Warning: Information listed on this page has been collected directly from massage boards websites and copied/pasted here. There may be states that I have missed. The laws are subject to change so please verify the laws and langage on each state boards website. Alabama: https://almtbd.alabama.gov/pdf/2022/LAW-WestlawEdge22.pdf Display of License/Advertising Policies“Ala.Code 1975 § 34-43-12 § 34-43-12. Application […]
Dear AMTA, ABMP, FSMTB,
Please help us stop the continued entangling of massage therapy and sex workers. The long history of this entanglement has led to Perpetuating Victimization with Efforts to Reduce Human Trafficking and we need your help in this very serious matter. Please consider some of the following: Thank you for your immediate attention to this issue. […]
Human Trafficking Month Ends
January was Human Trafficking Awareness Month. I started reading my Google Alerts Newsfeeds I have set up for the words Massage, Illicit Massage Business and Massage Parlor. I have been reading websites like the Polaris Project, The Blue Campaign (DHSH) and found some very interesting organizations like the Safe House Project who are talking about […]
Dear AMTA/ABMP: We Have a Problem
That problem is that we do not have a strong voice and leadership when it comes to massage therapy so often being thought of as a place to get sexually oriented businessess. Since about 1894, we have been constantly confused and entangled with Sexually Oriented Businesses. Professional Associations are supposed to be advocates that include […]
