http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/1037 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/gone-Deborah-Jeane-Palfrey <p> <a href="http://deepthroated.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/dc-madam-deborah-jean-palfrey-commits-suicide/">Deborah Jeane Palfrey is dead</a>, apparently by her own hand. She had been convicted on April 20, after a years-long investigation, of counts including racketeering related to her D. C. area escort service. </p> <p> I am stunned, and too saddened to say very much right now, but I echo <a href="http://deepthroated.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/dc-madam-deborah-jean-palfrey-commits-suicide/#comment-6121">Amanda Brooks when she asks whether the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers counts those who kill themselves after prolonged harassment and persecution.</a> </p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/01/dc-madam-dead-in-apparent_n_99653.html"><img src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/20724/thumbs/s-DC-MADAM-large.jpg" alt="Deborah Jeane Palfrey" width="150" height="110" align="right" /></a><a href="http://radicalvixen.com/blog/2007/08/10/interview-with-deborah-jeane-palrey-aka-the-dc-madam/">Radical Vixen&#39;s interview with Deborah Jeane Palfrey</a>, conducted last August. </li> <li> <a href="http://deepthroated.wordpress.com/category/palfrey-updates/">Bound, Not Gagged&#39;s coverage of Deborah Jeane Palfrey&#39;s prosecution</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/01/dc-madam-dead-in-apparent_n_99653.html">Huffington Post&#39;s coverage of Palfrey&#39;s suicide</a>. </li> </ul> <p> In solidarity, <br />Elizabeth </p> <p> <br /> <p>Technorati Tags: <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Deborah%20Jeane%20Palfrey">Deborah Jeane Palfrey</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/prostitution">prostitution</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/sex">sex</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/sex%20work">sex work</a></p> <p></p><p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/gone-Deborah-Jeane-Palfrey">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/ElizabethsBlog/gone-Deborah-Jeane-Palfrey#comments Deborah Jeane Palfrey harassment prostitution sex sex work Thu, 01 May 2008 12:32:39 -0700 Elizabeth 662 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org