The Week In Links—April 17

Another day, another pole fail. (Photo by Flickr user K J Payne)

A former stripper was in a car accident involving a pole which created the most unnecessary and  painful reading experience of the week. Sex workers that are refugees have special needs and concerns. This editorial argues that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) needs to work harder to reach the sex working refugee committee.… Continue reading The Week In Links—April 17

The Week In Links—April 10

Just in time for Tax Day: Sex workers deserve tax breaks and bank accounts! We do.  The New York Post (seriously) published a nuanced look at the city’s erotic massage scene, including a discussion of immigration and the problems with the federal definition of sex trafficking. Ontario’s Attorney General has found C-36, the bill that implemented End Demand in… Continue reading The Week In Links—April 10

The Week In Links—April 3rd

The publication of the $pread book is spawning so many articles about that dearly beloved magazine!  This week we’ve got one in the The Atlantic featuring a thoughtful interview with Rachel Aimee and Eliyanna Kaiser. Community activists in Toronto are organizing in an effort to protect sex workers, injection drug users, and homeless people, from the usual brutal… Continue reading The Week In Links—April 3rd

The Week In Links—March 27th

  Brooke Magnanti’s “deranged Samuel Pepys” of an ex-boyfriend actually kept his own diary where he talked about her sex work: so much for his claims that she made it all up, inspired by dead sex workers she saw in the morgue. Elizabeth Nolan Brown explains why the lay-feminist should also be glad that the Senate… Continue reading The Week In Links—March 27th

The Week In Links—March 20th

(Via HIPS' Facebook page)

  HIPS is seeking donations for their new stationary space! HIPS’ mobile outreach program, now over 20 years old, is expanding into a brick-and-mortar location which will offer medical, mental health, and drug treatment services as well as their usual harm reduction, advocacy, and community services. A new take on a tired trend: in this… Continue reading The Week In Links—March 20th