Court rejects Canadian prostitution law

Good news from Canada. Read the news “here“ The Ontario Superior Court struck down key provisions of Canada’s prostitution law on Tuesday, saying it endangers sex trade workers. The ruling, which is suspended for 30 days, would effectively decriminalise sex trade in the province and if upheld on appeal halt enforcement of anti-prostitution laws across [...]

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Why We Must Unite Against The Trafficking Paradigm

I came across this excellent article by Cheryl Overs. I thought the readers of Harlots may want to read it so I have provided a link below. Willing Brides and Consenting Homosexuals ? : why we must unite against the trafficking paradigm. cherylovers Over the last few months I have been reading and writing about [...]

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“It’s time to accept prostitution” – say the British public.

Press Release The International Union of Sex Workers Monday 27th September 2010 Immediate Release “It’s time to accept prostitution” – say the British public. A survey carried out as part of yesterday’s BBC1 Sunday Morning Live discussion, featuring Catherine Stephens of the IUSW, Bel Mooney of the Daily Mail and Mehdi Hasan of the New [...]

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Prostitutes of God

Prostituion and Goddess worship has been linked since ancient times. In much of the world sacred prostitution succumbed to the onslaught of Christianity and Islam but it survive most notably in India. As a devotee of the Goddess I am very aware of the historical and cultural heritage of sacred prostitution. Early monotheists raged at [...]

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BAD REHAB

I just love and admire the bravery and tenacity of these sex workers who despite suffering at the hands of their so called saviours carry on fighting for the right to work and for justice. Where is Amnesty International? Where are the human rights groups? We have a duty to ask why these groups are [...]

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SWEDEN. A Warning.

I received this piece from one of our readers and I thought that he raised some interesting points which perhaps may be worth commenting on. Wednesday 22nd of September and I am awoken by BBC Radio 4 as I often am with some worrying news. It seems that Radio 4 take great delight in depressing [...]

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End Human Trafficking- Support Sexworker Self-Efficacy

Hillary McQuie a harm reduction advocate from San Francisco has created this petition to support sex workers rights efforts and to address the scapegoating of craigslist. I hope our readers on Harlots will support this petition and perhaps forward it to other lists and blogs. The petiton reads : We support self-efficacy and harm reduction [...]

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‘Establish state brothels’: Christian Democrat

Sofie Jakobsson a Christian Democrat MP in Sweden has called for the Swedish government to open state controlled brothels. I have not doubt this will be considered an aberration by the Swedish establishment. It does however suggest that even in perfect Sweden all is not as Sweden would have us believe. This maverick MP perhaps [...]

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PIMP MY RIGHTS

I came across this article on a blog that I am just becoming aquainted with and though that our readers may like to read it and perhaps make comment. The blog is Paulo Longo Research Initiative Sex workers rights activists are living in exciting times. We now have a formal mechanism for inputting into UN [...]

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Gail Porter on Prostitution

Gail Porter on Prostitution Current TV, Sky Channel 183 10pm, Monday 13 September Gail Porter travels around the UK, to the Netherlands and Sweden, interviewing sex workers and others to investigate whether prostitution should be decriminalised, legalised or banned. Throughout her journey, Ms Porter shares highs and lows, laughter and tears with the women she [...]

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