Portland Bad Date Line - Harm Reduction Coalition

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Portland Bad Date Line - Harm Reduction Coalition
Portland Bad Date Line:
Limitations & Challenges
emi koyama ([email protected])
harm reduction conference
november 18, 2012
disclaimers
I am speaking as a local activist involved in sex workers’
rights advocacy who has been involved with Portland
Bad Date Line at different levels over years.
I am however not speaking as someone directly
involved with the PBDL (though my friends are), nor as
a representative of any group or organization.
birth of PBDL
Portland Bad Date Line was started in
1998 by Danzine, an organization by and
for sex workers, which also published
widely distributed zine, danzine.
Other grass-roots sex worker groups,
such as Invisible Fringe and Sex Worker
Actions Group (SWAG) also
collaborated with Danzine on PBDL.
Bad date sheets were published each
month, and distributed by peers and
by social service agencies.
danzine’s closure
Danzine closed its doors in 2003.
Since then, Multnomah County
Health Department along with various
social service agencies have been
operating PBDL.
PBDL continues to receive reports via
postal mail, voicemail, and email, and
bad date sheets are sent to dozens of
social service agencies around the
town.
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JULY
20082008
Number
Number
of New
of New
Reports:
Reports:
1 ___________________
1 ___________________
___________FEMALE
___________FEMALE
WORKERS___________
WORKERS___________
BLACK
BLACK
SUV, SUV,
shiny new,
shinytinted
new, tinted
windows,
windows,
4dr, no4dr,
back/middle
no back/middle
nd
seats, picked
seats, picked
workerworker
up on up
82ndon&82
Stark,
& Stark,
W Male,
W Male,
early 20’s,
earlyno
20’s, no
facial facial
hair, short
hair, 5’4”,
short very
5’4”,pale,
veryhat,
pale,convinced
hat, convinced
workerworker
to leave
to $$$
leave $$$
on front
onseat,
fronthe
seat,
saidhehesaid
hadhe
been
hadripped
been ripped
off before.
off before.
Sex inSex
back,
in back,
when done
whenhe
done
pulled
he pulled
out a gun
out &
a gun
told&her
told
to her
get to
theget
fuck
theout
fuck
of out
the of the
car or car
he would
or he would
“blow“blow
her face
heroff”.
face Worker
off”. Worker
got away
got &
away
is ok____
& is ok____
TURQUOISE
TURQUOISE
SMALL
SMALL
4-DOOR
4-DOOR
TRUCK
TRUCK
wht male,
wht clean-cut
male, clean-cut
“looked
“looked
like a tweaker”,
like a tweaker”,
aprox aprox
40 yrs40
old.
yrsPicked
old. Picked
up worker
up worker
in
in
nd
middlemiddle
of the of
daythe
onday
72ndon&72
Glisan,
& Glisan,
drove drove
to Candlelight
to Candlelight
Bar inBar in
dwntwn.
dwntwn.
Got “cocky”
Got “cocky”
and aggressive
and aggressive
tried totried
choke
to choke
her._________
her._________
2X WHITE
2X WHITE
CANOPY
CANOPY
TRUCK
TRUCK
w/BROWN
w/BROWN
STRIPES
STRIPES
P*R-148
P*R-148
nd
nd
82 &82
Powell.
& Powell.
“Richard”
“Richard”
dark hair,
darkhandlebar
hair, handlebar
mustache,
mustache,
very blue
very blue
eyes. He
eyes.
pays
He“extra”
pays “extra”
to get to
rough
get rough
in the in
back
theof
back
his of
truck.
his truck.
Slaps, Slaps,
rough rough
on breasts,
on breasts,
likes tolikes
spit,toesp.
spit,inesp.
the in
face/mouth,
the face/mouth,
held throat
held throat
&
&
bruisedbruised
face. 3/08
face.
& 3/08
6/08 & 6/08
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
IN CUSTODY!!
IN CUSTODY!!
“DC”“DC”
on 82 on
& FLAVEL:
82 & FLAVEL:
Blk Male,
Blk Male,
“Dauvia”
“Dauvia”
tattoo’d
tattoo’d
on stomach,
on stomach,
“Playboy”
“Playboy”
on Rt.on
shoulder,
Rt. shoulder,
goes by
goes by
“DC”,“DC”,
silver silver
sedan,sedan,
pulledpulled
up & told
up &worker
told worker
“I want
“Iawant
girl to
a girl
get to get
high with”.
high with”.
