Our co-directors, Henri and J. Leigh were honored to serve as commissioners on the first state-sanctioned commission to study sex work in the United States.

passed 7/1/21

We helped pass An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures, (to further prevent sexual coercion of sex workers by law enforcement)

signed into law 6/5/23

We helped repeal Chapter 11, Article-VII: Morals and Conduct, section 11-706 and section 11-707 (to remove outdated sexist language related to prostitution from Montpelier’s city ordinance)

passed 8/24/22

We helped pass An act relating to an amendment to the charter of the City of Burlington, (to remove outdated sexist language related to prostitution from Burlington’s city charter)

signed into law 6/7/22

We helped repeal An ordinance in relation to Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions (to remove outdated sexist language related to prostitution from Burlington’s city ordinance)

passed 9/23/21

We helped pass An act relating to sexual exploitation of children and limited immunity from liability for a person reporting a crime (to provide prosecution immunity for sex workers, survivors, and clients who are witness to or victim of a crime)

signed into law 5/17/21

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We currently advocate for the following legislation in VT:

signed into law 6/18/21

An act relative to the patient’s bill of rights