Magicians Penn & Teller have a series on Showtime called Penn & Teller: Bullshit! The show’s website declares: In Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, the crusaders utilize principles of magic and trickery, as well as good old fashioned “hidden camera” sting operations, to smoke out these nonsense peddlers and reveal how they operate.They also call upon […]
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New Book – Prostitution and Trafficking in Nevada: Making the Connections
The Guardian writes about Melissa Farley’s new book, Prostitution and Trafficking in Nevada: Making the Connections, in its 9/7/07 article, “It’s like you sign a contract to be raped”.Dr. Farley established Prostitution Research & Education in 1995. She is a research and clinical psychologist and author of 25 peer-reviewed publications on sexual violence, prostitution and trafficking. Prostitution […]
“Trade – A Film Brings Sex Trafficking Home”
The Women’s Media Center reports on Trade, a new movie based on actual events. “Trade tells the story of Veronica, a young Polish woman, and Adriana, a 13-year-old Mexican girl, who are caught up in an international sex trafficking scheme to bring them to New Jersey and auction them off to the highest bidder.” Trade […]
Sweden’s Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn’t Anyone Tried This Before?
It is our pleasure to reprint this article on Sweden’s inspiring approach to prostitution. We see that problems in this part of the sex business do not stem from the mere fact that it is illegal in most places. The results from general decriminalization are dispiriting. However, crafting nuanced laws and enforcing them in a way that protects the least […]
2005: “No more hotel porn for Swedish government officials”
On 4/6/05, The Local, “Sweden’s News in English”, announced that Swedish civil servants, soldiers and politicians would be required to choose porn-free hotels whenever possible. “In the military, we have been working to curb attitudes that are degrading to women, which in no way can be accepted,” [Major General Åke Jansson] said.The initiative stemmed from […]
Downstreet: “Citizen-Lawyers Battle Porn Shop Just a Block Away From Home”
Mike Kirby and Lu Stone are residents of Summer Street with a full-on view of Capital Video’s prospective King Street porn shop. In January they appealed the Northampton Planning Board’s approval of Capital Video’s site plan. While not a party to this appeal, NoPornNorthampton publicized it with a press release: The goal of the couple’s […]
Workplace Regulations for Porn Performers: A Dialogue with Renegade Evolution
On July 11, we continued our dialogue with Renegade Evolution, a stripper and porn performer, moving on to the subject of workplace rules for porn performers. We are happy to see some areas of common ground, with the goal of making life less harsh for people in the industry: NPN: I would like to take […]
Victory in Berlin, CT: Court Rules Town Council Has Authority to Enact Zoning
It might seem self-evident to some, but Very Intimate Pleasures this year challenged the authority of the town council of Berlin, CT to enact zoning ordinances. VIP is trying various approaches to get the courts to invalidate a Berlin ordinance that requires adult enterprises to stay at least 250 feet from homes. The July 13 […]
Welcome Barron’s Readers: Why Investors Should Shun Strip Club Profits
Today’s Barron’s contains our letter to the editor, responding to a July 2 interview with Peter Siris, managing partner of Guerilla Capital Management. In the interview (excerpts), Siris recommends strip clubs as an investment. Here is the text of our letter as published: Turning a Blind Eye To the Editor: Strip clubs may be lucrative […]
A Thought Experiment for Those Who Want to Legalize Prostitution
Andrea Lavigne has a modest proposal for those who think legalized prostitution is a good idea. Andrea received her Masters Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University in 1994. She is currently in an independent private practice as a licensed clinical social worker (LMSW), is credentialed as a Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW) and […]