sex work
Cheol Joon Baek
What's Toronto the Good got against sex work?
Sex worker advocates say human trafficking claims are being used by bylaw enforcement officers and police to carry out “excessive, unnecessary and discriminative inspections and prosecutions” of body rub parlours and holistic centres Read more
Campaign by right-wing trolls to report sex workers to the IRS raises safety concerns
Men's rights-themed online crusade attracts some of the internet's most toxic misogynists and white nationalists Read more
Samuel Engelking
Local hero: Mandy Goodhandy is more visible than ever
The trans singer, comic, club owner and sex work activist's résumé is way more interesting than yours – and it's all in her new memoir Read more
Why Toronto’s sex doll brothel is bad for women
At Aura Dolls, men will be able to act out their dark, violent fantasies on realistic sex dolls Read more
Cheol Joon Baek
In defense of NOW Magazine's sex workers' ads
Why it’s important – and safer – for sex workers to be able to advertise their services Read more
Warner Bros.
Tracing my first eight years in the sex trade through Prince's discography
I Would Dance 4 U Read more
Was the Virgin Mary really a prostitute? Author Chester Brown thinks so
Mary Wept Over The Feet Of Jesus argues that the Bible has been censored and misinterpreted Read more
Erich Saide
Sex work confession
As an advocate I've been trained not to betray emotions to the media, but I'm optimistic about Trudeau's new justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould Read more
NDP, Liberals, Greens commit to repealing anti-sex-work law
Conservatives' Bill C-36 harshly criticized for not protecting sex workers Read more
What's Lena Dunham got against sex work?
As someone who gets paid to pretend to enjoy having sex on television, you can imagine how confusing Dunham's position on prostitution is to those of us who actually do sex work for a living Read more
Douglas Hunter
Local directors want to provoke more conversation about new sex work laws
Fucking My Way Back Home is a "sex worker dystopia" – a warning of what could be with the new laws in place Read more
Sex work isn’t like Pretty Woman
One of the things that distinguishes real sex workers' lives is the dangerous swarm of moral, political and legal authorities feeding off the conflation of our work and trafficking Read more
Reynaldo Vasconcelos/CP photo
Butterfly effect
Migrant sex workers' group aims to counter myths of "rescue industry" Read more
Downtown east and east end organizations release joint statement
"Sexual violence against sex workers happens way too often within the downtown east and South Riverdale community. The criminalization of sex work increases the risks of violence by forcing sex workers to work in unsafe environments..." Read more
Zach Ruiter
In photos: Toronto rally for Cindy Gladue
Protesters say system has failed Edmonton woman found dead in a motel bathtub Read more
Ontario turning its back on sex workers
NOW signs on with more than 10 organizations urging the government not to enforce new sex work laws and to develop new policies that promote health, safety and human rights Read more
Sex, shelter and the Pan Am Games
PrideHouse Toronto panel discusses how to make the city a safer place for sex workers and street-involved people fearing heightened police presence during the Games Read more
Zoran Milich/Getty Images
Cops tread cautiously on feds' new sex worker law
Budget pressures and concerns about sex worker safety - not to mention the constitutionality of the new law - are pushing progressive police forces across the country to evaluate their enforcement approach Read more
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Cheol Joon Baek
Win for Sex Workers
A few dozen activists and supporters gathered at Allan Gardens on Friday, December 20th to celebrate of the Supreme Court of Canada's get rid of three prostitution laws to provide more safety, equality and rights for sex workers.