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 ...
Most of us want some extra cash to help out around the house, but few of us turn to the sex industry. But it looks like the phone sex industry might be an exception. A survey says that many stay-at-home moms are turning to phone sex as a career that’s easily manageable with kids and ...
Women. Gone are the days when we were obliged to suffocate ourselves with corsets, paint tawdry red cupid’s bows on our lips, stick tassles on our nipples and dance for money. Now that we can read books and go to law school and stuff, we can do all those things for fun. That’s what Dita ...
After watching movies like Taken and Trade, and reading the real-life details of the ongoing Pickton inquiry, it’s hard to think anyone would be a sex worker voluntarily. We assume that all sex workers are somehow coerced into the trade because a life of selling your body for profit is unimaginable for most of us. But a ...
Contrary to popular belief, women can be sex addicts, too. In fact, up to 12 percent of people seeking treatment for this addiction are women (not to mention the ones who aren’t reported). Surprised? This is something that’s rarely talked about, and rarely taken seriously. “Do sex addicts really exist?” is something I hear quite ...
Prostitution is now one step closer to becoming a recognized industry in Canada. In Edmonton, “massage” parlours and escort services are being licensed. The people who work for these agencies will have to take a three hour sexual exploitation information session. They will also have to prove they’re over 18. This means that actual massage parlours ...
Discussions about prostitution always end with a debate as to who, between the provider and the buyer, is the most guilty. Is it the pimp who traffics women or the client who perpetuates the demand for their services? Is it the prostitute herself who presents her body as a commodity or the one who gladly ...
Porn is not just adults having sex in front of a camera. It’s not quite that simple, or innocent. At least that’s what UK Feminista is hoping to show with the tenth anniversary screening of Hardcore today. However, the porn documentary has sparked a controversy in the feminist community. The drama over the film being ...
For the safety of everyone, Swiss officials take the sex industry into their own hands…and construct boxes. While the sex trade is a controversial subject in most countries, authorities in Zurich are looking to revamp an already legal industry. The changes include three designated areas for sex trade workers and the introduction of sex booths, ...
The “world’s most famous” porn star, Jenna Jameson, has traded in porn for parenthood. She won’t even do magazines now. She is now mother to 18-month old twins and says the end to her career in the sex industry is the best way to give her kids a normal life. She says that having children ...
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...
