Discrimination
Cherie DeVille Pens Daily Beast Op-Ed on Twitter Discrimination
Cherie DeVille has penned a new op-ed for The Daily Beast that offers advice to prospective Twitter buyer Elon Musk on how to protect adult performers, and other sex workers, who rely on the open platform in order to have a voice online.
Sex Workers, Performers Invited to Participate in Platform Discrimination Study
Digital studies and sexuality researcher Dr. Carolina Are is asking sex workers, adult performers and others who have experienced discrimination to participate in a study investigating Instagram and TikTok’s approach to malicious flagging or reporting of "gray area" content, including nudity.
Romi Chase Story of 'Sexy Job' Discrimination Picked Up by New York Post
The New York Post has picked up a story of discrimination from content creator Romi Chase.
PASS Signs Pledge Against HIV Discrimination in Adult Industry
PASS has endorsed the Porn Professionals for Safety Against Discrimination (PPSD) pledge, created by sex workers, that advocates for the destigmatization of HIV in the adult industry.
UK Charity Releases Study on Financial Discrimination Against Sex Workers
National Ugly Mugs, a U.K. charity focused on sex worker rights and outreach, has released a comprehensive research report on financial discrimination against sex workers in the U.K., including adult performers and businesses.
Court Upholds Former Performer's Discrimination Claims Against Oregon Nursing School
An Oregon court held that a former performer who alleged discrimination during her time at a nursing school, after staff found out about her decade-old adult work, could move forward with her Title IX claim against the institution.
GoAskAlex Talks Banking Discrimination Against Sex Workers With Xtra Magazine
GoAskAlex is featured in Canada’s Xtra Magazine in an article examining the obstacles sex workers face in regards to basic banking, money management and payment processing.
Cherie DeVille Pens Article on Financial Discrimination Against Sex Workers
Cherie DeVille has penned a new essay for the Daily Beast about financial discrimination against sex workers and the controversy generated by Mastercard’s rule changes last month.
Stoya Decries Sex Worker Financial Discrimination
Global business news site Quartz published an interview last week with writer and semi-retired adult star Stoya, about financial discrimination against sex workers.
LGBTQ+ Sex Workers Lead #AcceptanceMatters Campaign Against Banking Discrimination
A group of national and local sex worker collectives, led by LGBTQ+ activists in the community, have launched the #AcceptanceMatters campaign “to demand an immediate pause on Mastercard's new planned adult content policies pending the creation of stakeholder advisory councils, and to protest ongoing discrimination from the banking industry.”
Sex Worker Collectives to Protest Against Banking Discrimination Tomorrow
A group of national and local sex worker collectives is planning a series of online actions and offline protests Wednesday, to “demand an immediate pause” on Mastercard's new adult content guidelines and to “protest ongoing discrimination from the banking industry.”
Maitland Ward Tackles Shadowbanning, Sex Worker Discrimination for Daily Beast
Maitland Ward tackles shadowbanning and social media discrimination against sex workers, among other timely topics, in a new essay for The Daily Beast titled, "Our OnlyFans Victory Is Just the Beginning."
ACLU: End Financial Discrimination Against Sex Workers
As part of this week’s public debate about OnlyFans blaming “banks” for its decision — later reversed — to ban sexual content, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) highlighted today a June editorial by the ACLU. In it, the civil liberties group urges PayPal and Venmo to discontinue financially discriminatory practices against sex workers “that harm vulnerable communities by shutting people out without due process.”
Strip Clubs Challenge 'Prurient' Loan Discrimination in Court
A group of strip club owners in Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, South Carolina and Maryland are suing the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) in a Pennsylvania federal court over their discriminatory policy classifying sex-oriented businesses as “prurient” and preventing them from receiving COVID relief.
Siri Dahl Pens Essay on Sex Work Discrimination for The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast has published a long essay by Siri Dahl that gives a personal context to society’s pervasive and endless vilification of sex work.
Fighting Occupational Discrimination Against Sex Workers
Entering the adult industry often entails a variety of advantages and pitfalls. This year, because of COVID-19, we saw a massive influx in our community of workers.
APAG: New Rule May End Banking Discrimination Against Performers
The Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG) has released a statement about rule changes in the banking industry that may affect adult performers.
Jessy Dubai, Natassia Dreams to Discuss Racism, Discrimination on IG Live Friday
Jessy Dubai and Natassia Dreams will "join forces and voices" for an IG Live chat Friday at 2 p.m. (PDT) to discuss the #BlackLivesMatter and #TransLivesMatter movements, among other topics.
Tasha Reign Petitions to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry
Tasha Reign has created a Change.org petition urging Congress to recognize independent contractors acting as small businesses in the sex industry.
ManyVids Launches U.K. Petition to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers
ManyVids is circulating a petition to have legal sex work included in the U.K.'s Equality Act to protect current and former sex workers against discrimination in housing, banking, schooling and the workplace.