Here are some sex-worker stories we found in April that may be of interest. Excerpts below, full stories available at:
http://www.myredlightstory.com/stories.html
4/30/2011. Real Life Super Heroes To Protect Sex Workers In New York. You rarely see Spider-Man targetting those who threaten prostitutes. Superman has never been seen chasing down a John who got a bit too handy. One of the little-recognised aspects of Ennis, Conner and Palmiotti’s The Pro is it stars a woman who has to cope with her own problems, while the superheroes of the world have better things to do. Well, in New York, that’s not the case. The New York Initiative, a group of real life superheroes Bleeding Cool has covered before, who usually concentrate on helping with the homeless, providing food, clothing and the like. But with the Long Island Serial Killer in the headlines, with ten women killed and dismembered so far, a number of them sex workers, they’ve stepped up to… well, protect the prostitutes.
4/25/2011.
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4/23/2011. What About American Girls Sold on the Streets. When we hear about human trafficking in India or Cambodia, our hearts melt. The victim has sometimes been kidnapped and imprisoned, even caged, in a way that conjures our images of slavery. But in the United States we see girls all the time who have been trafficked — and our hearts harden. The problem is that these girls aren’t locked in cages. Rather, they’re often runaways out on the street wearing short skirts or busting out of low-cut tops, and many Americans perceive them not as trafficking victims but as miscreants who have chosen their way of life.
Same, CC
4/12/2011. Craigslist Long Island serial killer case prompts concern for sex workers. Long Island, NY - On Tuesday, women working in the sex industry who advertise their services online were told to be careful as concern grows over the Craigslist Long Island serial killer who is believed to have murdered a number of prostitutes.
April sex-worker stories that may be of interest
