Former Sex Worker: Don't Shut Down Backpage.com!
Here's something Nicholas Kristof doesn't hear often: you're wrong! Daily Beast contributor and former sex worker Melissa Petro says the campaign to shutdown the 'Village Voice'-owned classifieds website because of human trafficking allegations—publicized by the 'New York Times' writer—could harm sex workers in the long run, not help them.

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