Coalition on Prostitution letter

A letter from Carol Leigh, the sex worker and activist also known as Scarlot Harlot, in support of Victoria Schneider's police harassment lawsuit. Speaking on behalf of the Coalition on Prostitution, Leigh writes positively of Schneider's character, her outreach work for the Coalition, and her unique connections to many vulnerable populations in San Francisco. This letter asks the city to release the officers' names involved and settle the lawsuit quickly by paying Ms. Schneider, rather than dragging out a long legal battle. 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: zp38wd096
Collection: Victoria Schneider Papers
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Leigh, Carol
Date Created: Feb. 18, 1998
Genre: Correspondence
Subject(s): Coalition on Prostitution
Drug Abuse Advisory Board
Haight Ashbury Food Program
Hajime Tada
Victoria Schneider
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
Topic(s): Intersex people
Law
LGBTQ+ civil rights
LGBTQ+ sex workers
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
Prostitution
Trials
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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