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
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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
Testifying In Vain
When I woke up in Ottawa back in July 2014 after flying in from out west, there was a huge knot in my stomach. I did not want to go to the morning hearings on C-36, the anti-prostitution bill proposed in response to the Bedford decision that had invalidated three sections of Canada’s prostitution laws. But… Continue reading Testifying In Vain
Having The Option: Alissa Afonina/Sasha Mizaree On Her Case And Being A Disabled Sex Worker
In 2008, high school student Alissa Afonina, her mother Alla Afonina, and her brother were in a disastrous car accident on the Trans-Canada highway, the result of her mother’s boyfriend Peter Jansson’s reckless driving running the car off the road and overturning it. Both Alissa and her mother suffered brain injuries. Alla, a Russian immigrant… Continue reading Having The Option: Alissa Afonina/Sasha Mizaree On Her Case And Being A Disabled Sex Worker
The Week in Links—January 16th
The Willamette Week broke the news that I, Tits and Sass Week In Links editor Red, and my fellow dancer Amy Pitts are suing my former strip club this week after months of tedious and stressful settlement negotiations. Shorter and less informative video clips on the suit can be found here and here, but probably the… Continue reading The Week in Links—January 16th