ESPLERP
Sex Worker Rights Groups Condemn Backpage Verdict
Two prominent sex worker rights advocacy groups, the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) and the Rhode Island chapter of Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE RI), have issued a statement lambasting the verdict in the federal Backpage.com trial and calling for full decriminalization of sex work.
Sacramento Church to Host Expert Panel on New Sex Worker Laws, Trafficking Study
The Sacramento Universal Unitarian Society Church will host an expert panel to update the community on a planned sex trafficking study, efforts to decriminalize prostitution in California and more.
SB233 Signed Into Law by California Governor
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 233, which protects against arrest for prostitution offenses when reporting serious crimes and prohibits police from using the possession of condoms as evidence of prostitution, into law.
Sex Workers Applaud California Assembly for Passing SB233
The Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) is applauding the passage of California Senate Bill 233 out of the State Assembly.
Sex Workers Applaud Judge's Decision to Block Undercover Videos of Robert Kraft
The Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) has called out national media organizations, including The Associated Press, ESPN, ABC and The New York Times, for their efforts to make public the video recordings of private massages obtained during the massage parlor sting that ensnared Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.
Sex Workers Support SB 233 at Senate Public Safety Committee
On Tuesday, April 9, at 9:30 a.m. the California Senate Public Safety Committee will hear Senate Bill 233 Sponsored by Senator Scott Wiener and Assembly Member Bill Quirk, co-sponsored by Assembly Members Carrillo and Friedman.
Activists Question Kamala Harris' Statement on Sex Work
Sex work activist group the Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP), has issued a statement in response to remarks made by presidential candidate Kamala Harris in a recent interview.
Sex Workers, Supporters Applaud Protection Bill California SB233
The Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) is applauding California Senator Scott Wiener for proposing changes to legislation that would protect anyone reporting a serious crime (such as sexual assault, trafficking, robbery, assault, or other violent crime) from being charged with prostitution under California Penal Code 647.
Sex Workers to Protest in S.F. on Monday
Sex workers, their supporters and local residents on Monday at noon will gather to demand that San Francisco’s police department in the Mission District prioritize sex workers’ safety.
Sex Workers Protest ClusterFest Comedy Festival
In celebration of International Whores Day on June 2nd, the Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) will be protesting at ClusterFest.com in San Francisco, to let the audiences of comedians such as Amy Schumer know that “sex workers are not cheap punchlines.”
ESPLERP: Dec. 17 Is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
The Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) has announced it is joining sex workers, activists, allies and advocates from around the world in observing the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers on Dec. 17.
ESPLERP: Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Myth Won't Go Away
The Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLERP) today called on the media not to help spread the discredited urban myth that there is an increase in sex-trafficking around major sports events such as the Super Bowl.