Sex workers and their allies have released an open letter (March 22, 2012) to the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW-NYC) to raise awareness about the impact of dehumanizing statements made by organizations such as NOW-NYC weighing in on the debate over the murder of a number of people on Long Island. As activists from SWOP-NYC and SWANK prepared the open letter, they received news of another body being found on Gilgo Beach. Read more in Media Analysis.
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SEX WORKER GROUPS RESPOND TO LONG ISLAND MURDERS (New York)
Sex Workers Action New York (SWANK) and Sex Workers Outreach Project NYC (SWOP-NYC) are dismayed that four more bodies were discovered on Long Island earlier this week. Police believe that a serial killer is responsible for murdering at least eight people found on a remote Suffolk County beach since December. Reports indicate the murder victims were in the sex trade. As sex workers and allies, SWANK and SWOP-NYC mourn the lives of these individuals and extend our sympathies to their families and communities.
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