ForcedForced
BJ, noBJ,
money.
no money.
___________________________
___________________________
BLACK
BLACK
SEDAN
SEDAN
TINTED
TINTED
WINDOWS
WINDOWS
maybemaybe
Lexus?Lexus?
W Male,
W Male,
5’8”, 32
5’8”,
y.o.32stocky,
y.o. stocky,
dark hair,“looked
dark hair,“looked
Russian”
Russian”
but turned
but turned
out to out to
not have
notany
have
accent.
any accent.
TattooTattoo
on hand
onnear
handthumb
near thumb
& forefinger.
& forefinger.
Said Said
he washea was
longshoreman.
a longshoreman.
PickedPicked
up female
up female
workerworker
aroundaround
52nd &52nd &
Halsey,
Halsey,
brought
brought
her to her
nearby
to nearby
park. Pd
park.
$60Pdfor$60
sexfor
w/sex
no w/
condom.
no condom.
Refused
Refused
to pay,tobeat
pay,her
beat
up,her
threw
up, threw
her outher
of out
car,ofyelling;
car, yelling;
“I just“I just
gave you
gaveHIV!”
you HIV!”
Whether
Whether
he is really
he is really
HIV+ HIV+
is unknown.
is unknown.
12/07______
12/07______
“TRACY”
“TRACY”
Blk M,Blk
shaved
M, shaved
head, beefy
head, beefy
build, build,
5’10”.5’10”.
Downtown
Downtown
on on
foot. Refused
foot. Refused
a condom,
a condom,
when she
when
said
sheno,
said
heno,
ordered
he ordered
her to her
turnto turn
tricks tricks
for him.___________________________________________
for him.___________________________________________
nd
STING
STING
TAVERN
TAVERN
82nd &82
SE
Flavel.
& SE Flavel.
LatinoLatino
M, tallM,
& tall
skinny.
& skinny.
ReallyReally
drunk,drunk,
drivingdriving
a small,
a small,
dark blue
darktruck
blue w/fold
truck w/fold
down down
seats. seats.
TradedTraded
for beer.
forDrove
beer. Drove
to 104to
& 104
SE Powell.
& SE Powell.
Tried to
Tried
go into
to go into
woods,woods,
she said
sheno,
said
heno,
raped
he raped
her in her
the in
bushes._________________
the bushes._________________
GOLD/TAN
GOLD/TAN
SUV. SUV.
Lic# DG**57.
Lic# DG**57.
PickedPicked
up female
up female
workerworker
@ 82nd@ 82nd
& Burnside.
& Burnside.
W Male,
W Male,
40 y.o.,
40bald,
y.o.,6’0”,
bald, brwn
6’0”, eyes,
brwn big
eyes,
wad
bigofwad of
chew, chew,
“Looked
“Looked
like a cop”.
like a During
cop”. During
BJ, grabbed
BJ, grabbed
her head,
her she
head,
told
she told
him tohim
stop,tohe
stop,
grabbed
he grabbed
her throat,
her throat,
she tried
shetotried
get to
outget
of out
car,ofhecar, he
grabbed
grabbed
her sleeve,
her sleeve,
“You’re
“You’re
not going
not going
anywhere
anywhere
AT ALL!”
AT ALL!”
She She
escaped,
escaped,
he came
he after
cameher
after
onher
foot,
onbut
foot,
when
but she
when
crossed
she crossed
street &
street &
approached
approached
another
another
workerworker
she knew,
she knew,
he lefthe
herleft
alone.__________
her alone.__________
YELLOW
YELLOW
MUSTANG
MUSTANG
(no hood).
(no hood).
Update:
Update:
IN CUSTODY!!
IN CUSTODY!!
