they lived in new york city in sex and the city.
they lived in new york city in sex and the city.
where did they live in sex and the city?
new york city
in 2014 new york city created a series of special courts for sex workers arrested on prostitution-related charges. the new courts, known as human trafficking intervention courts (htic), treated all sex workers as human trafficking victims, and through a variety of bullying tactics forced defendants to forgo their constitutional right of a trial by jury and agree to a plea bargain of a sex worker diversion program which consisted of a court mandated treatment program, followed by adjournment in contemplation of dismissal (acd). the red umbrella project argued that the city's intentions were good and that the new court does help people who are forced into sex work. however, the court still treats the sex workers like criminals and makes the assumption that all sex workers are victims of human trafficking and that no one does sex work out of free will, for their personal economic gain. there may also be assumed discrimination within the workforce due to the fact that many sex workers are of color, queer or trans. the counseling and assistance offered through the court mandated treatment program provides them with no way of economic opportunity other than sex work. the red umbrella project wants to see the sex-worker diversion program restructured with an emphasis on economic empowerment through job training and economic opportunities.
red umbrella project
in january 2014, same-sex marriage was legalized in oklahoma, but the ruling was stayed; in 2014, a u.s. appeals court in denver upheld the lower court ruling that struck down oklahoma's gay-marriage ban, but that was also stayed. in march 2014, same-sex marriage was legalized in michigan; however, later that year the overturning of michigan's ban on same-sex marriage was indefinitely stayed. in may 2014 same-sex marriage was legalized in arkansas; however, later that year the arkansas supreme court suspended same-sex marriages. also in may 2014, same-sex marriage was legalized in oregon, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, but later that year same-sex marriages in wisconsin were put on hold while the ruling striking down the state's ban on such unions was appealed. that same month, idaho's same-sex marriage ban was declared unconstitutional, but another court stayed the ruling. also in 2014, same-sex marriage was legalized in kentucky, but that ruling was put on hold and so no same-sex marriages were performed at that time. indiana performed same-sex marriages for three days in 2014, but then the ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in indiana was likewise put on hold. similarly, a federal appeals court based in denver found that states cannot ban gay marriage, but that ruling was put on hold pending an appeal; however, clerk boulder county clerk hillary hall (the first clerk to do so) and clerks in denver and pueblo counties issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in colorado in spite of the hold. later that year, same-sex marriage was legalized in colorado, but the ruling was stayed. colorado's supreme court ordered the denver county clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while the state's ban against the unions was in place. while that decision did not include boulder and pueblo, pueblo county agreed to stop issuing licenses at the request of the attorney general's office, but boulder's clerk did not. later that year a federal judge in denver ruled colorado's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, but the ruling was stayed. later that year the colorado supreme court ordered boulder county clerk hillary hall to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses. also in 2014, monroe county, florida legalized same-sex marriages, but the ruling was stayed. later that year miami-dade circuit judge sarah zabel legalized same-sex marriage in florida, but the ruling was stayed. shortly afterward, two more judges legalized same-sex marriage in florida, but their rulings were stayed. toward the end of july 2014, the fourth circuit court of appeals (covering maryland, virginia, and the carolinas) ruled against virginia's same-sex marriage ban, but the ruling was stayed. however, in august 2014 a state court in kingston, tennessee, became the first to uphold a state ban on gay marriage since the supreme court's decision in 2013 in "united states v. windsor". also, in september 2014 a federal judge upheld louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, which was the first such loss for lgbt rights in federal court since the supreme court's decision in 2013 in "united states v. windsor". but slightly later the 7th circuit court of appeals legalized same-sex marriage in indiana and wisconsin, although the decision did not take effect then. also, louisiana legalized same-sex marriage in september 2014, but the ruling did not take effect then. in october 2014, the supreme court declined to hear the seven cases regarding same-sex marriage in indiana, oklahoma, utah, virginia, and wisconsin, which meant lower court decisions ruling in favor of same-sex marriage stood, and therefore same-sex marriage then became legal in those states. shortly later that month, the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco declared same-sex marriage legal in idaho and nevada, but supreme court justice anthony kennedy temporarily blocked that ruling for idaho. shortly later a private group that had led the legal fight to defend the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage withdrew its pending appeal for a stay with the supreme court, and thus same-sex marriage became legal in nevada. nevada state sen. kelvin atkinson and sherwood howard were the first same-sex couple to marry in nevada. also in october 2014, a federal judge legalized same-sex marriage in north carolina; although his federal judicial district only covers the western third of the state, north carolina attorney general roy cooper said that the federal ruling applied statewide. also that month attorney general patrick morrisey announced he would no longer fight a challenge to west virginia's same-sex marriage ban, and thus same-sex marriage was legalized in west virginia. same-sex marriage was also legalized in alaska, arizona, colorado, idaho, and wyoming that month.
history of gay men in the united states