Labor trafficking doesn’t always involve chains or cages. Sometimes it looks like contracts written in legalese, passports held just out of reach, or threats veiled as “rules.” It’s coercion in a cocktail dress. It’s violence dressed up as opportunity.

The idea that every client is a predator is one of the most persistent myths about sex work. While violence against sex workers is real and must be taken seriously, painting all clients with the same brush is inaccurate and harmful.

Undeniable Intersections Violence and incarceration are realities for people who trade sex. Fear of having police encounters - fear of...

Poverty influences our society more now than ever before. Covid exposed the many gaps in our culture and institutions and continues to...