She worked in the sex industry in order to fund her transition and has since gone on to write a book about her experience. She is a hero for sex workers, especially trans sex workers.

Jim Norton | "By keeping prostitution illegal and demonizing all of its parties, we (you) are empowering pimps and human traffickers and anyone else who wants to victimize sex workers because they feel helpless under the law. Give sex workers rights. Give johns a break."

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Decriminalizing prostitution means that those who are sex workers, whether working through the internet or on the street, are afforded protection under the law.

Modeling studies indicate that decriminalizing sex work could lead to a 46% reduction in new HIV infections in sex workers over 10 years; eliminating sexual violence against sex workers could lead to a 20% reduction in new HIV infections

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), as amended (22 U.S.C. § 7102), defines "severe forms of trafficking in persons" as:

If the demand for sex workers "causes" sex trafficking, then the demand for marriage "causes" domestic violence.

What I do with my body is my business.

Why is it illegal to sell something that people give away for free?

Nothing about us without us.

Human trafficking is not sex work.

Handcuffs are NEVER Rescue!

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Melissa Broudo | FOSTA Panel with Ceyenne Doroshow, Stoya, & Suraj Patel | June 2018

Melissa Broudo VIP with Eryka Jayne | Brooklyn, NY, December 21. 2018

Melissa Broudo and members of the sex worker activist community marched together in the second Women's March | New York City

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