Chrystul Kizer was sentenced to 11 years in prison as a 17 YO
#SexTrafficking
victim. Here is an update on how to support her through letter writing, incarcerated email, Amazon Wishlist and how to send her money.
Mr Jose Torres has been convicted on all four counts!
#JoeyThePlayer
is a open path for
#Justice
for
#SexWorkers
! Thank you to the survivors who stepped up and walked this road! You are HEROES!!!
It looks like there are stings going on in the USA targeting high end escorts - possibly posting on Eros. Remain silent. Ask for a lawyer. Do not consent to searches. Reaffirm your rights loudly and often.
We are going to spend the next couple of day publicly recognizing the senators that tossed the constitution out the window and voted for
#SESTA
#FOSTA
along with when they are up for reelection so folks can start finding their replacements.
#LetUsSurvive
#SurvivorsAgainstFosta
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!!
If you are arrested, ask for a lawyer.
DO NOT TALK to the police or any prosecutors/district attorneys.
DO NOT WRITE OR SIGN any statements.
DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR OR CONSENT TO a search of your person, belongings, car or home.
Honstley. If I hear anyone say “we speak for those who don’t have a voice” again...I’m gonna pop off. I’ve never met someone with no voice. Only people who refuse to listen to the voices that don’t confirm their own predetermined beliefs. So shut it down and listen.
STOP CONFLATING SEX TRAFFICKING WITH SEX WORK. STOP LISTENING TO CELEBRITIES OVER ACTUAL SEX WORKERS. STOP LETTING WHITE MEN SPEAK OVER LITERALLY EVERYONE. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SPEAK OUT AGAINST
#FOSTA
and
#SESTA
Nope. It was
#fosta
. I was sitting in my car in the Taco Bell drive through when the law passed with a good friend who lost her hotel room because
#Backpage
closed. I literally watched someone become house less. She didn’t have a pimp. Few
#sexworkers
have pimps.
#askasexworker
FOSTA-SESTA did not push prostitutes to the streets and into danger. Pimps push prostitutes to the streets and into danger. Johns push prostitutes to the streets and into danger. FOSTA-SESTA isn't the problem. Demand to exploit human beings is the problem.
Here’s why you should know about how
#Knowyourrights
training helps
#sexworkers
navigate encounters with
#LawEnforcement
. It’s easy just to know your rights in your head but it’s a lot harder to put into practice.
The organization
@moveon
texted us about supporting progressive policies to
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
and - after asking for full DECRIM of
#sexwork
- was immediately removed from their contact list. Now we know you don’t support our needs.
Imagine if only 5% of the
#sexwork
community participated in activism to achieve full DECRIM in the United States. That would mean that we would out number the percentage of gun owners who are members of the
#nra
. Let that sink in.
All together now. I do not consent to this search. I am going to remain silent. I want to speak with the lawyer. Am I being detained? I do not consent to search. I am going to remain silent. I want to speak with the lawyer. Am I being detained? Etc.
1. First and last words out of your mouth: "I do not consent to any searches. I want a lawyer. I am remaining silent."
2. Assume everything a cop saying is a lie or an attempt to get information out of you, including threats of charges
"I do not believe that just because you're opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born but not a child fed, not a child educated, not a child housed.
#FUCKFOSTA
update - Court hearing Sept 20 - asking the court to issue a PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION and PUT A HALT to future enforcement of
#FOSTA
—meaning NO ONE CAN BE ARRESTED until the case is heard
@WoodhullSFA
#sb233
is now law in California.
#sexworkers
can report crime without threat of arrest and grown women can carry condoms without fear they will be used as evidence of prostitution. We’re coming for autonomy over our own bodies and this is a great first step.
I have been kicked off every human trafficking task force in central Florida. I’ve just been invited to come back. The first meeting back is Friday. The topic is Sex trafficking at the super bowl in Miami.
#killmenow
So frustrated with trying to partner with “like-minded” orgs today. What exactly do they consider when they say they are “like minded” but don’t support full DECRIM and haven’t bothered to educate themselves on the difference between legalization and decriminalization?
Helen just found out she has 3rd stage breast cancer. She doesn’t get out until 2023. She might not make it out alive.
Helen Tidoeh H07116
Lowell CI J-1
11120 NW Gainesville RD
Ocala FL 34482. Please send letters and cards.
@MiamiHerald
Omg
@MiamiHerald
! I’m embarrassed for you. In 35 years of activism the only bar code I’ve seen is on the posters of anti trafficking ads. You have got to be kidding me.
We've seen reports of SWers assaulted during AVN. Please know: it was NOT your fault. You do NOT have to report it-- that's your choice, nobody else's. If you need to talk, we have volunteers with rape crisis training at 1-877-776-2004.
