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Unseen: Sex Trafficking In Canada

Unseen: Sex Trafficking In Canada

February 27, 2012 No Comments

Many people wouldn’t expect sex trafficking to be a Canadian issue.  The majority of media coverage is about women being smuggled from Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America to work in brothels or massage parlours. However, it happens everywhere in the world; sex trafficking doesn’t discriminate based on gender, age or nationality, and it is ...

Brothels No Better Than On The Streets?

Brothels No Better Than On The Streets?

November 1, 2011 No Comments

Are brothel-owners any better than the pimps who sell their workers on the streets? Believing themselves to be light years better than mere pimps, owners of brothels, “massage” parlors, and escort agencies promote the idea of safety and security to sex workers. This simply can’t be true. Could it? One case surrounds a housewife in ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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