Oh dear lord...
I attend a few conferences and an EMAIL thread turns into this?
I'm not going to respond to most...as most of the folks I have on block and cannot read
I will say this...
I had a stellar reputation on Indys until FOSTA was signed.
You see Indys (and ECCIE) likely do not want decriminalization of prostitution. It does not benefit them financially and actually puts them at risk of losing the money they are currently making.
If we get decrim then abusive hobbyists can be turned into the police and charged for theft, rape and a slew of other laws they break against us because we cannot seek justice without arrest ourselves.
Now why would people all the sudden start slashing the one who knows how to create websites? Hmmm perhaps it's because post decrim we won't need these abusive sites to work.
I have no problem sticking up to a bully or abusive person.
In addition to calling out community abuse, I've also called out...
The Pittsburgh police for raping sex workers. Their VICE squad is down to one member according to the officer who testified at the county council meeting last week. (Although there are 130 police departments in the county...do not take this small victory as a safety precaution...screen screen screen...and know your rights)
I've called out SWOP USA and SWOP Behind Bars leadership for being abusive. I still stand by my original warning with SWOP. Sometimes ya gotta join em to find out how deep the abuse goes. Angel, if you'd like you can post that screenshot in the ladies room.
Hi there.
I'm Gabrielle Monroe.
I'm not activism'ing to make a career for myself. I'm a whore and I love being a whore.
I'm activism'ing to end abuse in the SWer community so I can go back to work being a whore.
So...thanks for continuing this thread while I was gone...so many sent emails. Keep em coming. I'll be sending an email sometime this month lol.