Join us for a community hosted event from 9am to midnight on
#December17
. Drop in anytime using the zoom link. Names will be read at the beginning of each hour. We have an amazing group of hosts!
We are asking a court to declare the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (“FOSTA”) unconstitutional and prevent it from being enforced.
We want to reiterate yet again since this part often gets drowned out: WE WANT TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING, END VIOLENCE IN THE SEX INDUSTRY, AND GIVE PEOPLE CHOICES TO EXIT THE SEX INDUSTRY. And the evidence is clear that NONE of this can be achieved if we don't
#DECRIMNOW
.
If you want to help people who have been in prison - Hire them!!! Let them help you help others. People who have been incarcerated know their own lives and what they need. Hire them and pay them a living wage. We do.
The unemployment rate among formerly incarcerated citizens if 27%!! For many without hope, or an income, prison looks better than the free world.That's why "Illegal to Legal" brings is so vital
We are getting reports from all over the USA about suspicious calls asking explicit questions and trying to book appts. It’s a national effort for police to profit off the super bowl
#sextrafficking
hype. Be aware. Trust your gut. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is
While we are talking about rights - take the “fingerprint” off your phone and go old school with a numeric password. Fingerprint is considered “passive consent”. They WILL hold you down to open your phone.
Update on
#JoeyThePlayer
. He’s still in jail in Boston and federal Marshall’s will be bringing him to New Jersey next week where he will have a bond hearing. He has retained an attorney.
#sexworkers
and allies have been writing letters asking for no bond.
AGAIN FOR THOSE IN THE BACK. Sex Work and Prostitution related laws, historically; criminalizes those with the least power in the industry (The Sex Worker) more than any date or trick would be. This is one of many reasons why we support FULL
#DECRIMNOW
.
#DecrimNowDC
#DetectiveMorris
from
@msosheriff
says he won’t seek to arrest or prosecute any
#sexworker
who comes forward to make a formal complaint against
#joeytheplayer
. We’re going to need it in writing - ie. immunity for each individual that comes forward information about this predator
Its dangerous to be willing to engage with anti trafficking orgs because they don't even recognize their own power dynamics when talking to marginalized and stigmatized populations. This is also why their programs are ineffective.
We do NOT need more criminalization! We do NOT need more online policing or surveillance! We need community methods that keep us safe! Stop attacking sex workers!
#SurvivorsAgainstFOSTA
#joeytheplayer
has no game left because
#sexworkers
have each other’s back. We may not always agree on a lot of things but don’t think we aren’t going to just stand by while someone repeatedly hunts us to hurt us. An ounce of prevention and all that!
Our
#AmazonWishlistPage
for incarcerated
#SexWorkers
is up and contains names, current links and release dates. Newly created wishlists will always be at the top. Most titles are under $10.
#GivingTuesday
is only one day but this need is for every day!
Please donate smartphones in RESET, UNLOCKED and in WORKING condition so that we can assist
#sexworkers
most at risk for violence in accessing supportive resources in their own community. Heres how...
We have spoken directly to
@SpankChain
administrators and they have promised to protect the identities of
#sexworkers
who participate. They have a legal team who will be advising them.
Help spread the word! Up to a $250,000 reward for hard evidence from sex workers that politicians who voted YES on
#FOSTA
/
#SESTA
engaged their services.
#SurvivorsAgainstSESTA
. More info at:
#KnowYourRights
thread. Also remember to NOT GIVE PERMISSION TO SEARCH YOUR PHONE! They are going to take it anyway and you aren’t getting it back. Don’t give them the passcode. Anything they find will be used AGAINST you.
Here’s why you should know about how
#Knowyourrights
training helps
#sexworkers
navigate encounters with
#LawEnforcement
. It’s easy just to know your rights in your head but it’s a lot harder to put into practice.
“Rode would set up an appointment posing as a prospective customer, and after being offered a price for sex, said he needed to run to the ATM and send in camera crews.” What a scumbag.
With all of the news breaking of high profile subjects charged in our area for prostitution, we would like to keep the narrative alive about the victims and the problem of human trafficking. Please retweet!
@Polaris_Project
Just got done doing an interview and we talked about being arrested and jailed and even though it’s been over 20 years, I realize how traumatizing it was and still is. My anxiety is at its peak.
Radical feminists' objection to sex work is profoundly un-feminist- If feminists aren’t fighting for my right to use my body how I choose, then they’ve dramatically detoured from their mission.
#sexwork
Trans SWOP member sentenced to 6 months probation ($60 a month) 30 hours of community service and over $1000 in fines in
#polkcounty
courtroom. And they wonder why we whore. No rescue going on here. Only hardship.
