Political Economy of Sex Work – LPE Project https://lpeproject.org The Law and Political Economy Project Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:21:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://lpeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-LPE_Favicon_512px_BlackBG-450x450.png Political Economy of Sex Work – LPE Project https://lpeproject.org 32 32 A New Sex Positivity Dichotomy https://lpeproject.org/blog/a-new-sex-positivity-dichotomy/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:00:24 +0000 https://lpeproject.org/?p=2841 This post is part of our symposium on the political economy of sex work. Read the rest of the symposium here. The constant assertion that sex work was “just like any other job,” that it was experientially rewarding, richly enumerating, or spiritually significant, or that sex workers “weren’t all homeless junkies working the streets” naturally alienated those who hated their work...

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]]> Sex, Markets, and Political Economy https://lpeproject.org/blog/sex-markets-and-political-economy/ Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:00:29 +0000 https://lpeproject.org/?p=2836 This post is part of our symposium on the political economy of sex work. Read the rest of the symposium here. Movements to decriminalize sex work in the United States have gained momentum in recent years. In New York, the Decrim NY movement has advanced a bill that would decriminalize the purchase and sale of sex. The debate has been intense. Proponents of decriminalization...

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]]> Sex Work and Immigration: When Criminalization Is Disguised as Protection https://lpeproject.org/blog/sex-work-immigration-criminalization/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:00:50 +0000 https://lpeproject.org/?p=2833 This post is part of our symposium on the political economy of sex work. Read the rest of the symposium here. I am an undocumented immigrant from Honduras. I crossed the Guatemalan, Mexican, and U.S. borders when I was 5 years old. I’m currently a sex worker and a 25-year-old DACA recipient. Like most sex workers, I want decriminalization, or the elimination of all criminal penalties for sex work.

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]]> The Law and Political Economy of Sex Work: Symposium https://lpeproject.org/blog/the-law-and-political-economy-of-sex-work-symposium/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:00:39 +0000 https://lpeproject.org/?p=2827 This post is part of our symposium on the political economy of sex work. Read the rest of the symposium here. I am approaching my 20th year of living in the world as a sex worker. This year, presidential candidates are being asked whether they believe sex work should be decriminalized. Decrim NY and the Sex Worker Advocates Coalition have introduced decriminalization bills in New York State and...

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