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06Jul/23

World’s oldest profession: still fighting

July 6, 2023SocialAnti-social behaviour order, Claire Finch, Dawson Claire Finch, Decriminalization of sex work, Diana Johnson, English Collective of Prostitutes, Gemma, Human sexuality, Human trafficking, Jack the Ripper, Juno Mac, Lauren Crosby Medlicott, Lenuta Haidemac, London, Migrant sex work, Molly Smith, Niki Adams, Prostitution, Prostitution in the United Kingdom, Prostitution law, Sex and the law, Sex industry, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdomadmin

By Lauren Crosby Medlicott | Freelance Journalist

The policies:

Street Offences Act 1959, Section 1.

The Crime and Disorder Act, 1998.

Sexual Offences Act 2003, Section 53.

Modern Slavery Act 2015

The Impact:

Criminalised for kerb crawling and working together, British sex workers feel they are fighting a desperate battle with the law to provide for themselves and their families. Continue reading →

24Oct/22

Women turn to sex work to survive UK cost-of-living crisis

October 24, 2022EconomyAudrey Carradonna, Beatrice Tridimas, Claire Reindorp, Client, English Collective of Prostitutes, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Human trafficking, Laura Watson, London, Martha, Mastercard, Old Town, Prostitution, Runcorn, Service industries, Sex industry, Sex work, Sex workers' rights, Tess Herrmann, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Transgender sex worker, United Kingdom, Young Women's Trustadmin

Surging household costs take heavier toll on women
Sex workers see earnings shrink as clients stay away
Newcomers at risk from lack of information, support

LONDON – Online sex worker Martha blames Britain’s cost-of-living crisis for her dwindling earnings – partly due to increased competition as soaring household bills push more women to sell sex. Continue reading →