Best. AIDS. Awareness. Ad. Ever.

2 years ago

Thanks, Ralinad, for passing on this enlightening bit of education.

2 years ago

audaciaray:

In the week leading up to December 17, 2010 – the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers – the remains of four women who were killed while doing sex work were discovered on a beach in Long Island. Over the past two weeks, the remains of six more bodies have been found in the same area. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer has requested that anyone involved in the sex industry who may have information about the disappearance of colleagues come forward and share this information with the police. But there remains a rather large barrier: prostitution is criminalized, and sex workers have no guarantee that we will be protected from prosecution if we step forward. Therefore, we are calling for amnesty for all prostitution related offenses in Suffolk County until the killer is apprehended.
If you are a sex worker or an ally of sex workers, please contact the office of the Suffolk County Police Commissioner and make this request. We especially need people who live in the New York City / Long Island area, especially Suffolk county, to make calls and send emails.
FULL INFO AND SAMPLE LANGUAGE HERE.
The precedent: In 2006, when the “Suffolk Strangler” case was developing in Ipswich, England, the police department responded positively for a demand for amnesty put forth by the English Collective of Prostitutes. While the homicide investigations were underway, British police didn’t arrest sex workers. Here is a piece about the request, and a follow up piece in which Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer is quoted saying, “The welfare of the prostitutes working in Suffolk is my priority at this time.” Let’s put pressure on the nearer Suffolk county to respond similarly.

In the week leading up to December 17, 2010 – the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers – the remains of four women who were killed while doing sex work were discovered on a beach in Long Island. Over the past two weeks, the remains of six more bodies have been found in the same area. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer has requested that anyone involved in the sex industry who may have information about the disappearance of colleagues come forward and share this information with the police. But there remains a rather large barrier: prostitution is criminalized, and sex workers have no guarantee that we will be protected from prosecution if we step forward. Therefore, we are calling for amnesty for all prostitution related offenses in Suffolk County until the killer is apprehended.

If you are a sex worker or an ally of sex workers, please contact the office of the Suffolk County Police Commissioner and make this request. We especially need people who live in the New York City / Long Island area, especially Suffolk county, to make calls and send emails.

FULL INFO AND SAMPLE LANGUAGE HERE.

The precedent: In 2006, when the “Suffolk Strangler” case was developing in Ipswich, England, the police department responded positively for a demand for amnesty put forth by the English Collective of Prostitutes. While the homicide investigations were underway, British police didn’t arrest sex workers. Here is a piece about the request, and a follow up piece in which Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer is quoted saying, “The welfare of the prostitutes working in Suffolk is my priority at this time.” Let’s put pressure on the nearer Suffolk county to respond similarly.

(Source: audaciaray)

2 years ago

The Eagle, Famous Gay SoMa Bar, Set To Close, 4/29

The Eagle — 30-year-old SoMa gay bar noted worldwide for its Thursday Night Live concerts and spirited Beer Bust Sundays — will shut operations down on Friday, 4/29. Although, according to a manager SFist spoke with, several Eagle bar employees were in escrow to buy the venue, “the landlord changed his mind.” On Monday, a community meeting will be held at the bar from 7 - 10 p.m. to discuss “strategies for fighting the Eagle’s closure, as well as the ongoing crisis of loss of gay property ownership in San Francisco and the continuing erosion of our iconic gay bar scene.” The venue is currently on the market. We’ll update as events unfold. The Eagle, 398 - 12th Street (at Harrison)

2 years ago

Stop. Hammer Time.

In a great and grand re-thinking, I’m shifting this Tumblr blog’s focus from inane topics to sexuality topics. If you want to see more of the random posts that pre-date this one, check out my other Tumblr, “Sarah’s Nonsense”.

2 years ago

abcworldnews:

Genius Billboard Brings ‘Hot Wheels’ to Life

We all love this photo of an inventive ad campaign in Bogota, Colombia.

h/t to the Daily What for flagging yesterday — and they link to a gallery of photos of the installation, proving that it’s the real deal.

Think back, think back — did you favor MicroMachines or Hot Wheels?

(via npr)

2 years ago