Hey
#sexytrafficking
fear mongers - HERE is the REAL trafficking in America and you do NOTHING to protect these marginalized children. Because you are obsessed with sex. You don't even try to pretend anymore that its about "the children..."
Just packed up four of these bad girl gift boxes to send to
#sexworkers
who are getting released from prison this week! It may not seem like much but they say getting a box full of delicious smelling shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion (+++) is heaven.
Cardi is a woman of color from a background of poverty who was just trying to survive in a world where women of color are treated like disposable garbage. She was barely surviving.
We celebrate this news but it’s important to acknowledge that his charges don’t reflect the violence and fear inflicted on our community for over a decade. They charged him with what they had evidence to successfully prosecute him with.
Except it wasn’t trafficking. They arrested everyone. No one charged with trafficking. No victims except the ones created by the criminal justice system.
“The massage parlor sting in Jupiter that caught Patriots owner Robert Kraft was highly publicized, but trafficking is happening all over our state every minute...
The “equality model” is not a real thing. It’s a made up term by
#Swedish
model
#swerfs
. Don’t be deceived. Ask
@sexworkers
how full DECRIM is the preferred model for community health and safety.
#askasexworker
How do practice the language of equality?
Tag your favorite New Yorker and let us know what works for your dialogues to stop gender-based violence. ✨🗣:
#EqualNotExploited
#EqualityModel
#NewYork
#miami
#florida
#sexworkers
Law Enforcement from ALL OVER the state is going to be running stings on Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the super bowl in south Florida - please look after one another. We are trying to partner with a bail fund to help folks who get arrested.
The 2018 sex-trafficking law FOSTA "hasn't actually prevented child trafficking. If anything, it's had websites turning a blind eye to it and forced it underground," says
@RepRoKhanna
I just paid $60 to be able to take phone calls from prison and jail through Global Link. And that doesn’t include the funds required to actually receive a call. This is criminal.
The belief that
#SexWorkers
make themselves targets for
#SerialKillers
and are therefore responsible for their own murder has allowed
#violence
against them to continue, hampering police investigations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
@QueenMab87
In major speech, Kamala Harris says that those who have criticized her record of lustily fueling mass incarceration “fail to understand the complexities of criminal justice.”
This is the evidence that we need that the conversation about decriminalizing
#SexWork
can be made to a reasonable person on under 30 minutes. Thx
@iamjohnoliver
on
@LastWeekTonight
for speaking with
#SexWorkers
and also for making faith based outreach look as silly as it is.
#joeytheplayer
is using providers that he has never seen for references. Make sure the references get back to you. Don’t just assume that a client who provides a reference must be ok.
I am calling on my community and our allies to rise up and band together and fight back against the tyranny and the lies perpetrated by police about
#sexwork
.
#sexworkers
and our clients need to be prepared to sue our governments so we can have autonomy over our own bodies
And that why
#sexwork
needs to be framed as a labor rights initiative. Strippers could challenge these unfair labor practices and not be hamstrung by unethical sripclub owners.
Welcome to a world of people who are "trained" to spot human trafficking victims. No more traveling alone ladies. Don't sit at the hotel bar! Want to have a one night stand while you are out of town? Be prepared for your housekeeper to call the cops!
If you care about trans rights and representation, then you need to listen to the stories of trans women, particularly trans women of color, for whom criminalization can mean getting stuck in a cycle of disenfranchisement.
Here’s why you should know about how
#Knowyourrights
training helps
#sexworkers
navigate encounters with
#LawEnforcement
. It’s easy just to know your rights in your head but it’s a lot harder to put into practice.
This is an excellent time to bring up the fact that in a decriminalized environment,
#sexworkers
could report violence without the cops telling them they wouldn’t arrest them.
I had a conversation with a civilian stranger at the pharmacy this morning about sex worker rights and was inspired by their enthusiastic engagement. And then I talked to an anti trafficking org and I just wanted to say fuck it.
These are only the ones we have heard about. Don’t assume that not being on Eros means you are safe. Remain silent. Ask for a lawyer. Do not consent to searches. Reaffirm these rights loudly and often.
So one of the women arrested for consensual
#sexwork
told the officers and her public defender that she was a trafficking victim. Do you suppose they rolled out the menu of fabulous services for victims? No. Her pimp bonded her out. 3rd conviction will be a year in prison.
If you have arrived in an out call and thought that everything was ok but it turned out to be a sting - try to remember not to say anything.
#remainsilent
. They will try to get you to talk and incriminate yourself which makes for a very easy prosecution.
Mexico City will decriminalize sex work in a move against trafficking. Sex worker and other human rights groups in Mexico say criminalization of sex work exposes an already vulnerable group to abuses by police and organized crime.