what happens to E.I now? will the site be taken down?

[emilyuk]

Will this site be taken down when clause 6 comes enforce? I dont want to give up a job I adore and love. Feeling sad :-(

[MayaX]

I don't think so .... and I hope not because I want to retire with style not like that ....★★ !!!

MayaX ♥!

[Kendra]

What do you mean? What happened? Did the criminalisation thing go ahead? X

[JAMESCORK]

What do you mean? What happened? Did the criminalisation thing go ahead? X

Yip... Seemingly in Norn Iron ...

Will this site shut down? Quite the opposite I'd say. This site, especially the forums will become invaluable.

Mark my words....hihihi

[emilyuk]

I don't want to and won't give up something I love so much no matter what they say. I've just moved to Belfast and some what worried that I won't be able to pay the bills now, my other business has only just started up and isn't able to support me financially yet... to much stress

[Kendra]

I don't want to and won't give up something I love so much no matter what they say. I've just moved to Belfast and some what worried that I won't be able to pay the bills now, my other business has only just started up and isn't able to support me financially yet... to much stress

I just started my own business too, I reckon it will be a year to a year and a half before it will be able to support me enough to retire. Does Belfast not come under the same law as the UK though? Or is the the whole of Ireland that's affected by this? Sorry I don't know much about it xx

[Ladyvonteese]

Well put honey, totally agree.

Thinking of leaving Ireland too honey.

Lady Von Teese

I'm absolutely disgusted by the actions of our politicians yesterday. Regardless of opinions of sex workers and the purchase of sex, they have enforced their so called ideology on the industry and those involved.

I am always very aware that workers could be trafficked, and am very careful about who I meet. If I think there are signs of trafficking, I wouldn't stay - but so far I have never experienced anything suspicious here.

Clause 6 will only make things worse for sex workers. The industry will be driven further underground, it will become more seedy, and it will increase the opportunity for sex trafficking - instead of reducing it!!

Tarring those who purchase sex with the same brush as those involved (at the core) in trafficking is inherently flawed. It will endanger the lives of many sex workers, and could increase the levels of sexual assault generally. A controversial thought, and I'm not saying that this will happen, but if you're going risk getting a criminal record, then why pay for it?

This country is stepping back into the dark ages again, and I am certainly thinking of abandoning it in the very near future - not just because of this legislation, but it doesn't help!!

Surely they should be legislating for the people (sex workers), not themselves! Maybe it's years of guilt from sexual abuse within the Catholic church and other institutions - Kincora and the rest.

[emilyuk]

Ive only just moved here, I don't want to go back to England....

[Kaz]

Ive only just moved here, I don't want to go back to England....

I'm sure it will be fine.

[LoveAMature]

I can already here a massive sigh of relief from the wives and paranoid girlfriends of those around Ireland..