Looking back at her notes, Mari Clark recalled that a good night of gift bag handouts—containing makeup, hygiene products, and bible tracts—to prostitutes on the streets of South Los Angeles would average to 30 interactions with women per night as she and her outreach group were monitored closely by their pimps. A year later, she…
New California ‘Safer Streets’ Law Worsens Sex Crimes: Victim Advocates
Legalising Prostitution Commodifies Women’s Body, Academic Says
Legalising prostitution risks normalising the idea that women’s bodies are mere commodities, which contradicts national efforts to promote respectful relationships, according to an Australian academic. The comment comes after the Queensland government committed to decriminalising all aspects of the sex industry, making it on track to become the third jurisdiction in Australia after New South…
Legalising Prostitution Commodifies Women’s Bodies, Academic Says
Legalising prostitution risks normalising the idea that women’s bodies are mere commodities, which contradicts national efforts to promote respectful relationships, according to an Australian academic. The comment comes after the Queensland government committed to decriminalising all aspects of the sex industry, making it on track to become the third jurisdiction in Australia after New South…
NT COVID-19 Source Furious after ‘Sex Worker’ Facebook Slur
A Cairns woman who sparked the Northern Territory COVID-19 outbreak has said she was “livid” at the Facebook post made by the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Michael Gunner, which labelled her a sex worker. The since-deleted post, which detailed her recent movements in the community while infectious, read: “She is a sex worker, she should…
Shanghai Gang Leader Bribes Chinese Officials by Offering Prostitutes
A big scandal erupted recently in Shanghai when allegations came to light that a local crime boss offered prostitution services to government officials in exchange for business advantages. On Dec. 30, 2020, a Shanghai supreme court upheld a lower court decision by Shanghai’s second intermediate court against the defendant, 47-year-old Zhao Fuqiang, a former controller…
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