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Indiana created an age-verification law that would never work. It was warned it wouldn't work. And now that it hasn't worked, it's suing adult companies for failing to make it work.
"It essentially bases liability on the failure to accomplish impossibilities."
In other words, AV was a set up.
"It essentially bases liability on the failure to accomplish impossibilities."
In other words, AV was a set up.
Porn sites must block VPNs to comply with Indiana's age-verification law, state suggests in new lawsuit
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita says porn sites must block VPNs to satisfy the state’s age-verification requirements.
reason.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Indiana created an age-verification law that would never work. It was warned it wouldn't work. And now that it hasn't worked, it's suing adult companies for failing to make it work.
"It essentially bases liability on the failure to accomplish impossibilities."
In other words, AV was a set up.
"It essentially bases liability on the failure to accomplish impossibilities."
In other words, AV was a set up.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco, when sex workers and allies gathered to mourn the victims of the Green River Killer - women whose lives were erased not just by one man’s violence, but by a society that barely noticed they were gone.
December 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It began in 2003 in San Francisco, when sex workers and allies gathered to mourn the victims of the Green River Killer - women whose lives were erased not just by one man’s violence, but by a society that barely noticed they were gone.
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(1/6) Please join the Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster (at York University: www.yorku.ca/cfr/traffick...) for a candlelight vigil on December 17, 2025, from 12-12:30 PM EST in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
December 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#D17 events:
I've put all the ones I found in the quoted thread. ^^
It's missing one last update with five or so Europe events.
To narrow it a little: there are four at bsky.app/profile/dz-y... and a bunch more from bsky.app/profile/dz-y... on.
I'm pretty sure I'm missing quite a few on the USA, though. :/
It's missing one last update with five or so Europe events.
To narrow it a little: there are four at bsky.app/profile/dz-y... and a bunch more from bsky.app/profile/dz-y... on.
I'm pretty sure I'm missing quite a few on the USA, though. :/
🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#D17 events:
As we come to the eve of December 17, this day of remembrance, we hold space not only for grief but also for vision. December 17 is about honoring those we have lost, but it is also about insisting on the possibility of a world where sex workers live free from violence.
December 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As we come to the eve of December 17, this day of remembrance, we hold space not only for grief but also for vision. December 17 is about honoring those we have lost, but it is also about insisting on the possibility of a world where sex workers live free from violence.
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🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
![[Montage of event posters.]
• OSWC December Meetings
• OTRAS' «Autodefensa lega contra la violencia hacia las trabajadoras/es sexuales» webinar
• EXXXOTICA exposition in Washington DC
• DSWEP's «A Day With(out) Art 2025: Meet us where we're at…» encounter
• Touching Base's 25th Anniversary
• Red Insight's short film screening
• OTRAS' «Tus derechos al llegar» webinar
• SIN's «XXXMas Drop In»
• Virtual vigil for December 17th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreihomqqjrwy6vsevzblydkvdcqfix6nz3h5sgrcduifcxsxo6radki@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
A little preview as usual, details below.
This month is not as packed as November, but there are some niceties~ ^^
And, I hope, some more will turn up for D17. ❤️
(🗒️ PS: I will be updating this. If uninterested, remember you can mute it!)
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A little report on the march. ^^ ❤️
📰 www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
📰 www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A little report on the march. ^^ ❤️
📰 www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
📰 www.wlrn.org/law-justice/...
need to figure out where to watch this
“Womxn: Working” sheds light on sex workers in South Africa. The film explores efforts to influence policy through the Asijiki Coalition, a coalition uniting trade unions, legal experts, gender rights organizations, political allies"
iol.co.za/news/politic...
“Womxn: Working” sheds light on sex workers in South Africa. The film explores efforts to influence policy through the Asijiki Coalition, a coalition uniting trade unions, legal experts, gender rights organizations, political allies"
iol.co.za/news/politic...
‘Womxn: Working’ sheds light on the struggles of South African sex workers
A new documentary, 'Womxn: Working,' highlights the courageous activism of South African sex workers in their fight for decriminalisation and justice amidst systemic violence and societal stigma.
iol.co.za
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
need to figure out where to watch this
“Womxn: Working” sheds light on sex workers in South Africa. The film explores efforts to influence policy through the Asijiki Coalition, a coalition uniting trade unions, legal experts, gender rights organizations, political allies"
iol.co.za/news/politic...
“Womxn: Working” sheds light on sex workers in South Africa. The film explores efforts to influence policy through the Asijiki Coalition, a coalition uniting trade unions, legal experts, gender rights organizations, political allies"
iol.co.za/news/politic...
looks like a list of people worth following 👀
Guys I've made it into the filing. For talking to journalists. Which I guess he seems to think is part of a conspiracy.
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
looks like a list of people worth following 👀
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A reminder that in Colorado, if a crime is committed against you while you are working as a SW, you CAN report it without fear of being charged or cited for your activities during said crime.
CO Rev Stat § 18-1-712.5
law.justia.com/codes/colora...
Hopefully more states adopt this!
CO Rev Stat § 18-1-712.5
law.justia.com/codes/colora...
Hopefully more states adopt this!
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A reminder that in Colorado, if a crime is committed against you while you are working as a SW, you CAN report it without fear of being charged or cited for your activities during said crime.
CO Rev Stat § 18-1-712.5
law.justia.com/codes/colora...
Hopefully more states adopt this!
CO Rev Stat § 18-1-712.5
law.justia.com/codes/colora...
Hopefully more states adopt this!
Instead of offering support or justice, many law enforcement systems treat sex workers as criminals first and victims never. Reports of assault, rape, or theft are routinely ignored. In some cases, officers themselves are perpetrators of abuse, trading safety for sexual favors or threatening arrest.
