Shock and outrage over the mass sexual assault in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve has captivated the world through an outpouring of media coverage and debate. German women held protests, furious…
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The Toronto Star published an extensive investigative report on sex trafficking in Toronto this week. Reporter, Olivia Carville spoke with a number of victims as well as pimps throughout the Greater Toronto…
I remember the moment vividly. I was at the beach in the Dominican Republic with my sister and had just gone up to the bar to get some food when an older…
Dear john, You may not remember me but I remember you. As part of a research project on prostitution more than a decade ago, I stood on the corner of two London,…
Look at Ms. going full SWERF on us. The hell is this? https://t.co/P7J9NByhI6 — Amadi (@amaditalks) November 4, 2015 Like many feminists, my interest in women’s rights began when I started noticing…
Eva Marree Smith Kullander, a Swedish mother of two, was stabbed to death by her ex-husband during a supervised visit with her children on July 11, 2013. A few years prior to…
Hello press, shut up and #listentosexworkers! #sexwork — Fem4SexWorkersRights (@SupportSWRights) August 17, 2015 When it comes to decriminalizing pimps and johns, we are constantly told to “listen to sex workers.” But are…
Women protested in 50 countries on October 23, united in their opposition to Amnesty International’s recommendation for full decriminalization of the sex industry, including pimps and johns. The campaign was organized by a coalition…
On Tuesday’s episode of teleSUR’s Days of Revolt, host, Chris Hedges, speaks with author and activist, Rachel Moran, about her book, Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution, and the myths perpetuated about…
Last week we published an open letter to Canada’s self-professed progressive party, the NDP, asking they be accountable to women in Canada as well as to feminists and leftists who’ve supported the…
Open Letter to the Federal New Democratic Party Dear NDP Candidates: We are writing to you as feminists, progressives, and longtime supporters of the NDP. We are deeply disappointed to learn that…
I remember the cool, calm evenings in Vietnam like I never left — many times, I wish I hadn’t. Long dusty roads, the landscape broken up occasionally by a scattering of bright…
A write up on the satirical website, The Onion, titled “The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Prostitution” presents a telling picture. The piece is meant to be funny but inadvertently demonstrates the…
Yesterday, Al Jazeera’s online TV show, The Stream, featured a segment about Amnesty International’s decision to adopt a policy that supports the full decriminalization and/or legalization of prostitution. The show featured Catherine…
If you’ve ever been engaged by those who promote “sex work” as a neutral form of labour (also see: “it’s just a job like any other,” “women’s bodies exist as resources”), harmless…