Today, June 1st, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) expresses its serious concern on legislation criminalizing the purchase of sex now in effect in Northern Ireland. Continue reading Laura Lee – Sex Workers Say No To Criminalisation
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Are We Ready For Movies About Sex Work?
Think about the movies that you know are themed around sex work. Most of you will instantly think about the movie ‘Pretty Woman’, which we all know is not a true representation of what the industry is actually like. Continue reading Are We Ready For Movies About Sex Work?
NI – A time for change
With the DUP once again sliding into a comfortable majority and the law to further criminalise sex work due on June 1st, there has never been a more pertinent time to look at sex workers’ rights in Northern Ireland. Continue reading NI – A time for change
Fishnet, A Book Review – Laura Lee Blog
Being inherently lazy, it’s seldom I feel compelled to write, well … anything really. Let alone a book review. But Fishnet, the debut novel of Kirstin Innes caused removal of The Cat from my keyboard at just slightly excessive speed. Continue reading Fishnet, A Book Review – Laura Lee Blog
Trainees Told To Have Sex Or Risk Their Careers!
Sometimes at work you get asked to do things that you don’t really want to do, but you do them because hey, it’s all part of your job, right? Continue reading Trainees Told To Have Sex Or Risk Their Careers!
Can Technology Make Sex Work Safer?
When I first started working for Escort Scotland, I had very little knowledge of the escort/prostitution industry. I had never used sex workers for many reasons; none of them moral or anti-sex work. But I will come to that later. I had barely even heard the term escort, and had no idea what, if any differences there were. Continue reading Can Technology Make Sex Work Safer?
An Aberdeen Escort – How I Became One
Let me tell you how I managed to get into the world of escorting. I was working in a dead end horrible job in Aberdeen. I had gotten the job, despite going against five other hopeful employees. They were all like me, just out of university, with no idea what to do with their lives, a degree in business that was deemed useless without experience and a mounting bill of student debt hanging over their heads. Continue reading An Aberdeen Escort – How I Became One
Escort Advice – Is Being Independent Better?
One of the top reasons many escorts choose to go Independent is because they have the power of choice, many go with gut instincts about clients on whether to schedule a booking in, or whether they feel the client will take advantage or be a threat to them. Continue reading Escort Advice – Is Being Independent Better?
Councils Pay For Man To Visit Sex Workers!
It sounds like a work of fiction, but in Sydney Australia there is an undercover agent they pay to go out and have sex. Why? He is helping to find the illegal brothels in the city. Continue reading Councils Pay For Man To Visit Sex Workers!