WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS? THE CREDIBILITY GAP IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESEARCH

I was made aware of this research on trafficking. The full report is available “HERE” ← Sex Trafficking – A Man’s point of view of Sex Slavery, Rape, Prostitution Human Trafficking Research Papers, Reports, Essays on Sex Trafficking, Sex Slavery, Prostitution, Sex Tourism Posted on August 30, 2011 by bebopper76 WHERE ARE THE VICTIMS? THE [...]

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This emphasis on ‘trafficking’ feeds sex-slavery fantasy

I was made aware of this article talking about the hysteria being whipped up in Ireland over trafficking to justify punitive legislation. It just makes you sick that the media colludes so easily in feeding a frenzy based on prejudice. Read the full article “HERE” by Eilis O’Hanlon in the Independent IE. The nature of [...]

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Male Escorts

Cross-posted from my blog Disclaimer: This is just my opinion and it may be wrong¹   If I had a penny for every time I’ve heard I reckon I’d make a great male escort, don’t you think so? I’d have a significant amount of pennies. What’s your point/the problem? I hear you ask. Well, there [...]

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protesters attacked by police at international aids conference…

I was made aware of this article (via Sue Metzenrath a FB friend) reporting on a seemingly brutal and unprovoked attack upon peaceful protesters in Korea. Among the protesters were sex workers and people living with HIV. It seems to be part of the governments brutal crack down on sex workers human rights since sex [...]

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THE FAMILY PROSTITUTE…

I really liked this piece in the LA weekly by Michael Albo. It is honest and does not have the usual judgemental snideness of so many such articles. What I find interesting is that the (in this case ) women have little qualms about selling sex; for them the issue is about how others will [...]

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING MYTHS……

I liked this article by Ronald Weitzer discussing the human trafficking myths that fuel the rescue industry. The article with links etc is “HERE”in the Huffington post. As recently as fifteen years ago, the term “human trafficking” was virtually absent from public discourse. Today, it is all the rage, and a huge amount of taxpayer [...]

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Isabelle Huppert Plays a Call Girl

Tracy Quan interviews Isabelle Huppert about her role as a call girl in a new film called “Special treatment” for the Daily Beast. Read the full article with links “HERE” In Special Treatment, a darkly entertaining film starring Isabelle Huppert, the famously enigmatic cinema icon plays a neurotic Paris call girl, Alice, who offers artisanal [...]

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THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH…..

At the heart of British sex worker rights there is a major problem. Sex workers lack representation. Structures that exists and which give the appearance of representing sex workers are manipulated by members who knowingly or not usurp the voices of sex workers for their own ideological or personal ambitions. This is an Achilles heel [...]

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE RE THE MS FARMER CASE..Urgent action needed….

Dear friends, We have asked you to write before in support of Sheila Farmer demanding that her prosecution for brothel-keeping be dropped. We ask now if you can please write again. Ms Farmer’s case has been widely publicised: despite her ill health she spoke to 5000 people at the SlutWalk march in Trafalgar Sq on [...]

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WAR, LONELINESS AND SEX

I am personally fascinated by historical accounts of sex workers and the manner in which they worked and about the clients who purchased their services. An historical perspective on sexual attitudes toward sex workers, homosexuality and the social divisions that shaped those opinions is important I believe in understanding attitudes that exist today. In this [...]

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