New research into sex work in the UK highlights some of the changes and challenges sex workers have faced.
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New online safety laws will allow ‘harmful’ sexual content to be taken down within 24 hours
Just because a space is hyper-sexualised doesn’t mean consent doesn’t matter. In fact, it becomes even more important that everyone understands and observes agreed boundaries.
‘They went through my bins, they checked me for track marks. They made remarks to each other whether I was worth my advertised rate in front of me.’
The use of technology to enhance sexual pleasure is ancient. Now advances in AI have led to more lifelike sex dolls hitting the market – but sex robots aren’t the only innovations on the horizon.
“Gritty,” “authentic” are words of praise often used for TV director David Simon: No less so with The Deuce, his new series about the rise of the porn industry in New York City in the 1970s.
Sex workers shouldn’t be victims of violent crime and murder at work – and yet they continue to face daily dangers.
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Professor, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor in Public Health Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Tulane University
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Professor of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor in Criminology, University of Leicester
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition , The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Consent and Body Safety Educator, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Lecturer in Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Workday Professor of Technology and Society, Trinity College Dublin
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia