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    Thumbs up Scotland reject the Swedish Model

    Apparently , MSPs actually took cognaissance of what women in prostitution wanted .

    Who'd think that was a revolutionary approach ?



    It hasn't been finalised yet but at this stage it looks like our Celtic cousins have taken the appropriate route .....


    http://m.stv.tv/news/scotland/318252...rchase-of-sex/

    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...itics-32443809
    Last edited by milkman; 24-04-15 at 13:04.

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    Very good to hear and let the fight for the right for consent continue!

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    Despite the usual cliched street worker pics accompanying these news items, this is a very welcome development and a third kick in the teeth for Rhoda Grant who can't seem to recognise when to give up.

    Grant, Benson, Charlton and anyone with any basic knowledge of local sex work knows that most of the crap they're feeding the public is nonsense. And just to prove it, an undercover sex worker visited Ruhama recently to see how they 'help' sex workers in practical terms.

    The full article is here:

    https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/.../slim-and-nun/

    but this passage is interesting:

    ''What struck me the most, however, was that Crowley (Ruhama) clearly understands the reality of sex work quite well, despite Ruhama’s promotion of nonsensical “pimp” and “exploitation” mythology; she understands touring and advertising, recognizes that independent girls outnumber those with managers (“traffickers”) and even gets that most clients are very decent.''

    Seems that smell of bullshit surrounding the TORL campaign is even stronger than we thought.
    2014 in Northern Ireland:

    Number of reported attacks on sex workers 70

    Number of sex trafficking cases ZERO

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    Common sense at last!
    Ride them on the beaches!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davidontour View Post
    Despite the usual cliched street worker pics accompanying these news items, this is a very welcome development and a third kick in the teeth for Rhoda Grant who can't seem to recognise when to give up.

    Grant, Benson, Charlton and anyone with any basic knowledge of local sex work knows that most of the crap they're feeding the public is nonsense. And just to prove it, an undercover sex worker visited Ruhama recently to see how they 'help' sex workers in practical terms.

    The full article is here:

    https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/.../slim-and-nun/

    but this passage is interesting:

    ''What struck me the most, however, was that Crowley (Ruhama) clearly understands the reality of sex work quite well, despite Ruhama’s promotion of nonsensical “pimp” and “exploitation” mythology; she understands touring and advertising, recognizes that independent girls outnumber those with managers (“traffickers”) and even gets that most clients are very decent.''

    Seems that smell of bullshit surrounding the TORL campaign is even stronger than we thought.
    Unfortunately, the whole madness is not about sex workers' rights, it's about punishing sex workers, criminalizing working class clients and of course, most importantly, the coupla pound for some prominent TORL groups!
    Ride them on the beaches!

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