On July 2nd, 24 year old Turkish trans sex worker Dora Oezer was murdered by a client. The following Friday, a 100 plus person protest against transphobic violence, organized by Turkish sex workers’ rights organization Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association, was held in Istanbul, while a similar protest was held in Berlin. International… Continue reading The Week In Links—July 19th
Tag: the Swedish model
The Bloody State Gave Him The Power: A Swedish Sex Worker’s Murder
On Friday, Swedish sex workers’ rights organization Rose Alliance released this statement on Facebook: “Our board member, fierce activist, and friend Petite Jasmine got brutally murdered yesterday (11 July 2013). Several years ago she lost custody of her children as she was considered to be an unfit parent due to being a sex worker. The… Continue reading The Bloody State Gave Him The Power: A Swedish Sex Worker’s Murder
The Week In Links—June 28th
Registration for the Desiree Alliance Conference is still open with hotel room discounts until July 7th. Tensions over escorting simmer in rural Australian towns, where touring sex workers follow the market that transient miners create, even after the Queensland Supreme Court upheld a ruling that allows hotel owners to refuse accommodations to sex workers. Beijing… Continue reading The Week In Links—June 28th
The Week In Links–April 12th
The Root and the Daily Beast ask porn perfomers whether the industry is racist—the answer is a resounding NO DUH. A Westminster Council study shows that the recession puts sex workers under a greater risk of violence. This is yet another reason to adopt the Merseyside model in which crimes against sex workers are treated as hate crimes… Continue reading The Week In Links–April 12th
The Week In Links – April 5th
A Florida escort was arrested on charges of attempted murder for nearly biting her client’s penis off. It’s possible that this woman was just fulfilling a treasured universal sex worker fantasy, but I think it’s more likely there was an assault on the client’s part that we’re not hearing about. Two teenage girls drowned in an attempt… Continue reading The Week In Links – April 5th