Here is a plea from National Ugly Mugs asking us all to contact our prospective MPs before the general election. We must tell them that the Swedish Model (criminilising our clients) is not the way forward. If you are worried … Continue reading
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Claims made by anti prostitution organisations do not stand up to scrutiny. Here are the top 10 claims made by anti prostitution organisations and the truth behind their claims.
Continue readingThere are three legal frameworks used to regulate prostitution: decriminalisation, criminalisation and legalisation.
Much media and political debate posits only “legal” or “illegal” as options for the sex trade, but decriminalisation is the legal approach campaigned for by hundreds of sex worker lead organisations globally, several of which are in the UK. Many anti-sex workers’ rights campaigners use the terms “decriminalisation” and “legalisation” as if they are identical though they describe very different legal approaches. It is impossible to tell if they are doing this from genuine, if implausible, ignorance or an active desire to misinform by someone who may be aware that clarity and accurate information does not assist their cause.
In the run up to the 2015 election, the IUSW is writing to parliamentarians and PPCs with information about nine steps to tackle violence against people in the sex industry.
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