Tag: prostitution

Sex tourism is sexualized imperialism

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

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,…

Shit liberal feminists say: SWERF

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…

Are we hearing ‘sex workers’ when we listen to them?

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…

London Amnesty Action protest attracts 200

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…

Thomas Mulcair & the NDP respond to open letter about Bill C-36

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…

The Stream discusses Amnesty International’s new prostitution policy

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…