09-03-2018 21:22 via thestranger.com

A Bill Promising to Help Sex Workers Will Actually Harm Them

SESTA is opposed by both sex workers and internet advocates.by Katie Herzog Getty Images
There's a bill currently winding its way through Congress that, in theory, is supposed to aid the victims of human sex trafficking. The bill, called the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), has already passed in the House and will soon be decided on by the Senate. SESTA is a rare bipartisan effort, and as Alana Massey recently pointed out in Allure, the bill has a bevy of high profile supporters, from
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