{"id":24570,"date":"2015-08-25T18:20:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T22:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-feds-rentboy-raid-is-an-attack-on-lgbts-and-sex-workers\/"},"modified":"2015-08-25T18:20:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T22:20:41","slug":"the-feds-rentboy-raid-is-an-attack-on-lgbts-and-sex-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/the-feds-rentboy-raid-is-an-attack-on-lgbts-and-sex-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Feds&#039; RentBoy Raid Is an Attack on LGBTs and Sex Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Feds&#039; RentBoy Raid Is an Attack on LGBTs and Sex Workers<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/2015-08-25-1440535634-845667-ScreenShot20150825at3.46.23PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2015-08-25-1440535634-845667-ScreenShot20150825at3.46.23PM.png\" src=\"http:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/2015-08-25-1440535634-845667-ScreenShot20150825at3.46.23PM-thumb.png\" width=\"528\" height=\"361\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> On the afternoon of August 25, the feds stormed <a href=\"http:\/\/RentBoy.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">RentBoy.com<\/a>&#8216;s Union Square offices, shut down the site and arrested its executives. RentBoy is a New York-based global escort enterprise with over 10,500 workers, reportedly receiving 500,000 visitors per day around the world.<\/p>\n<p> The site has operated within public view for many years. This is not a secretive, dark web enterprise hidden from the public eye. It&#8217;s a popular online destination that allows escorts to set their own rules and rates. RentBoy&#8217;s platform gives its escorts a degree of agency that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers forced to walk the street or be managed by a pimp simply do not have.<\/p>\n<p> RentBoy also tries to give back to the community, aside from the positive impact it has through its own model. The site just introduced a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/08\/colby-keller\/\" target=\"_blank\">scholarship<\/a> program early this month to help further education for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers and reduce stigma. To be considered for the scholarship, workers were submitting <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> and written essays with the subject &#8220;Why Going to School Is a Part of Achieving My Dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Watch RentBoy&#8217;s Sean Zevran discuss politics, race and pornography below.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Unfortunately, achieving that dream may&#8217;ve just become a lot harder for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers. Using moralistic language, acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Kelly Currie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/rentboy-ceo-staff-busted-10m-prostitution-scheme-article-1.2336739\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/Rentboy.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">Rentboy.com<\/a> attempted to present a veneer of legality, when in fact this Internet brothel made millions of dollars from the promotion of illegal prostitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Due to archaic laws that criminalize <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work, RentBoy&#8217;s administrative employees, including CEO Jeffrey Hurant, are being charged with laundering money and selling <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>. The Department of Homeland Security, with the help of the NYPD, took millions of dollars and ripped six employees from their homes. While these employees face huge financial and reputational damage, thousands of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers who rely on RentBoy as a safe place to conduct business could find themselves in genuine danger.<\/p>\n<p> The World Health Organization (WHO) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/hiv\/pub\/sti\/sex_worker_implementation\/swit_chpt2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">calls<\/a> for the complete decriminalization of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work because of the unique and unnecessary dangers criminalization places upon workers. WHO places the violence <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers face in three categories: physical, sexual and psychological\/emotional.<\/p>\n<p> Oftentimes, these forms of violence occur in interrelated ways. For example, a physical sexual assault can lead to both HIV transmission and long-term psychological trauma. And we&#8217;ve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15256357\" target=\"_blank\">known<\/a> since at least the 1990s that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers are disproportionately targeted for these types of violent attacks, especially economically disadvantaged people of color.<\/p>\n<p> The United States has a responsibility to reform its outdated and violent laws around <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work. RentBoy&#8217;s high-profile raid should make us think about all the quiet acts of violence committed by our government against <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers and LGBT Americans. (The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2015\/06\/transgender-women-disproportionately-targeted-violent-hate-crimes\" target=\"_blank\">threat<\/a> level <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/offers.cam4tracking.com\/aff_c?offer_id=125&#38;aff_id=2778&#38;source=gfcsb\">trans<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> of color face for simply walking out the door is something that should be front-page news across this country.)<\/p>\n<p> Sex workers shouldn&#8217;t be forced to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in the shadows, facing violence alone and without access to the basic health and human services those in non-criminalized professions take for granted.<\/p>\n<p> The criminalization of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work is based in nothing more than petty moral outrage. From the doctors who save our lives to the professors who educate young minds, the number of people who have needed <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work to complete their educations or prevent homelessness is one we don&#8217;t discuss enough.<\/p>\n<p> Plus, some people may just enjoy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work. We supposed-progressives chant about bodily autonomy and criticize the American Right for denigrating <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a>, but we participate in the same denigration when we shame <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers who conscientiously exercise authority over their bodies.<\/p>\n<p> Let&#8217;s take a stand for our neighbors by demanding better from our government and culture when it comes to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> work.<\/p>\n<p> We&#8217;ll start by loudly crying &#8220;Foul!&#8221; on this absurd, offensive RentBoy raid.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This post originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/?p=3149833\" target=\"_hplink\">Care2<\/a>. Photo courtesy of RentBoy via YouTube.)<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212; This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/terms.html\/\">terms.<\/a> It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/1\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/1\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/2\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/2\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/3\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/rc\/3\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/ach.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/ach.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi2.feedsportal.com\/r\/234567760103\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/a2t2.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/mf.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0Cchris0Esosa0Cthe0Efeds0Erentboy0Eraid0Eis0E0Ib0I80A398180Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/494a0cbd\/sc\/28\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0Cchris0Esosa0Cthe0Efeds0Erentboy0Eraid0Eis0E0Ib0I80A398180Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Feds&#039; RentBoy Raid Is an Attack on LGBTs and Sex Workers On the afternoon of August 25, the feds stormed <a href=\"http:\/\/RentBoy.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">RentBoy.com<\/a>&#8216;s Union Square offices, shut down the site and arrested its executives. RentBoy is a New York-based global escort enterprise with over 10,500 workers, reportedly receiving 500,000 visitors per day around the world. 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