Montpelier, VT– There’s a push to change the laws around sex work in the state of Vermont. On Thursday, supporters at the statehouse called attention to a House bill that would decriminalize adult sex work.

Isabel Schonemann | Mar 17, 2023 7:37 AM

New bills in six states showcase some right and wrong ways to help sex workers, from full decriminalization to ramping up penalties for prostitution customers.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | March 17, 2023 11:00 AM

Vermont, like other states, updated its sexual consent laws in 2021. There have been monumental cultural shifts around sex, gender, and what constitutes sexual assault since most rape and consent laws were written in the 1960s and never revised. 

Opinion | April 1, 2023 7:05 AM

The law prohibits a police officer from engaging in sexual contact with an individual who is in custody, being detained, or being arrested to also prohibiting law enforcement from engaging in a sexual act with a person who is the subject of an open investigation or a confidential informant or victim in an open investigation. With this legislation, policy makers reiterated that non-consensual sex is a crime, while consenting adults should be afforded  the autonomy and dignity to make choices about their own bodies. 

Mountain Times | June 21, 2023

Lawmakers, state’s attorneys, and advocates held a press conference Thursday, March 16, 2023, to call on Vermont to become the first state to decriminalize sex work.

Sarah Mearhoff | March 16, 2023 8:58 PM

Vermont’s sex workers and some lawmakers want to decriminalize prostitution in the state. This hour, we’ll shine a light on an industry that currently exists in the shadows.

We’ll talk with a state lawmaker and sex workers who say changing the state’s laws would increase safety and equality. We’ll also hear from an anti-trafficking advocate who says full decriminalization goes too far and would benefit the people who exploit sex workers.

Connor Cyrus, Tedra Meyer | March 29, 2023 4:23 PM