Yesterday hearings on Bedford v. Canada, a case challenging the constitutionality of laws that ban “bawdy houses”, “communication for the purposes of prostitution”, and “living off the avails of prostitution”, began in Canada’s Supreme Court. Sex workers and their supporters took to the streets in several Canadian cities last Saturday to call for the decriminalization of… Continue reading The Week In Links-June 14th
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The Week In Links: April 27
Spirit Airlines ran (and swiftly pulled) this Secret Service-spoofing ad for flights to Cartagena. The Secret Service scandal has mainstreamed talk of how decriminalizing prostitution would benefit American sex workers. This article at abc.com by Abby Ellin is a good intro for laypeople and heartening for us. And the Secret Service continue to be under… Continue reading The Week In Links: April 27
The Lost Boys and Invisible Pimps of Underage Prostitution
As has been discussed a million times at Tits and Sass there are very few statistics about actual accounts of child sex trafficking. There is however a shockingly high rate of ignorant and misguided moral crusaders equating consensual adult sex work with sex trafficking of children, and using unfounded numbers about child sex trafficking to… Continue reading The Lost Boys and Invisible Pimps of Underage Prostitution
The Week in Links: September 9
Wanna join the “mile high club”? This Amsterdam based escort agency, now offers sex on a private jet. Might not be the most sustainable sex work but we give kudos for their entrepreneurial spirit. Whores’ Glory, a documentary about prostitution in three different global locales, hits the festival circuit. The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 9
The Week in Links: September 2
A performer in porn films tested positive for HIV this week in Los Angeles, prompting a temporary halt to film production. The HIV scare in the porn industry is also fodder for further discussion on mandated condom use for performers. An English high school teacher and sex worker was found guilty of “unacceptable professional conduct” after… Continue reading The Week in Links: September 2