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Instead of offering support or justice, many law enforcement systems treat sex workers as criminals first and victims never. Reports of assault, rape, or theft are routinely ignored. In some cases, officers themselves are perpetrators of abuse, trading safety for sexual favors or threatening arrest.
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Your regular reminder that when social media people say "Grok", they actually mean Musk's sycophantic chatbot, MechaHitler.
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Your regular reminder that when social media people say "Grok", they actually mean Musk's sycophantic chatbot, MechaHitler.
This is what they are being sued for?
"Prause and Levy concluded NoFap, which promotes abstinence from masturbation and viewing pornography, is not an effective means of treatment. They also maintain that pornography is not addictive and shouldn't be presented as such in public health messaging"
"Prause and Levy concluded NoFap, which promotes abstinence from masturbation and viewing pornography, is not an effective means of treatment. They also maintain that pornography is not addictive and shouldn't be presented as such in public health messaging"
Alexander Rhodes, founder of NoFap, the much-maligned anti-masturbation group, has filed suit against researchers he claims are part of a vast conspiracy to defame him, along with Aylo, owner of Pornhub, and 150-year-old peer-reviewed scientific journal Taylor & Francis.
NoFap Founder Sues Aylo, UCLA, Scientists & Academic Publisher AVN
Aylo leads a class of defendants in a state-level defamation lawsuit brought by the founder of NoFap, a controversial anti-pornography group.
avn.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is what they are being sued for?
"Prause and Levy concluded NoFap, which promotes abstinence from masturbation and viewing pornography, is not an effective means of treatment. They also maintain that pornography is not addictive and shouldn't be presented as such in public health messaging"
"Prause and Levy concluded NoFap, which promotes abstinence from masturbation and viewing pornography, is not an effective means of treatment. They also maintain that pornography is not addictive and shouldn't be presented as such in public health messaging"
So who will be around for slutwalk on December 13th with @decrim305.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So who will be around for slutwalk on December 13th with @decrim305.bsky.social
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Important thread 🧵
December 17 is recognized worldwide as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - a day of remembrance, resistance, and solidarity.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Important thread 🧵
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#D17 is only a few days away 🕯
"Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer and one of America’s most prolific convicted serial killers, is receiving end-of-life care in a Washington state prison"
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
"Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer and one of America’s most prolific convicted serial killers, is receiving end-of-life care in a Washington state prison"
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
Gary Ridgway near death: Green River Killer who claimed 75-80 victims dying in WA prison
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer and one of America’s most prolific convicted serial killers, is receiving end-of-life care in a Washington state prison, according to five sources with knowledge o...
www.kiro7.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
#D17 is only a few days away 🕯
"Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer and one of America’s most prolific convicted serial killers, is receiving end-of-life care in a Washington state prison"
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
"Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer and one of America’s most prolific convicted serial killers, is receiving end-of-life care in a Washington state prison"
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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Support incarcerated sex workers
Today is #GivingTuesday, and we are asking for your help.
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Support incarcerated sex workers
Unlearn the language of “good,” “innocent,” or “wrongfully.”
Let go of any preconceived notions you had about “criminals.”
There are no “good ones,” there are only people. Innocence is irrelevant because the laws have already betrayed us.
truthout.org/articles/whe...
Let go of any preconceived notions you had about “criminals.”
There are no “good ones,” there are only people. Innocence is irrelevant because the laws have already betrayed us.
truthout.org/articles/whe...
When Everything Is Criminalized, We Must Unlearn the Language of “Innocence”
No one should be caged, tortured, detained, or deported by the state — all carceral violence is done wrongfully.
truthout.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Unlearn the language of “good,” “innocent,” or “wrongfully.”
Let go of any preconceived notions you had about “criminals.”
There are no “good ones,” there are only people. Innocence is irrelevant because the laws have already betrayed us.
truthout.org/articles/whe...
Let go of any preconceived notions you had about “criminals.”
There are no “good ones,” there are only people. Innocence is irrelevant because the laws have already betrayed us.
truthout.org/articles/whe...
Today is #GivingTuesday, and we are asking for your help.
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday, and we are asking for your help.
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
We rely on donations to maintain our 24/7 hotline, re-entry bags, and a pen pal program for the currently incarcerated.
We are able to do this work because someone like you helped fund this mission.
www.swopbehindbars.org/donate
December 17 is recognized worldwide as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - a day of remembrance, resistance, and solidarity.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
December 17 is recognized worldwide as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - a day of remembrance, resistance, and solidarity.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
It began in 2003 in San Francisco as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer.
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Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
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World AIDS Day is a reminder that s-x workers have always been leaders in HIV prevention and advocacy.
May all those we’ve lost be what propels us forward.
May all those we’ve lost be what propels us forward.
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
World AIDS Day is a reminder that s-x workers have always been leaders in HIV prevention and advocacy.
May all those we’ve lost be what propels us forward.
May all those we’ve lost be what propels us forward.
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Today is World AIDS Day. We honor and recognize the hard-fought struggles and loss of all affected.
“AIDS is a global phenomenon, its ravages known everywhere.“
www.neh.gov/article/aids...
“AIDS is a global phenomenon, its ravages known everywhere.“
www.neh.gov/article/aids...
AIDS in One City: The San Francisco Story
Conceived in 1987 and supported early on by a grant from the National Archives, the archive at UCSF specializes in the history of AIDS in San Francisco, where many early cases were discovered and key ...
www.neh.gov
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today is World AIDS Day. We honor and recognize the hard-fought struggles and loss of all affected.
“AIDS is a global phenomenon, its ravages known everywhere.“
www.neh.gov/article/aids...
“AIDS is a global phenomenon, its ravages known everywhere.“
www.neh.gov/article/aids...