Apr 21 2023 59 mins 2
Ariela Moscowitz and Isidoro Rodriguez discuss the definition of sex work, who enters the industry, and the power of stigmas. Ariela unpacks the 4 legal models that govern sex workers all over the world: criminalisation, legalisation, the Nordic model, and decriminalisation.
Ariela is the Director of Communications for Decriminalize Sex Work, an organisation pursuing a state-by-state strategy to end the prohibition of consensual sex work in the United States.
Isidoro Rodriguez is a criminal justice journalist and former deputy editor for The Crime Report. In 2020, he wrote an in-depth article called Predators Behind the Badge: Confronting Police Sexual Misconduct. Izzy also discussed police sexual misconduct with Tess on episode 90 and he continues to research and report on this topic.
The Crime Report initially platformed this recording on 23rd September 2022. The Crime Report is a nonprofit outlet dedicated to providing an independent, non-partisan marketplace of news and ideas.
Many thanks to Ariela, Izzy, and The Crime Report for allowing us to also share this conversation in the interest of raising awareness.
"Decriminalisation is the only legal model that centres power around the worker." -Ariela Moscowitz
Follow on Instagram for updates - @decrimsexwork @isidoro_c_rodriguez @thecrimereportmedia
Contains explicit violent descriptions.
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