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The world's oldest profession has come in from the streets, organized as a not-so-undercover protest group. Prostitutes, inspired by the womens', civil rights and labor movements, have found political consciousness and, in turn, confidence that the hooker's lot can be improved.
The ball threatens to become an annual fixture--but COYOTE's year-round focus is not on wild parties. Its members are dedicated to improving the adverse conditions which prostitutes now endure. Representatives inform hookers of legal rights that are often denied them in police headquarters and courts. They provide...
COYOTE has drawn the attention of many existing groups, for the issue of prostitutes' rights involves larger social movements. Because women are the main targets of exploitation, it has become a women's issue. Because it is often the minority hookers who get caught first and suffer the most from...
The decriminalization of prostitution encompasses more than the technical repeal of existing laws; it cannotes a change in public attitudes as well. Regardless of one's opinion on the rightness or wrongness of prostitution, one must admit that the profession is clearly here to stay. Its regulation--through either unenforceable...
It might be called a sister act, except that New York theatergoers will need two tickets and a fast taxi to catch both Lynn and Vanessa Redgrave in action next month. For two weeks the British-born sisters will appear simultaneously on different stages, Lynn as the upright daughter of...