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  1. Oregon advocates continue push for decriminalization of sex work after bill fails

    Sex workers say the decriminalization of full-service sex work promotes safety I f Kat Salas could, she would snap her fingers and decriminalize full-service sex work in Oregon tomorrow. But, she feels conversations and more education need to happen befor ...

    25 Aug 2021 - Ellena Rosenthal

  2. Criminalizing prostitution further marginalizes sex workers, authors say

    BOOK REVIEW | ‘Revolting Prostitutes’ by Juno Mac and Molly Smith Recently, an online site advertising escort services was shut down and its CEO found guilty of promoting prostitution. A major blow against exploitation and trafficking of women, right? Wro ...

    25 Oct 2019 - Mike Wold

  3. Sara Kruzan, imprisoned for killing her sex trafficker, is free and fighting back

    Sentenced as a teen to life without parole – ‘a living death sentence’ – she tells street papers she’s ashamed of how America treats its children In 1995, 17-year-old Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of George Howa ...

    21 Jun 2019 - Tony Inglis

  4. Buyer beware: Multnomah County a national leader in sex-trafficking enforcement

    At the forefront of a national push to hold johns accountable, the Sheriff's Department has an innovative approach to gathering information on traffickers A girl talks about her friend who’s being sold out of a motel room on game days in Eugene.  A s ...

    31 May 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  5. New Portland curriculum helps students identify sex trafficking, exploitive relationships

    Youths are taught that the dynamics of a coercive relationship emerge slowly after a power imbalance is established Many youths caught up in the deceptive world of sex trafficking might not even realize it, said Emmy Ritter, executive director of Raphael ...

    15 Mar 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  6. Group busts myths, builds relationships with young sex-trafficking victims

    New Day Program offers one-stop services for youths in Multnomah County Social service professionals who work with sex-trafficking survivors in Multnomah County will tell you there are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding the commercial sexual ex ...

    15 Mar 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  7. The oldest profession in the oldest part of town

    Sex has always sold well, and it’s been business as usual in Portland's Old Town for at least 150 years SEX WORKERS  have been making money in Portland’s Old Town for as long as the neighborhood has existed.  In the late 1800s, prostitutes filled sto ...

    11 Jan 2019 - Emily Green

  8. Shining brightest in the dark: A concert in Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

    'Songs from the Shadows,' featuring songs by people who have experienced sexual trauma, will bring awareness to human trafficking and exploitation The present is reaching back to heal the past deep in the subterranean passageways beneath Portlan ...

    17 Aug 2018 - Helen Hill

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