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The Truth About OnlyFans
OnlyFans is touted as a platform providing financial support and safety for interested content creators. But is that the truth?
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Prostitution &: Resilience
This is a series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. To close this series, I will be discussing policy interventions necessary to protect individuals who are vulnerable to exploitation as well as the amazing resilience of survivors.
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Prostitution &: Incarceration
This is a new series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will discuss the US’s history of criminalizing prostitution and how that continues to impact victims of prostitution today.
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Prostitution &: Barriers to services
This is a new series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will address a few of the challenges individuals in prostitution face when attempting to leave.
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Prostitution &: Segregation
This is a series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will discuss how government policies related to segregation both supported prostitution and allowed cities to benefit from it and how its legacy continues to affect the most vulnerable.
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Prostitution &: Poverty
This is a new series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will discuss the link between poverty and prostitution.
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Prostitution &: Public health
This is a new series called “Prostitution &.” The series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will discuss prostitution as a significant public health concern at both the individual and societal levels. You may also want to read “Prostitution &: An introduction.”
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Prostitution &: An introduction
This is a new series called “Prostitution &.” This series will highlight the complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is commercial sexual exploitation. Today, I will introduce the series. And check out the next portion of the series that is also out today — “Prostitution &: Public health.”
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Why #SavetheChildren isn’t Saving Anyone
Creating unnecessary sensationalism distributes misinformation and distracts from the real, though sometimes more mundane, reality of sex trafficking.
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Why Don’t They Just Leave?
Survivors of commercial sexual exploitation experience rape, physical assaults, disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and even murder. According to researcher Melissa Farley, 89% of individuals in prostitution want out. Rarely are these individuals held with chains or in cages. So, why don’t they just leave?
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