WHO Launches groundbreaking report: Sexual health, human rights and the law
The WHO Human Reproduction Program has made public this week (June 15-19th, 2015) a new groundbreaking report titled Sexual Health, Human Rights and Law.
Sex Workers in Nicaragua Break the Silence and Gain Rights
After living in the shadows, thousands of Nicaraguan sex workers have broken their silence, won support from state institutions and gained new respect for their rights.
The gay sex worker who defied sharia law in Banda Aceh to organize
Originally published on The Global Post on 04/06/2015. Available at: http://www.globalpost.com/article/6571484/2015/06/04/indonesias-unique-religious-and-political-culture-makes-strange Faisal Riza is a national organizer for the Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (the Organization for Social Change,
International Sex Workers Day
June 3rd marked International Sex Workers Day. In Brazil the date was commemorated in many places. In Belém do Pará it also marked the anniversary
Li Yinhe: Chinese Sexologist Opens Up About the Future for China’s LGBT Community
After rounding up the interview, I turned off my voice recorder, thanked Li Yinhe, and asked her what she has been up to since retiring in 2012. She smiles, and without hesitation tells me she is working on some S&M novels. “Do you know what that is?” she asks.
Women’s Funding Network’s Sex-Trafficking Study Is Junk Science
Read the article Women’s Funding Network’s Sex-Trafficking Study Is Junk Science, by Nick Pinto, on study regarding sex trafficking.
Sex workers unite to defy stigma
Originally published on Key Correspondents The day the military raided Amina Danait’s* village in Muguru na Nyori will forever remain etched in her mind. Soldiers
Swedish Prostitution Law Targets Buyers, but Some Say It Hurts Sellers
Originally from NYT, published on 15/03/2015. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/world/swedish-prostitution-law-targets-buyers-but-some-say-it-hurts-sellers.html By DAVID CROUCH MARCH 14, 2015 GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Not far from the Sticky Fingers nightclub, three Romanian
The majority of sex workers enjoy their job – why should we find that surprising?
Originally published on The Independent. Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-majority-of-sex-workers-enjoy-their-job–why-should-we-find-that-surprising-10083175.html Selling sex is not inherently harmful or dangerous. Criminalising it would be Prevalent discourse would have you believe
Canada’s Flawed Sex Trade Law
Originally published on NYT on 20/01/2015. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/opinion/canadas-flawed-sex-trade-law.html By JULIE KAYE JAN. 20, 2015 Photo CreditMark Blinch/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press EDMONTON,