ANTI-TRAFFICKING POLICY FAILS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TRAFFICKED PEOPLE AND PREVENTS SEX WORKERS FROM ASSERTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

The UK’s anti-trafficking policy is undermining the rights of sex workers, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and conviction or, in the case of migrant workers, detainment and deportation. The UK is also failing to meet its human rights obligations to trafficked persons, particularly men, transgender people and people trafficked into non-sexual labour, says a report [...]

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French Parliament seeks the facts on prostitution

It appears that the French parliament is to seek facts on prostitution. Provided they listen to sex workers this may be a good thing. It is certainly something our Parliament should do. The previous Labour government here in the UK certainly did not listen to sex workers but rather to bigots with the result that [...]

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Prostitution: Should it be decriminalized in Canada?

A chance for us all to do a little to help our friends in Canada. We can all vote for decriminalisation and if we wish to comment on why Canada should lead the way in decriminalising sex work we can do so. If Canada has the good sense to do this it will be a [...]

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LETTER TO MSP.

Trish Goodman a Labour MSP is, as reported previously on this blog, once again trying to push a bill through the Scottish parliament to not only criminalise men who buy sex (note only men) but also to criminalise the seller. What she effectively wants is the criminalisation of consensual sex if ANY payment by any [...]

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YOU HAVE GOT IT WRONG THERESA MAY!

.“Theresa May. has decided to tackle domestic violence. Her Rhetoric however does not bode well for those of us fighting for sexual freedom and decriminalisation of sex work. It reeks of feminist propaganda. Domestic violence is a real problem. It destroys lives and it destroys families. Domestic violence and bullying is an often dark secret [...]

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UN GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO HATE

It is funny how selective the media is in the stories it covers and in how it covers those stories. Sex workers for example are almost always depicted as victims, inevitably as street workers with all the assumed associations with drug abuse and other social problems that are part of the stereotype we all too [...]

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AFRICAN SEX WORKER SEMINAR CANCELLED. WHY?

I have been made aware of the following letter that was sent informing all friends of sex workers and of human rights about the disgraceful pressure put upon the management of the Serena Hotel in Uganda. The Serena hotel was due to hold a seminar of African sex workers where issues relating to sex work [...]

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The Criminalisation of the Purchase and Sale of Sex (Scotland) Bill

Trish Godman was roundly defeated this year when she tried to introduce a clause into the Scottish Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill making the purchase and advertising of paid sexual services a criminal offence. Not only was the clause defeated in committee, but when she and her supporters brought their bill before the whole of [...]

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THE POPE CLARIFIES COMMENTS ON CONDOM USE

It would appear that the catholic church has at last approved the use of condoms for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and infections such as HIV. There has been some controversy and confusion over Pope Benedict’s comments in a new book of interviews given by the Pope. During one interview the Pope appeared to [...]

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Madam Becky, interview for 5 Live News. The Modern Face of Prostitution, Middle Class Prostitution

Madam Becky an ex brothel owner from the UK was interviewed by 5 Live News, dispelling  the myths about prostitution. The myths that most  sex workers don’t have control of their lives, are abused or come from abusive backgrounds, are on drugs, work the streets and are trafficked. MB maintains that  the women she came [...]

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