Very important- Scotland's consultation/submission deadline 14th December!

[Jack in the Box]

Please help in the fight against criminalising the clients of sex workers in Scotland

Ms. Rhoda Grant a Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland has proposed a bill which would criminalise the clients of sex workers.

Don’t let her get away abusing the rights of citizens and with making outrageous claims.

She says that all sex work is violence against women. This is nonsense. Most clients of sex workers have plenty of respect for women, which is a truth she doesn’t let get in the way of her story.

Also she is using trafficking as an excuse to criminalise people having consenting sex with an escort. This is yet another erroneous position as sex work and trafficking are two different things.

Her consultation can be found at the following website:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/pa...lls/54314.aspx


Please also send copies of the submission to other MSP’s and parties plus send a submission to the clerk of the Justice Committee Mr. Peter McGrath.

justice.committee@scottish.parliament.uk

This is important to do as well as Ms. Grant certainly can’t be relied on to have the interests at heart of people in the right.

You do not have to use your real name and if you do all contact details can be asked to be kept anonymous. Your submission can be linked to details using a reference number if you want.

The disease of attempts to criminalise the clients of sex workers has to be tackled wherever it shows up.

You can send a large submission or small one. The important thing is that as many as possible make their voices heard. Also you can use template letters which are contained in Laura Lee’s excellent link:

https://www.escort-ireland.com/board...-s-get-to-WORK

It should be very easy for somebody who has done up a submission for another jurisdiction to do this.

Deadline: 14th December 2012!

[Jack in the Box]

Traveller posted these useful links before which help in the submission. There are a couple more which I have found and have added on.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oc...en-exaggerated

http://www.thelocal.no/page/view/rip...slo-politician

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...en-crime-palme

www.thelocal.se/19102/20090427/

http://www.avoiceformen.com/feminism...ance-feminism/

http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/research-...nt-workers.cfm

www.bayswan.org/swed/swed_index.html

http://www.sexworkersallianceireland...es.html#anchor

[Jack in the Box]

Another link to add to the collection:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/op...-16169164.html

[NewMoon]

Jack there are over 50,000 members on E-I and I'm surprised you don't have any reply's. I did a post myself a while ago on this subject but also received no reply's. I wish you well and just to tell you I have and will be doing my little bit as regard sending letters.

[Lilian]

There is no need to reply , its clear and loud . I guess most go straight to the link and get it done .
Thats what I did anyway .
Not everybody is shouting of the roof what good deeds have been done , some just do it without ecspecting to be hailed and gratulated ...

[NewMoon]

There is no need to reply , its clear and loud . I guess most go straight to the link and get it done .
Thats what I did anyway .
Not everybody is shouting of the roof what good deeds have been done , some just do it without ecspecting to be hailed and gratulated ...

Why did you post so?

[Lilian]

So you dont feel so alone

You asked a question and I answered cause I thought it might explain the lack of posts .

[Jack in the Box]

Please keep sending in the submissions folks. Also please keep bumping up this thread as it will get lost among others in no time.

[Jack in the Box]

We need to keep our eye on Scotland. Rain on Grant's parade as well as on Charlton's and Benson's parade in this country.

[Jack in the Box]

Reading Rhoda Grant’s consultation will make you very annoyed so make sure that you get in a submission by December 14th.

The good news is that Denmark decided to reject Sweden’s rubbish legislation on sex work as they decided that it would be a waste of resources to police the bedrooms of consenting adults. So keep fighting these septic law proposals no matter where they are.

She is trying to make out that a large amount of clients have a tolerance for rape.

So clients out there please tell her your belief that rape is inexcusable end of story.

She is also trying to make out that most sex workers have experienced violence in their profession or that a huge proportion of them have been raped and that most of them started as children.

So escorts out there please do not let her get away with saying things that are untrue.