Public Scholarship
Sex Work & Trafficking Policy
Should prostitution be decriminalized? | The Conversation
Lerum, K. 2016, May 30. (Republished on Alternet, Disinformation, PBS Point Taken, The Raw Story, & UPI)
Uproar over Kenny Harvard's stripper joke misses larger issue | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2016, May 21.
Scientists score one over celebrities in battle to decriminalize sex work | The Conversation
Lerum, K. 2015, Sept. 3. (Republished on The Raw Story, Newsjs.com, Kolkata News, PBS Point Taken, & Wopular)
Trafficking policy should focus on empowerment, not coercion | Ms Magazine Blog
Lerum, K. 2015, April 10.
Sex work and trafficking primer | American Sociological Association Sexualities Section
Sex Work and Trafficking Workgroup. 2012.
Toward a human rights approach to sex work policy | Rh Reality Check
Lerum, K. 2011, March 22. (Republished on Alternet.com)
Reducing violence against sex workers: What are the policy options? | Policy brief presented to the U.S. State Department
Lerum, K., Saunders, P., Barlin, D., Wahab, S., & Swift, J. 2011.
Lerum, K. 2016, May 30. (Republished on Alternet, Disinformation, PBS Point Taken, The Raw Story, & UPI)
Uproar over Kenny Harvard's stripper joke misses larger issue | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2016, May 21.
Scientists score one over celebrities in battle to decriminalize sex work | The Conversation
Lerum, K. 2015, Sept. 3. (Republished on The Raw Story, Newsjs.com, Kolkata News, PBS Point Taken, & Wopular)
Trafficking policy should focus on empowerment, not coercion | Ms Magazine Blog
Lerum, K. 2015, April 10.
Sex work and trafficking primer | American Sociological Association Sexualities Section
Sex Work and Trafficking Workgroup. 2012.
Toward a human rights approach to sex work policy | Rh Reality Check
Lerum, K. 2011, March 22. (Republished on Alternet.com)
Reducing violence against sex workers: What are the policy options? | Policy brief presented to the U.S. State Department
Lerum, K., Saunders, P., Barlin, D., Wahab, S., & Swift, J. 2011.
Media & Sexuality
Fury Road's righteous sexual politics: Starring White feminism and good White men | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2015, Oct. 12.
How popular sex trafficking stories like 'Abduction of Eden' justify bad policy and hurt sex workers | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K., 2014, March 8.
'Burlesque' is so gay, and that's a good thing | Ms Magazine Blog
Lerum, K., 2010, Dec. 2.
Lerum, K. 2015, Oct. 12.
How popular sex trafficking stories like 'Abduction of Eden' justify bad policy and hurt sex workers | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K., 2014, March 8.
'Burlesque' is so gay, and that's a good thing | Ms Magazine Blog
Lerum, K., 2010, Dec. 2.
Gender & Sexual Justice
Cisgender FemmeNist reflections on trans justice: Moving from adoration to action | The Feminist Wire
Lerum, K. 2015, May 26.
Interested in bully-free zones? (or not?) | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2010.
The real problem with "sexting": Adult complicity in labeling teens "sluts," "perverts," and "criminals" | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.
Pure fashion policing | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.
Lerum, K. 2015, May 26.
Interested in bully-free zones? (or not?) | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2010.
The real problem with "sexting": Adult complicity in labeling teens "sluts," "perverts," and "criminals" | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.
Pure fashion policing | Sexuality & Society
Lerum, K. 2009.
More
Many more essays on these and similar topics at Sexuality & Society (founded by Kari Lerum & Shari Dworkin in 2009)
