This is a blog post from Dr. Graham Scambler, Professor of Sociology at UCL. He has given me his kind permission to replicate it, and I'm sure you'll agree, it's well worth a read. You should also check out his lecture on YouTube, do look it up. It's very encouraging to see the number of academics coming out in favour of sex workers' rights and common sense legislation. Enjoy.
LL xx
Chronology is not everything, especially
It was a truly fantastic day for sex workers yesterday, as the Swedish model was thrown out in England. It was great to see everyone pulling together and lobbying so hard at such short notice, too. Below is a statement from the ECP with some quotes from John McDonnell MP, I watched his speech and was just amazed at his clarity, his understanding of the issues we face and to be honest, that a politician actually listened, to sex workers. He's my new hero.
LL xx
We won!
Dear Mr Coffey, Dear Mr McDonnell and Members of the Joint Committee on the Draft Modern Slavery Bill,
I am a sex worker with over 20 years experience. I have worked in Ireland and all over the UK too, in many different formats, both independently and in brothels. It is my understanding that Fiona MacTaggart is aiming to ‘make the purchase of sex illegal, remove the criminal sanctions against prostituted women and provide support to women
I'm not going to lie, the last week has been a challenge, and by "challenge" I mean I felt like I was locked into one of those real life horror houses with blood drenched actors. Monday 20th saw a vote in the Northern Irish Assembly in favour of Lord Morrow's human trafficking bill, clause 6 of which effectively imposes the Swedish model, making it illegal to pay for sex.
In real terms what it means is this - the Justice Committee ignored the evidence of the World Health
STOP CRIMINALISATION: SAFETY FIRST !!
Sex workers and allies -
PROTEST AGAINST THE CRIMINALISATION OF THE PURCHASE OF SEX.
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Monday 20 October, 4pm-5pm.
An overwhelming 98% of sex workers in Northern Ireland do not wish to see the introduction of the "Swedish model", which makes it a crime to pay for sex, but
The E-I reference system allows users to give other users a "reference" if they have met them in real life and are happy to recommend them. Only users in escort usergroups can give escort references. Only users in the "Established Clients" usergroup can give client references. Where you see a user has references, although you cannot see who gave the references for privacy reasons, this shows you that others have chosen to recommend the user, and may help you decide whether or not to trust him/her.