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Sex Offender Registration for Sex Workers Ends in Louisiana

Crossposted from the Louisiana Justice Institute. Louisiana's era of forcing certain convicted sex workers to register as sex offenders appears to be over.

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Jordan Flaherty
Jun 29 2011
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Speaking Out Against Louisiana's "Crime Against Nature" Law

Justice Department Report, Released Today, Calls Louisiana's "Crime Against Nature" Law Discriminatory

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Mar 17 2011
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Grassroots group challenges discriminatory Crime Against Nature law

This week the local organization Women With a Vision (WWAV) is celebrating a huge step forward in their fight on behalf of low income women and lgbt people of color in New Orleans.

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Rosana Cruz
Feb 18 2011
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