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State law aimed at protecting sexually trafficked children can cause more harm than good by identifying them as criminals and not victims.
The latest release in Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand is a mini thong adorned with fake pubic hair. Such ‘merkins’ date further back than the Great Plague.
French authorities allowed sex work because they believed brothels could help prevent interracial relationships from developing.
Japan’s warning wasn’t triggered by a government audit or diplomatic scandal. It came because a citizen saw concerning social media posts and decided to act.
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation targeted not only the suspected leader of the trafficking ring, but also the alleged financial manager, drivers and customers.
Since many Japanese women still find it difficult to explore and discuss their sexual desires with their partners, the services have become popular among all women, not just lesbians.
A case before the Supreme Court of Canada could determine the constitutionality of the country’s prostitution law and statutes that criminalize third parties who benefit financially from the sex trade.
New Zealand decriminalised sex work in 2003. But according to new research, it risks falling behind other countries unless lingering difficulties for sex workers are addressed.
Laws regarding sex work should not be legislated based on personal moral beliefs. They should prioritize the safety of sex workers and their clients.
Experts on the history of sexuality in Canada say recent changes to the Expungement Act don’t go far enough, and they urge Canadians to reject attempts to divide marginalized communities.
Regulating the sex work industry is the only way to protect sex workers from abuse and violence.
The conflation of sex work and human trafficking fuels support for the continued criminalisation of sex work.
Global estimates of modern-day slavery by the United Nations reveal improving methods for calculating the data.
New research into sex work in the UK highlights some of the changes and challenges sex workers have faced.
Like the US, Australia’s ‘massage parlours’ are reliant on the prostitution, fetishisation and trafficking of Asian women.
COVID-19 restrictions created life-threatening challenges to female sex workers as they weren’t able to access their medication, support or their clients.
After a change in the law which criminalises the purchase of sexual services, the French government is willing to help only those who wish to exit prostitution for good.
From a young age, Neaera was trained for the life of a hetaira, or courtesan. Her tragic story comes to us only through court documents, but she deserves to be remembered.
Today’s beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered down with complete strangers.
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow at the Living with Disability Reasearch Centre, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Lancashire
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Professor, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor, Cultural Studies; Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington, Bothell
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Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
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Distinguished Reserach Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State
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Research Fellow, ‘Catalysing Neurohumanities research into Child Sexual Abuse’, Trinity College Dublin
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Assistant Professor, Malmö University