TAG: sex work

East Asia Forum Quarterly (EAFQ)’s new issue – Gender and sexuality in Asia today

This issue of East Asia Forum Quarterly brings together prominent scholars of gender studies from various countries and disciplines to explore the diversity and complexity of issues of gender and sexuality in contemporary Asia. The essays touch on major developments that have caused shifts in gender relations. They illustrate the tensions between structural violence against women and women’s own agency in coping with male-dominant social arrangements.

Call for submissions to AWID Movement Sourcebook

We are delighted to request your help in developing a ‘story’ about your movement – the story of its history, vision, strategies, and achievements for the “Movement Sourcebook” that we are developing as a resource for the 2016 AWID Forum: Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice. DEADLINE EXTENDED to 1 August 2016. […]

Sex work isn’t illegal. So why has the Indian government blocked 240 escort websites?

If we really want to clean up sexual expression among adults, let’s adopt a new standard: consent.

“Everything needed to be changed. Fortunately, we have already started”

This is a late chronicle for several reasons. The obvious one is that it has already been more than 10 days since May 17, the International Day against Transphobia (and other wrongly called ‘phobias’ as they have nothing to do with personal pathologies but rather are social devices to preserve privileges).

Sexual politics in May 2016

As the Brazilian crisis continues unfolding it gets increasingly intricate with gender and sexuality politics. Read Sonia Corrêa and Fábio Grotz report on what happened in May and the first days of June. A financial crisis is underway at the Inter-American Human Rights System. The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR) announced the loss of 40% […]

Brasiliana’s new edition on the politics of violence and securitization in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

New double issue of Brasiliana, edited by Paul Amar, is out. It addresses the politics of violence and securitization in Rio de Janeiro. Click here to access it.

Amnesty International publishes policy and research on protection of sex workers’ rights

Amnesty International has published its policy on protecting sex workers from human rights violations and abuses, along with four research reports on these issues in Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, Norway and Argentina.

Sex Worker Zine Project

The Sex Worker Zine Project features work that was produced by 24 men, women and transgender participants who live and sell sex in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The project involved collaboration with the Sisonke Sex Worker Movement and the MoVE Project.

Sexual Politics in April 2016

A new wave of deadly attacks against human rights and secular activists is at play in Bangladesh. In final April, two LGBT activists were hacked to death, fueling outrage and protest around the world. Weeks before, some protesters were detained during the celebration the Bengali New Year. In the context of this crisis we bring […]

Why We Need to Bridge the Gap between Sex Workers’ Movements and Abortion Rights Activism

In an interview a few years back, Canadian feminist and pro-choice activist Joyce Arthur drew a convincing parallel between the movement for women’s right to access safe and legal abortion and sex workers’ movements for their rights and decriminalisation of sex work.

News and analysis on the French law criminalizing customers of sex work

The Paternalistic Fallacy of the “Nordic Model” of Prostitution – Huffington Post France passes law making it illegal to pay for sex – The Guardian Prostitutes divided as France bans paying for sex – France 24 The French got it wrong on prostitution – it’s time to start taxing the sex industry – The Independent […]

The sexual politics in March and early April 2016

We have the great pleasure to inform that our Spanish page has been re-launched. In this opportunity Alejandra Sardá from Akahatá has written an update of Argentinean sexual politics after the 2015 elections that has been translated to English. In March–April, SPW has also collected information on outraging state crackdowns on human rights defenders, feminists […]