W Male,
W Male,
35-45 35-45
y.o., very
y.o.,skinny,
very skinny,
looks like
looksonlike
drugs,
on drugs,
5’9”John
5’9”John
WayneWayne
Mckinley,
Mckinley,
convicted
convicted
in many
in many
states states
for drugs
for drugs
and rape
andone
rape one
with awith
knife!____________________________________________
a knife!____________________________________________
E**C E**C
WOLF
WOLF
46 y.o.,
46Wy.o.,
Male,
W Male,
well built,
well 200
built,lbs,
200
5’11”
lbs, 5’11”
tattoostattoos
on on
arms, brwn
arms, hair,
brwnblu
hair,
eyes,
blu well
eyes,off,
well
drives
off, drives
nice SUV’s,
nice SUV’s,
flashesflashes
a lot a lot
of $$$,ofhas
$$$,
small
has gun,
smallharasses
gun, harasses
womenwomen
and high
andschool
high school
girls, girls,
sometimes
sometimes
pleasant,
pleasant,
sometimes
sometimes
he beats
he women.
beats women.
Usually
Usually
on 82ndon
, 82nd,
but may
buthave
maychanged
have changed
area.________________________________
area.________________________________
nd
“MOTORCYCLE
“MOTORCYCLE
MIKE”:
MIKE”:
82nd &82
Foster
& Foster
bus stop,
busholding
stop, holding
motorcycle
motorcycle
helmet,
helmet,
asked asked
if she was
if sheworking,
was working,
said his
said
Harley
his Harley
just just
got towed,
got towed,
had been
haddrinking.
been drinking.
Late 40's,
Late5’6”.
40's, Silver
5’6”. Silver
hair, blue
hair,eyes,
blue eyes,
“HOSTILE
“HOSTILE
INTRUDER”
INTRUDER”
FemaleFemale
workerworker
on a date
on aindate
client’s
in client’s
car, ascar,
theyaswere
theyfinishing,
were finishing,
a Latino
a Latino
male in
male
a white
in a white
ext cabext
truck
cab truck
honkedhonked
his horn,
his laughed,
horn, laughed,
flashedflashed
his lights
his lights
and made
and threatening
made threatening
gestures.
gestures.
May have
Maywatched
have watched
wholewhole
thing____________________
thing____________________
“JESSIE”
“JESSIE”
(2X) On
(2X)
black
On bicycle,
black bicycle,
W Male,
W Male,
5’7”, 150
5’7”,lbs,
150
24lbs, 24
y.o., dark
y.o., hair,
dark on
hair,
Ankeny.
on Ankeny.
Told worker,
Told worker,
“I won’t
“I won’t
hurt you.”
hurt you.”
RapedRaped
workerworker
all ways.
all ways.
Gave worker
Gave worker
money.________________
money.________________
GOLDGOLD
FRONT
FRONT
TEETH:
TEETH:
Blk Male,
Blk Male,
5’7”, 200+lbs,
5’7”, 200+lbs,
20 y.o.20 y.o.
BehindBehind
King’sKing’s
Row Motel
Row Motel
on 11/06/06.
on 11/06/06.
Offer’d
Offer’d
to payto
$70
payfor$70
bj for bj
& intercourse.
& intercourse.
RapedRaped
& robbed
& robbed
worker.
worker.
Says he’s
Saysfrom
he’sSan
fromFran
San Fran
area. Stays
area. @
Stays
Travel
@ Travel
LodgeLodge
9th & Burnside__________________
9th & Burnside__________________
nd
BLACK
BLACK
NISSAN:
NISSAN:
NewerNewer
model,model,
tinted tinted
windows.
windows.
82nd &82
Flavel.
& Flavel.
“Husky”
“Husky”
male, mid
male,30’s,
middark
30’s,hair.
darkGot
hair.out
Got
of out
car,ofpunched
car, punched
&
&
kickedkicked
her in her
ribsin&ribs
stole&purse.___________________________
stole purse.___________________________
nd
FEMALE
FEMALE
PIMP:PIMP:
82nd &82
Ogden,
& Ogden,
in trailer,
in trailer,
Blk Female,
Blk Female,
50 y.o.50 y.o.
Worker
Worker
was given
was given
hotshothotshot
of heroin
of heroin
in backinof
back
shoulder
of shoulder
& od’d,
& od’d,
dragged
dragged
out byout
woman
by woman
& two&men,
twopulled
men, pulled
down down
worker’s
worker’s
pants pants
& they&poured
they poured
batterybattery
acid onacid
heron
and
her
left
and
herleft
there.
her there.
