From the Graun:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/09/laura-lee-irish-sex-worker-and-campaigner-for-rights-of-prostitutes-dies-aged-39
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From the Graun:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/09/laura-lee-irish-sex-worker-and-campaigner-for-rights-of-prostitutes-dies-aged-39
Laura's daughter posted this message on Twitter:
a message from Laura's daughter:
My mum unfortunately passed away on Wednesday 7th February 2018. She asked me to let you all know that she was...
A piece in the i paper today; thankfully without the usual guff
https://inews.co.uk/explainers/iq/part-time-escorting-social-media-courtesans/
Is it technically correct to call National Ugly...
http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2017-10-27/first-ni-prosecution-for-paying-for-sex/
That's the headline in the Irish Times.
Ugly Mugs, who report this, and SWAI link this rise to the new law. Ruhama, unsurprisingly, doesn't.
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Back in the day, it was said that the escorts wore chain bracelets round their ankles when in an hotel in Belfast. I don't know if this was a myth.
Idly scrolling through EI's competitors, I found a few things that seemed strange, from several different escorts:
an hour for €3000. Not a typo, all other times were pro rata. What do you get for...
Try this:
https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/not-an-addiction/
Neither porn nor sex "addiction" exist. They're not addictions in the way that drug addiction is.
I think you're right. It's a woman skill, to know what a man desires instinctively, and to act upon it as if it was the most natural thing in the world. I guess it's about reading the person,...
I think this is very true for many men; somehow, it's the idea that 'sex isn't necessary in a relationship'; it might have been very important early on. Perhaps the pressure of parenting etc; but I'm...
Don't all countries have subjects that are taboo? What don't you dare talk about in Slovakia?
Ah yes, the patron saint of escorts.
(Really.)
Congratulations!
Maggie McNeill is an American blogger and ex-ex s/w. If you don't follow her, you're missing a treat. Educated and sassy, she's right on.
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Not just the pix, but a really lovey person.
The BBC has a post up about this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37452163
Towards the end, the judge's comments are noted:
Let's hope the AG's points are demolished at the...
You may have seen this piece by Laura explaining the reasons for her Court action, and what the effects of Lord Morrow's Act in N Ireland are:
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A retired accountant, convicted, six months suspended:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37370776
No prosecutions in the first year of the Nordic Model law in N Ireland:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37026784
Read the pdf (thanks, Lu!).
It's an academic version of the research done for the NI Assembly, so the contents are much the same. The authors relate their findings to the influence of 'Christian...
A story about a UK MP; he met someone on match.com, began a relationship without knowing that she was also a dominatrix. He ended it when he found out. This article is by a retired sex worker; I'd...
I'm in the North. I was in my local Tescos today. The cashier was having an animated conversation with a customer, but in a foreign language. When it was my turn, I asked her what language it was. No...
And another CiF piece in the Graun today:
http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2016/mar/04/jeremy-corbyn-right-decriminalising-sex-industry-way-forward
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader in the UK, recently said he was in favour of decriminalisation; it's a personal view.
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