End Unjust Arrests, Sentencing and Sex Offender Registration of Sex Workers: Statement of Support for Resistance in New Orleans

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We the undersigned extend our support for Women With A Visions "No Justice!" Project, a campaign to combat the sentencing of people arrested for sex work under the 203-yr-old crimes against nature felony-level law in New Orleans, LA. We believe that the unjust application of this law, which requires those sentenced to register as sex offenders for 10 years, and places sex offender on their photo identification cards, among other prescribed penalties, further marginalizes and wrongfully criminalizes vulnerable communities.

It is apparent that the application of this law is gender-biased and reflects a broader problem of over-criminalization of low-income and people of color. The overwhelming majority of those sentenced under the law are African-American, and nearly all are women, with transgender women also being disproportionately impacted.

We believe that no person should be arrested, let alone charged as a sex offender, for selling sex. We also hold that marginalized communities; including people of color, sex workers, transgender people, and drug users; must have greater access to health care, education, housing, general economic wellbeing, safety, and freedom from state violence such as imprisonment.

We will work together, under the guidance of organizations and individuals in New Orleans to support this important campaign. We encourage all other organizations concerned about racial justice, gender justice, economic justice, health, human rights, and sex worker rights to do so as well.


589 Signatures

  • Sarah Jenny
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • SWOP-NYC
    • Location (State or country)
    • New York, USA
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    • В
  • Carrie Coakley
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    • United States
  • Susan Lopez
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    • SWOP Las Vegas
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    • Nevada
  • Rene Ross
  • robyn mcneil
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    • v-day halifax 2010
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    • canada
  • Beth Wallace
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    • None
  • Julie Staples
  • Jennifer Babcock
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    • Washington, DC
  • Emily Lebsack
  • Jason Marin
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    • Canada
  • Cameron L. McLain
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    • Oakland, CA
  • Penelope Saunders
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Best Practices Policy Project
    • Location (State or country)
    • Washington, DC
  • Penny Sautereau-Fife
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    • BC Canada
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    • This is just WRONG.
  • Stephanie Wahab
  • Joel Simpson
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
    • Location (State or country)
    • Georgetown, Guyana
  • Danielle Bastian
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    • В
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    • Chicago, IL
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    • В
  • Melissa Broudo
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Best Practices Policy Project
    • Location (State or country)
    • New York
  • Fawna Stockwell
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    • Chicago, IL
  • Hillary Bradford
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    • В
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    • Illinois
    • Additional comments/info
    • As sex offender registration was created to prevent dangerous individuals from taking up residence near their victims, sex workers unequivocally do NOT fit that description.
  • Carol Leigh
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • BAYSWAN- Bay Area Sex Workers Advocacy Network
    • Location (State or country)
    • San Francisco
  • Claudia Bellocq
    • Location (State or country)
    • UK
  • Kyla Wagener
  • Sam Vise
  • LAYLANI WONG
    • Location (State or country)
    • SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW ORLEANS
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    • COMMERCIAL SEX WORKER IN S.F. & N.O. FROM 1977 TO 1993.
  • Megan Swoboda
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    • CA
  • J. Kirby
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Desiree Alliance
    • Location (State or country)
    • Washington, DC
  • Shani Mandisa Moore
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    • louisiana
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    • Stop Criminalizing and Policing Sex Work!!!
  • sonya mendoza
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    • HIPS
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    • washington dc
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    • В
  • Amy Lebovitch
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • SPOC
    • Location (State or country)
    • Canada
  • Svati Shah
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    • University of Massachusetts
    • Location (State or country)
    • USA
  • Catherine Wilson
    • Location (State or country)
    • Canada-British Columbia
  • Laurel Ronan
    • Location (State or country)
    • Canada
  • Betty Devoe
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Sex Workers Outreach Project~Chicago
    • Location (State or country)
    • Chicago, IL, USA
    • Additional comments/info
    • В
  • Jim marcus
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • Die Warzau
  • Amanda Brooks
    • Organizational Affiliation
    • SWOP-East
  • Amanda Skuldt
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    • В
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    • В
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    • В
  • Marie Brown
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    • California
  • Enakai Craven
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    • В
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    • В
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    • В
  • Bronwyn Johnson
  • Mars Drum
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    • Victoria
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    • Australia
  • Lauren Parker
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    • Atlanta, Georgia
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    • В
  • Michelle MacKenzie
  • Lisa Caviglia
  • Dina Zelyony
    • Location (State or country)
    • CA
  • Caroline Mellor
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    • Maryland
  • Emma Boylan
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    • Chicago, IL
  • Benjamin Seuser
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    • В
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    • United States
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    • В
  • Southside X
    • Location (State or country)
    • Melbourne, Australia
    • Additional comments/info
    • www.southsidex.com
  • Tyler Watts
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    • Canada
  • Jesse Nichols
    • Location (State or country)
    • Massachusetts