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All in a Day's Sex Work Podcast
Stories from the Front Lines of Advocacy


Friday the 13th, Prank Calls, and Trafficking Conspiracies We Wish We Made Up
There’s something about Friday the 13th that makes people lose their ever-loving minds.

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2 days ago4 min read
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When Feminism Wears Lip Gloss: How Pink Patriarchy Undermines the Fight for Liberation
There’s a version of feminism out there that wears a pussyhat, clutches her pearls, and still calls the manager when a sex worker speaks at a panel.

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3 days ago3 min read
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Correspondence Course Hustle — Higher Education from a Cell
Education is more than a classroom, a test, or a diploma. For criminalized women, survivors, and sex workers, it’s a form of resistance. It’s a survival strategy. It’s a way to reclaim power in systems designed to keep us voiceless.

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Jun 65 min read
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The GED Gap — Why Basic Education Still Isn’t Basic (Especially if You're a Woman in a Cage)
Education is often sold as the golden ticket—the “way out,” the “great equalizer,” the shiny ladder out of poverty. But for women who’ve...

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May 305 min read
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“I Don’t Want You to Worry About Me”: A Letter No Mother Should Ever Have to Write
No mother should have to write a letter to her child from prison.

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May 273 min read
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Green Cards and Red Flags: When Fake Marriages Target Sex Workers
There’s a shady hustle circulating again—and this time, ts showing up in strip clubs across the country

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Apr 244 min read
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence. But...

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Apr 203 min read
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Forgotten Behind Bars — Centering Equity in Women’s Health in Prisons and Jails
When we talk about mass incarceration in the United States, the conversation often centers around numbers—how many people are locked up,...

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Apr 184 min read
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Is Sex Work a Feminist Issue?
Sex work has long been a contentious topic within feminist discourse, raising critical questions about bodily autonomy, economic justice, an

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Feb 213 min read
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Slut Shaming and the Law
What happens when the law is wrong?

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Feb 35 min read
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On the Super Bowl, Safety and Solidarity
Finding common ground in a time of crisis Every year, around this time, the airwaves in whatever city is hosting the Super...

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Jan 115 min read
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Mass Incarceration: The Invisible Chains in Women's Prisons
Mass incarceration is not merely a statistical issue; it is a profound human rights crisis, disproportionately impacting women

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Dec 10, 20243 min read
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GBV and IPV, and Their Impact on Healthcare in Women’s Prisons and Jails
Gender-based violence (GBV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are pervasive issues that disproportionately affect women

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Dec 1, 20243 min read
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What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an approach to healthcare, social services, and corrections that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma an

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Nov 24, 20249 min read
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What's So Hard About Listening to Sex Workers?
The anti-trafficking movement has faced significant criticism over the years, and for good reason.

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Nov 22, 20243 min read
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The Future of End Demand Initiatives
Arrest and Incarceration using End Demand Initiative has long term intergenerational impacts that harm families.

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Nov 18, 20247 min read
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What The F%&$ Do We Do Now?
As the dust settles on yet another intense election season, we’re left with the burning question: What the f&$ do we do now?*

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Nov 8, 20248 min read
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Bonded and Betrayed
Moncrief’s actions represent a troubling trend of exploitation within the bail bond industry. This case is a call for reform.

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Oct 31, 20245 min read
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Victimized and Condemned
Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

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Oct 27, 20246 min read
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Justice Denied - Diversion Programs
Diversion programs are alternative justice programs designed to redirect individuals, particularly first-time or low-level offenders, away f

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Aug 22, 202410 min read
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