The Rentboy raid and renewed urgency in decriminalizing sex work have been hot topics here lately. Tomorrow in NYC, those topics converge in a rally planned at noon.
From the Facebook event page:
LGBT and Civil Liberties Advocates Denounce Arrests of Rentboy.com Staff, Call for Dropping Charges and Decriminalization of Sex Work
RALLY Thurs., Sept. 3rd, Noon, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn
LGBT activists, civil rights organizations, the HookUp Collaborative and supporters will hold a demonstration this Thursday, Sept. 3rd, at Noon at the U.S. Eastern District Courthouse in downtown Brooklyn to demand that the U.S. Attorney stop the prosecution of Rentboy.com and drop all charges after the raid on them by Homeland Security.
We are outraged at this latest example of the abuse and selective prosecution of sex workers. We are sick and tired of this misuse of government time and money to persecute members of the sex industry. This unrelenting harassment and persecution endangers the health and safety of these workers and their clients, and disproportionately targets the poor and people of color.
We demand an end to this system of criminalization.WHAT: Demonstration to protest Rentboy.com prosecutions and criminalization of sex work
WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 12 noon
WHERE: United States Court for the Eastern District, 225 Cadman Plaza East (on Cadman Plaza Park near corner of Tillary Street; take A or C to High Street or 2 or 3 to Clark St. in Brooklyn Heights). See map here
CONTACT: Bill Dobbs at 917-822-5422 (c); 212-966-1091; duchamp@mindspring.com
HASHTAG: #HolandSecurityRally
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