“PIMPS” POLLED TO FIGURE OUT MANAGEMENT END OF THE SEX INDUSTRY

I came across this article via a friend on Face Book. It is an article in the REPORTED ON November 29, 2011 Gauging from the number of flashy, racialized ‘pimp’ Halloween costumes this season, many Canadians have a pretty limited notion of what it means to work as a sex industry manager. But in the [...]

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SEX WORK IS A SERVICE SO WHY CANT WE HAVE RIGHTS?

Elena Reynaga: Sex work is a service, so why can’t we have rights? By Graeme Green – 29th November, 2011 Prostitutes in Argentina are taking an unprecedented step – calling for a charity that represents them to be given full union status. As World Aids Day approaches, Metro speaks to the woman behind the move… [...]

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BBC3 LOOKING FOR MALE ESCORTS FOR NEW DOCUMENTARY.===

I was contacted by a documentary film maker working for BBC3 wanting to make a documentary on the lives and experiences of gay male sex workers in the UK. He seemed pleasant enough though very London centric. Ideally looking for sex workers under 35 years of age (to meet demographics of BBC3 apparently). he has [...]

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And now for something completely different …. a song.

To the tune of “The Boxer“; I am just a call girl Though my story’s seldom told I have fought the rad fems deftly For a inbox full of promises like prayers for my soul All lies and jests Still a girl hears what she needs to hear And disregards the rest When I left [...]

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THE DREARY ARGUMENT ABOUT WHO IS OR IS NOT A SEX WORKER….forgive me if I YAWN.

I have been a little late in catching up on this “article” by FurryGirl on her blog. It describes definitions of who would be on a list that defines whom she thinks is a sex worker and who is not. I am actually quite a fan of FurryGirl and admire the work she has done [...]

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STATEMENT by ECP. English Collective of Prostitutes on ACPO call for decriminalisation.

ENGLISH COLLECTIVE OF PROSTITUTES ON ACPO CALL FOR DECRIMINALISATION It is a tragedy that it has taken the murders of countless sex workers including of five young women in Ipswich and three women in Bradford in the last few years, for the police to question whether the prostitution laws are ‘fit for purpose’ and suggest [...]

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Greater Manchester Police chief backs brothel debate

Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne said there was “no perfect solution” Continue reading the main story Related Stories Q&A: UK Prostitution Laws Decriminalising brothels could solve problems linked to prostitution, says a Greater Manchester Police chief. Deputy Chief Constable Simon Byrne said he would welcome a debate about alternative approaches to policing prostitution and sexual [...]

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ACPO release Strategy for Policing Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation

The International Union of Sex Workers offers a cautious welcome to the new guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers. Current law on the sex industry is confusing and complicated: sex workers are at risk of prosecution unless they work indoors in complete isolation. Legislation on brothel keeping and “controlling for gain” fail to [...]

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