Kari  Lerum
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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.

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.

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.
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Many more essays on these and similar topics at Sexuality & Society (founded by Kari Lerum & Shari Dworkin in 2009)
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  • Kari Lerum
  • Research
    • Journal articles
    • Chapters & Essays
    • Public Scholarship
    • Current projects
  • Teaching
    • Sexuality & Society
    • Politics of Sexuality Education
    • Approaches to Social Research
    • Approaches to Feminist Inquiry
    • Meanings & Realities of Inequality
    • Regulating Sexuality
    • CSW, Sexual Health, & Human Rights
  • More
    • Advocacy
    • Contact
    • CV
    • Events
    • Media