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Tasha Reign Petitions to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry

Tasha Reign has created a Change.org petition urging Congress to recognize independent contractors acting as small businesses in the sex industry.

ManyVids Launches U.K. Petition to End Discrimination Against Sex Workers

ManyVids is circulating a petition to have legal sex work included in the U.K.'s Equality Act to protect current and former sex workers against discrimination in housing, banking, schooling and the workplace.

Op-Ed: Stormy Daniels Blasts Discrimination Against Sex Workers, Adult Industry

Op-Ed: I’ve been receiving a flood of messages from people in the adult industry this week asking for my advice, all about the same topic. This morning, I woke up to another one. This time it was from a dancer in Portland, Oregon. She was desperate for help to pay her bills and reached out to me for money.

Japan Denies Public Aid to Sex Workers, Spurring Claims of Discrimination

The global War on Porn continues on a new front, as news outlet Mainichi Japan reports that government officials are facing accusations of discrimination with the denial of public aid to sex workers harmed by the pandemic lockdown.

Vice Profiles Oregon Nursing Student Alleging Discrimination Over Porn Past

Vice Magazine just published a followup to XBIZ's exclusive June 2019 interview with Nicole Gililland, the Oregon nursing student who sued her school alleging that they had discriminated against her when they learned of her porn past.

Zaucey Team Talks Adult Biz, Banking Discrimination

From adult entertainment to online gambling, medical marijuana, commercial cannabis and more, entrepreneurs launching controversial businesses often find themselves cut off from the traditional financial channels that they need to start and grow a successful company.

Escalating Censorship, Discrimination Sparks Sex-Positive Activism

Today’s generation of sex toy lovers has been lucky enough to have the most access to pleasure products and sex education than ever before.

APAC Explores Solutions to 'Discrimination'

The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) has announced it is exploring solutions to "racial inequality" in the adult film industry, following its open forum for performers at the Dec. 4 meeting, which centered on the subject.

Bree Olson Joins ESPLER Project's Push to Fight Sex Worker Discrimination

Former adult star Bree Olson is joining forces with the ESPLER Project in a push to demand that California legislators act to outlaw discrimination for all types of sex workers.

Video: Fox Debates Porn Discrimination

Former adult film stars can be fired for their past but legally can't do anything about it, Fox News reported in introducing a recent debate on the topic that was part of its "Red Eye" show.

Producer Sues Playboy Radio for Racial Discrimination

In a lawsuit filed last week, an African-American producer for Playboy’s Sirius satellite radio channel is suing the company, an executive producer and a host.