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www.straight.com/article-546706/vancouver/naked-anthropologist-laura-agustin-claims-antislavery-movement-harms-sex-workers Naked Anthropologist Laura Agustin claims antislavery movement harms sex workers Orlando G. Böstrom By Charlie Smith, November 24, 2011 An author and scholar who likes...

suzanne anton and andrea reimer are in support of criminalizing the men who purchase sex and will impose heavy enforcement against consumers and business owners if elected. they do have some power in the city around whether we take a heavy handed approach or a more open one in which everyone...

will be tuesday, october 18th at 2pm. wish me luck or come on down and watch if you like! love susieXXXO ok, maybe not....just got a call saying it maybe postponed....

The Myths of “Ending Demand” for Prostitution Conservative MP Joy Smith’s public campaign to criminalize the purchase of sexual services reflects a troubling global campaign to “end demand” for prostitution. “End demand” campaigns are premised on an absolutist view of prostitution as...

Over the years, Dr Farley has published a number of papers and documents about sex work, making claims that all sex work is a form of violence against women. She has used several of her studies to back this up. In 2008 Dr Farley published the paper What Really Happened in New Zealand afteron her...

i received this email today.....this is essentially the only organization providing direct support- finding housing. getting people into detox, helping them get the ID back,etc- WISH and the MAP Van are front line support- like emergency triage where as PACE do the hard work of helping them...

http://toronto2nola.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/rip-wendy-babcock/ This is another NOLA to Toronto post. While I don’t always miss TO, there is nowhere I would rather be at this moment. My friend, Wendy Babcock, was found dead at her home yesterday; an apparent suicide. Wendy’s loss hurts; all...

http://magazine.goodvibes.com/?p=19180&preview=true Melissa Farley and the US Government Want You to Stop Buying Sex By Laura Agustin • Jul 19th, 2011 • Category: Blog, In the News, Sex and Culture Yesterday, Newsweek released a report on Melissa Farley’s nasty new study on men who buy sex of...

Hello and thank you for reading this message. In 2007, I published results from a three year collaborative study exploring women’s experiences working in the off-street sex industry in Vancouver. The project highlighted the diversity of experiences in the sex industry (the findings are available...

The Supreme Court of Canada announced this morning that it will hear Sheri Kiselbach and SWUAV's appeal to be granted public interest standing in their constitutional challenge of Canada's prostitution laws. (Legal counsel for the plaintiffs is the Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver.) Joyce...

Today, March 3, is International Sex Worker’s Rights Day. Millions of women, men, and trans people around the world choose to sell sex, and the topic of sex work is one that sharply divides feminists and women’s rights activists. In this series of articles I will explore the links between...

KIRK MAKIN — JUSTICE REPORTER From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011 8:49PM EST Last updated Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011 9:07PM EST http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/state-has-no-obligation-to-protect-prostitutes-ottawa-to-argue-at-appeal/article1935992/...

just wanted to put it out there! i will be accompanying the film crew around over the next 3 days and just wanted to say if anyone is interested, it's not too late!!contact the people in the sticky thread in the forum and they will try to schedule you in!! remember, it is totally private and...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1359769/Milly-Cooper-96-makes-50k-year-escort.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:02 PM on 23rd February 2011 A woman who has worked as an escort since the end of the Second World War is still earning £50,000 pounds a year from her sex...

Democracy for the Pornocracy! TNT is proud to present the People`s Choice Awards for our members. This initiative will encourage industry members and associates to recognize our favourite aspects of the industry. We have lots to be proud of. Let`s celebrate what we love about adult...

http://www.firstadvocates.org/press/justice-ministers-strategy-ignores-violence-against-sex-workers Justice Ministers' Strategy Ignores Violence Against Sex Workers Open letter calls for action from Canada’s governments VANCOUVER, December 17, 2010 —On the International Day to End Violence...

http://www.straight.com/article-340498/vancouver/advocates-and-family-members-murdered-women-lay-groundwork-public-inquiry Sex-trade advocates and relatives of murdered women lay groundwork for public inquiry By Charlie Smith <http://www.straight.com/archives/contributor/84> , August 26, 2010...

yay!!!!!!:o http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/pickton/bc-to-review-police-investigation-into-pickton-killings/article1680038/ Wendy Stueck and Justine Hunter Vancouver and Victoria — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 1:57PM EDT Last...