NOW-NY showed up in force in D.C. and stood with survivors of human trafficking who testified to the harms of the sex industry and the real damage it causes to individuals and families. After hearing from survivors at the marathon hearing, the D.C. Council’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee abandoned the proposal.

As a campaigning Mayor de Blasio divides his time between city and national concerns, here’s a question that spans both.

Was he serious about investigating Donald Trump for rape? And will he ensure equal treatment for all rape complaints?

Speaker Johnson’s Call for the Equality Model is the right step to protect and promote the well-being of those who are sex trafficked and individuals in the sex trade while holding accountable those who harm them.

Not nearly enough has been done to improve New York City’s response to sexual assault in the one year since the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) issued a blistering report on how the NYPD was failing to make sexual assault response a priority. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s primary response to the report has been to question its accuracy.

Just over a year ago the NYC Department of Investigations released a scathing report about the NYPD's chronic underinvestment in its Special Victims Division and the problems this created for handling sex crimes investigations. We take a closer look at what changes have been made and what still needs to be done.