Naomi Akers/PROMISE letter

A letter from Naomi Akers, a representative from PROMISE: For Women Escaping Prostitution, in support of Victoria Schneider's lawsuit against the city. Akers casts harassment of sex workers as a feminist issue. This item comes from the Victoria Schneider papers at the GLBT Historical Society. Schneider is an intersex activist and former sex worker best known for her 1997 lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, concerning an unlawful strip search during her booking at the San Francisco County Jail.

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Identifier: rx913q43b
Collection: Victoria Schneider Papers
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Akers, Naomi
Date Created: Feb. 11, 1998
Genre: Correspondence
Subject(s): Hajime Tada
Victoria Schneider
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
Topic(s): Criminal justice personnel
Intersex people
Law
LGBTQ+ civil rights
LGBTQ+ sex workers
LGBTQ+ victims' rights
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
Police violence toward LGBTQ+ people
Transphobia
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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