Halifax, NS: IWD, RebELLEs Speak Out

A Women’s International Day 2009 rally was held today at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax. Many groups gathered to speak to a weekend crowd, just after lunch on this sunny late winter’s day. They rallied...

Brazil gov't tones down official site for sex workers

" © AP 2008-10-29 00:15:02 - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A government Web site for Brazil's prostitutes that suggests they be prepared to perform fantasies and «offer specialties,» among other tips, is...

Indian Health Minister Ramadoss for legalising homosexuality

During his participation at the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City, the Indian UPA Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss favoured the removal of discrimination on homosexuals and sex workers to...

Is There Really A Global Fight Against Sex Slavery?

"Millions of vulnerable women and unsuspecting children throughout the world, some as young as ten years old, are trapped into a vicious and ugly world of exploitation, disease, and abuse. These children are sold, traded, prostituted, and trafficked under the watching eyes of...

Sex 2.0 founder criticizes local alt's coverage of Atlanta sex workers

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 24, 2008 Amber Rhea, co-founder of Georgia Podcast Network, and organizer of the upcoming Sex 2.0 conference, takes issue with alt-weekly Creative Loafing's January 16, 2008 article on a...

Feminizing the Proletariat

"Here is an excellent post on why women are the proletariat, not a special interest group, nor a minority . Nor is womens work in the social factory valued anymore than it is in the home. Women's work is real work My recent starting of a job in childcare has got...

It's raining trouble for sex workers

"Among the worst affected due to rains are Mumbai's prostitutes who could not manage to find customers."

The Traffic In Women

"Canada's Complicity in Human Trafficking If there's one labour shortage that the Canadian government won't tolerate, it's not having enough strippers. OTTAWA - The number of foreign exotic dancers flocking to Canada has dropped dramatically since the federal government...

Sex Workers Want A Union

"Sex Workers across the world are protesting today demanding the right to unionize. It's May Day."

Sex workers gather for meeting in Montreal (Canada.com)

Sex workers from around the world are in Montreal for a conference to discuss challenges like HIV prevention. The 250 out-of-town sex workers are swapping success stories in HIV prevention and their quest to be recognized as legitimate workers.

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