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Human Rights Watch: Canada’s prostitution bill C-36 is a step backward
On June 4, Justice Minister Peter MacKay tabled an anti-prostitution bill that he claimed was not anti-prostitute. According to the minister, the target of the Protection of Communities and Exploited...
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Veruca James On AB 1576: Why this bill is about more than condoms in porn
[On June 17, 2014] I will be meeting with Senator Holly Mitchell’s staff to testify, as a performer, that AB 1576 will not promote performer safety within the adult entertainment industry. Please read...
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MacKay’s Bill C-36 creates more harm than good. It’s time he listens up!
Our continually mystifying Minister of Justice Peter MacKay has made yet another nonsensical move on behalf of the Harper government, this time with the introduction of Bill C-36, the Protection of...
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Norway: Selling sex more dangerous after five years of sex-purchase ban
1520 clients fined 400 sex flats closed Prostitutes more likely to be victims of violence Prostitution has become more dangerous in Norway due to the ban on the purchase of sex. Women who sell sex dare...
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Occidental College professor ratchets up the hostility to college men accused...
“Welcome to Caroline Heldman’s Facebook page! She is a professor of politics, Occidental College.” And here is a snapshot from that Facebook page, Friday: Heldman was recently quoted in a Ms. Magazine...
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Adult Film Activists Criticize Condom Bill Before Senate Vote
Critics of a Southland lawmaker’s bill to require condom use in pornographic films shot in California spoke out today against the legislation, saying it criminalizes the work of adult film performers...
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Politicians who make porn stars wear condoms ignore the real HIV fight
If porn performers had a health and safety mantra, “your health is your wealth” would probably be it. Which is why it’s worth taking seriously the many “porn stars” who oppose a California bill...
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Bill to force condoms on porn stars advances as Calif. repeals law requiring...
This meditation on the California legislature’s hypocrisy vis-a-vis protective barriers and public health comes from Maestro Stefanos’ excellent Tumblr – Last Week in CA Legislature History… AB 1576...
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Montreal Gazette: Prostitution is a legitimate form of work
Bill C-36, the federal government’s response to the Supreme Court ruling last December striking down Canada’s prostitution laws, has rekindled the debate over prostitution in Canada, and once again,...
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Hundreds of legal experts call on Canadian government to reconsider proposed...
Ottawa, ON [July 7]—More than 200 legal experts from across Canada are urging the federal government to consider the harmful and likely unconstitutional effects of the proposed sex work legislation...
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Letter: The Bedford decision was about sex workers’ safety
Re: “Sex workers, not victims” (Opinion, July 5) Concordia instructor Francine Tremblay states, “Bill C-36, the federal government’s response to the Supreme Court ruling last December striking down...
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As Canada’s Prostitution Debate Continues, many are calling for full decriminalization of prostitution. This Post Canada’s Prostitution Debate Continues (VIDEO) appeared first on TRPWL. Related posts:...
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Canadian sex workers could be forced to ‘risk their lives’ if C-36 is passed,...
TORONTO — If you work for Jillian Hollander, she says, you will be eligible for educational bursaries, RRSP matching, and discounts on plastic surgery if you need a confidence boost. But working for...
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Did Hobby Lobby Split the Left and Set Back Gay Rights
In the Hobby Lobby decision handed down last month, the Supreme Court was asked to strike a balance between women’s rights and religious freedom. But the major conflict that has erupted in the wake of...
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Queer Sex Workers and Decriminalization: The Key To Fighting Stigma
As the 20th International AIDS Conference gets underway in Melbourne, workers in the sex industry are hoping that a range of HIV and AIDS issues relating to them will be addressed, as well as bring...
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No shelter for 600 sex workers of Tangail; demolition of brothel on as locals...
Having been forcibly evicted on the night of July 12, more than 600 sex workers of Kandapara brothel in Tangail are in double trouble. They have nowhere to go and they have lost their income. The...
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Sex workers group excluded from Scottish legislation meeting
Sex workers have complained they are being excluded from a Holyrood meeting to discuss legal moves to criminalize clients. SCOT-PEP, which promotes sex workers’ rights, say it has been barred from...
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FBI seizure of MyRedBook.com spurs San Francisco bid to decriminalize...
The head of San Francisco’s Erotic Service Providers Union has been a sex worker for 24 years—and “I hope to be doing it for another 24,” says Maxine Doogan. But she dreams of a future when she won’t...
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Will Tennessee recognize same-sex marriage? Three-judge panel to hear oral...
Same-sex couples prepare for appeals hearing Dr. Sophy Jesty, left, and Dr. Valeria Tanco, of Knoxville, Tenn., speak outside the Davidson County courthouse in Nashville, Tenn. The couple, married in...
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‘Sex is work too’– Nigerian prostitutes protest on the streets of Lagos
A female prostitute, Patoo Abraham has led protests in Lagos to seek a better lot for prostitutes in Nigeria. The 48-year-old is seeking to ensure that prostitution is legalized in Nigeria and that sex...
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