Several anti-human trafficking groups have joined together to organize a protest rally against the recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal to change the legal position of sex workers. The decision allows sex workers to work from home, from brothels and to hire security to protect them. Human trafficking is a massive problem in ...
Two anti-sex trade laws were ruled unconstitutional Monday by Ontario’s Court of Appeals. Three laws were up for review. The two that were struck down banned brothels and making a living off of prostitution. The law prohibiting sex workers from communicating with clients in public was upheld. The reason these laws were changed is just ...
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 ...
Vancouver sex-trade workers and their lawyers brought their case to Canada’s Supreme Court on Thursday. They were there to argue the validity of a constitutional change to prostitution laws. Outside the court, other sex-workers and their supporters rallied for the cause. The fight to decriminalize prostitution has been a struggle, but the idea is spreading. ...
Pornographic images and sex acts depicted on tokens dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain have been found in the UK. It is thought that these are tokens that were used at brothels and are considered an important find in terms of the history of pornography and art in general. But it is also important ...
Today is World AIDS Day, but what does today mean for those of us living in Canada? HIV seems to be a thing of the past…at least for those of us living comfortable, middle-class lives. In the 1980s, testing HIV-positive was a devastating diagnosis. Today, with the help of advanced medication, you probably won’t even ...
University funding is always a contentious point. Should the ultimate beneficiaries of education pay for it, or should education, as a public good in itself, be free and not based around its use for financial gain? This point is more difficult than ever at the moment, with many governments having recently upped tuition fees to ...
Women are being disproportionately affected as governments make deep cuts to public service worldwide. In Canada, government cuts are taking away opportunities for change from some of the most disadvantaged women in society. In the UK, a plethora of cuts in local government are chipping away at almost every equality front you can imagine. In ...
A government website that used to promote Canada’s 100th anniversary of flight is now advertising Turkish and American prostitution. They were late on their payment for their domain name and subsequently lost it to a group of pimps. A site meant for celebration and pride, the domain was purchased by Transport Canada to last until ...
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 ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