Suspected
Suspected
to
to
be gang-related.
be gang-related.
GREYGREY
DODGE
DODGE
RAM:RAM:
with canopy,
with canopy,
lic# XMY***,
lic# XMY***,
near Gilsan
near Gilsan
& 39th&
, 5pm,
39th, W
5pm,
Male,
W Male,
35-50 35-50
y.o., looked
y.o., looked
like meth
like user,
meth“Are
user, “Are
you working?
you working?
I haveI50
have
bucks”,
50 bucks”,
attempted
attempted
to pulltoher
pull
into
hertruck,
into truck,
she had
she
a knife,
had a knife,
he said,
he“Your
said, “Your
knife is
knife
no match
is no match
for myfor
gun”,
my he
gun”, he
may have
mayhad
have
mace.
had mace.
She got
She
away________________________
got away________________________
SALMON
SALMON
CREEK,
CREEK,
WA: Sept
WA:’05,
Sept“Dale”,
’05, “Dale”,
W Male,
W Male,
Beer Gut,
Beer Gut,
early 50’s,
earlybalding,
50’s, balding,
mustache,
mustache,
glasses,
glasses,
Grey Ford
GreyTruck,
Ford Truck,
lic#A668**L,
lic#A668**L,
also has
also
black,
has black,
motorcycle,
motorcycle,
she was
shepan-handling,
was pan-handling,
he solicited
he solicited
her, onher,
3rd on
date3rdhedate
forced
he forced
anal sex._______________
anal sex._______________
ON FOOT:
ON FOOT:
Blk Male,
Blk Male,
med build,
med build,
short hair,
shortbrwn
hair, eyes,
brwn 60
eyes,
y.o.60 y.o.
AskedAsked
for BJ,for
didn’t
BJ, didn’t
pay, attacked
pay, attacked
worker,
worker,
she gotshe
away.
got away.
He He
hangs hangs
out downtown.___________________________________
out downtown.___________________________________
____________MALE
____________MALE
WORKERS____________
WORKERS____________
Lt greyLt4 grey
dr sedan,older
4 dr sedan,older
but in good
but inshape.Wht
good shape.Wht
male, 5’10”lt
male, 5’10”lt
brwn brwn
hair w/hair
B-ball
w/ B-ball
cap, very
cap,‘sketchy
very ‘sketchy
and agro’
andpicked
agro’ picked
up young
up young
male male
workerworker
WHO WHO
WAS PASSING
WAS PASSING
AS FEMALE
AS FEMALE
workerworker
in city in
park
city park
(Obryant
(Obryant
Sq?) Drove
Sq?) Drove
to Wash
to Park,
Washasked
Park, for
asked
anal,
forworker
anal, worker
said no,
said no,
they agreed
they agreed
to a HJ,toGuy
a HJ,raped
Guy worker
raped worker
annally.
annally.
Nov. 2001________
Nov. 2001________
____________TRANS
____________TRANS
WORKERS___________
WORKERS___________
Blue 4-dr
BlueToyata
4-dr Toyata
Echo Guy
Echo#1:
Guy
wht,
#1:tall,
wht,
long
tall,died
longblk
died
hairblk
inhair in
polytail,
polytail,
w/ piercing
w/ piercing
btwn eyes,
btwnGuy#2
eyes, Guy#2
wht, short
wht,beefy
short “football
beefy “football
build” build”
blond, blond,
unshaven,
unshaven,
blue B-ball
blue B-ball
cap oncap
backwards
on backwards
Smokes
Smokes
cigars.cigars.
YoungYoung
FtoM picked
FtoM picked
up on SW
up on
Brdway,
SW Brdway,
driven driven
to a field
to aand
field and
th
raped by
raped
guy#2,
by guy#2,
then back
thentoback
39th to
and
39Belmont
and Belmont
Mar 2001
Mar 2001
***HIV/NO
***HIV/NO
CONDOM
CONDOM
GUYS***
GUYS***
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
BILLY
BILLY
S.: Uses
S.:meth,
Uses meth,
early 30’s,
earlyshrt
30’s,blk
shrt
hair,
blk5’7”
hair,160lbs,
5’7” 160lbs,
tatt tatt
on back.
on Says
back.he’s
SaysHIV+.
he’s HIV+.
