In the news this week: a trial wrapped up in Michigan on a 16 year old’s murder while working for an escort service and a trial barely started when a man plead guilty to multiple charges from pimping several people, including two minors. In Texas, a woman was arrested for going door to door [...]
Excellent youth organizing to report first in this week’s news updates. Affordable housing for families means less homelessness and less youth running away from crowded apartments of two or more families sharing one place. And that means less youth in the sex trade. Youth in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn are organizing against gentrification and [...]
This week marks the one year anniversary of adults being able to get emergency contraception, also called Plan B, over the counter without a prescription. Now we just need to make it possible for minors to be able to have the same access.
Yesterday I had the chance to lead a group at a transitional living program for teens run by Walker’s Point Youth and Family Center talking with youth about teens and the sex trade.
The youth were amazing and we covered a lot of ground in a short time on why youth get involved, what happens, how [...]
I just found this link to a July 12th radio interview with Mariko Passion of the Sex Worker’s Outreach Project LA and ‘Ivy’ with the Young Women’s Empowerment Project. ‘Ivy’ is part of the youth staff at YWEP and absolutely amazing. We’ve known each other for years.
The interview highlighted the We, Asian Sex Workers visual [...]
I’m shocked to see a 14 year old girl’s picture in the news report on her trial for murder. But she was charged as an adult at first, so there she is looking back from desk with her attorney.
Sometimes the references for youth trading sex for money are hidden and you have to look more [...]
So I’ve been keeping this blog for 6 months now, making some fifty posts and adding more information and resources to the site. I’ve heard from a few of you privately that you read my blog. And I know every week many people visit this site, especially looking for news items or to learn more [...]
Here are the updates in recent news this week.
A 13 year old girl who is alleged to have killed her father will be charged as a minor. The media has focused on the dirty house and mentioning as an afterthought her statement that he sexually abused her.
I noted a few weeks ago that physical evidence [...]
I think I might make this a series of topics with so much to say about racism and the sex trade. The ideas roll out of my head fast. I disagree with those who suggest that all youth are at risk for being in the sex trade. Clearly youth of color are more at risk [...]
For the longest time I’ve been concerned how the adult discussion of youth involved in the sex trade is so different than the way youth talk about their involvement. I’m talking here about youth who have life experience in the sex trade.
Certainly all youth have opinions and beliefs about youth in the sex trade. In [...]
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