Written with Annabelle Schwartz
This week, the Senate is expected to vote on FOSTA-SESTA, a bill-package that will put sex workers’ lives on the line- especially transgender sex workers. The bill is designed to prevent sex trafficking by making websites liable for their online speech. Online platforms are currently protected by a law referred to as Section 230. The proposed legislation would force sites to censor any posts that allude to sex work. The issue with this is that there will be no differentiation between sex trafficking and consensual sex work. If this bill passes, websites that help sex workers screen clients will be shut down increasing the danger for a job that already sees high rates of violence.
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Please find below a list of senators and their addresses. We chose a diverse list of senators, including eight Republicans, thirteen Democrats, and one Independent. They represent many states because we wanted to reach out to both those that we know already support trans rights and those we need to be working hard for their transgender constituents.
Elizabeth Warren – D – Massachusetts – 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Ron Wyden – D – Oregon – 221 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C., 20510
Bernie Sanders – IN – Vermont – Dirksen Senate Office Building, 332 2nd St NE, Washington, DC 20510
Patty Murray – D – Washington – 154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
Ted Cruz – R – Texas – Russell Senate Office Bldg 404 Washington, DC 20510
Marco Rubio – R – Florida – Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution Ave NE #284, Washington, DC 20002
Kamala Harris – D – California – 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
Cory Booker – D – New Jersey – 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Tammy Duckworth – D – Illinois – 524 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Doug Jones – D – Alabama – 326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
John Kennedy – R – Louisiana – SR383, Russell Senate Building Washington, DC 20510
Catherine Cortez Masto – D – Nevada – 204 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Maggie Hassan – D – New Hampshire 330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Todd Young – R – Indiana 400 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Chris Van Hollen – D – Maryland 110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Kristen Gillibrand – D – New York – 478 Russell Washington, DC 20510
Mitch McConnell – R – Kentucky – 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Chuck Schumer – D – New York 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
Pat Toomey – R – Pennsylvania – 248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
Lisa Murkowski – R – Alaska 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Susan Collins – R – Maine 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Brian Schatz – D – Hawaii – 722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Washington, DC 20510