Lloyd Lloyd
Park._____________________
Park._____________________
CHRIS
CHRIS
A: liteA:
brown
lite brown
skin, late
skin,
40’s
late5’8”
40’spaid
5’8”$20+crack
paid $20+crack
for sex,
for sex,
said hesaid
washeHIV+
was HIV+
after._________________________________
after._________________________________
ARCHIE:
ARCHIE:
PurplePurple
fire/thunderbird,
fire/thunderbird,
W Male,
W Male,
salt/pepper
salt/pepper
hair, hair,
blue eyes,
blue 5’7”
eyes,VERY
5’7” VERY
THIN,THIN,
smokes
smokes
crack, crack,
nd
nd
82 /Sandy.___________________________________________
82 /Sandy.___________________________________________
ROB:ROB:
Blk Male
Blk dreads,
Male dreads,
dark skin,
darkmid
skin,40’s,
mid5’6”
40’s,wears
5’6” wears
loose loose
fittingfitting
African
African
or “ethnic”
or “ethnic”
clothing,
clothing,
drivesdrives
SUV. SUV.
Pays extra
Pays $$$
extra $$$
for no for
condom._______________________________________
no condom._______________________________________
LLOYD
LLOYD
CENTER:
CENTER:
W Male,
W Male,
tall, slim,
tall,beard,
slim, beard,
brwn hair.
brwn hair.
Threatened
Threatened
rape when
rape youth
when youth
asked asked
for $, said
for $,hesaid
is HIV+.
he is HIV+.
Worker
Worker
got away._____________________________________
got away._____________________________________
LARRY:
LARRY:
HIV+,HIV+,
pays extra
pays for
extra
no for
condom,
no condom,
lic# MR
lic#**07
MR likes
**07 likes
dominatrix,
dominatrix,
drivesdrives
3 cars:3pick-up,
cars: pick-up,
Porsche,
Porsche,
Suburban.
Suburban.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you
If are
youassaulted,
are assaulted,
call PWCL:
call PWCL:
503-235-5333.
503-235-5333.
(They
(They
assist
assist
men men
& youth
& youth
too.)too.)
YOUYOU
CANCAN
GIVE
GIVE
US AUS
REPORT
A REPORT
THROUGH:
THROUGH:
1) US1)Post:
US Post:
PO Box
PO 14814,
Box 14814,
Portland
Portland
OR 97293
OR 97293
2)Voice
2)Voice
mail:mail:
(503)(503)
535-3901
535-3901
3) Email:
3) Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
4) www.myspace.com/portland_bad_date_line
4) www.myspace.com/portland_bad_date_line
gender trouble
There is genuine desire to include transgender and
male sex workers, but PBDL has not received any
reports since 2001. These old reports are included to
communicate that PBDL welcomes reports from
transgender and male workers, but it has so far failed to
become useful to them.
points to consider
How has PBDL’s transformation from a grass-roots
organizing project of a group of peers into a program of
social service agencies affect its nature?
Why don’t more people who have experienced a “bad
date” not report what happened?
organizing to service
When PBDL was organizing, the bad date sheet was
distributed from peer to peer. Today, people pick up
their bad date sheet at some social service agency.
Asked why she doesn’t report her “bad date”
experience, one person answered: “Why? They aren’t
going to get these men. What does that do for me?”
When we are organizing ourselves, we participate in
PBDL to protect our community, for our collective
benefit. Social service makes us think what we can
individually get out of it.
political complications
PBDL received a report about a police officer who
assaulted a woman in the sex trade. After discussions
with Multnomah County, which prints the bad date
sheets, PBDL decided not to print that particular report
because the anticipated police backlash would make it
difficult to continue operating PBDL in the future.
PBDL also rationalized its decision: “There is little
someone can do” when the violent assailant was a police
officer, even if she knew how to identify him. He will
assault sex workers regardless.
conclusions
Operation of bad date line within social service
framework is becoming increasingly difficult and ridden
with compromises under the police encroachment of
social services in the era of anti-trafficking hysteria.
There is also a good reason to believe that peer-run bad
date line would be more effective at creating a sense of
community taking care of its members.
Making bad date line relevant to transgender and male
sex workers remain a challenge.
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