News Bits (Tuesday)

Comparing a computer company to dating a former sex worker. Tired of how okay it is to see sexual women this way. Find a new analogy.

City tries to fine banks for foreclosed homes that have become work-havens for local sex workers.

Violent crime rates rise in a city that still likes to focus on arresting sex workers.

"Children are growing up in neighborhoods with either prostitution or drugs, with sex acts, needles or condoms, and they grow up thinking these things are OK," Lewis said. "Why should we be shocked when they have a warped value system?"

No, we don't want children thinking condoms are okay. I understand the relutance to expose children to streetside sex or drug use. At least the sex workers are practicing safer sex.

Long piece on Hugh Hefner, Playboy and America's most famous blondes (or sex workers -- depending on your perspective).

Street worker defends her choices and her work in the midst of a sting operation. You go girl!

A dominatrix took a bit of advantage of her slave, to the tune of $300,000.

Not much to the post, but great title: "Stab a Prostitute, Go to Jail" .

More on the sex worker assaulted by a US Maine in an Aussie brothel.

Sixteen Indian authors on AIDS and those at highest risk. Interesting project piece.

Added note: there are a lot of arrests going on. TONS.