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Over the past four years I’ve advocated decriminalization of the sex industry to make it safer for both workers and clients. Through all of the research that I’ve done there has been very little said about the silent and overlooked … Continue reading →

It has been quite some time since I’ve posted here and it was not a chosen hiatus.  The past two years have proven to be challenging as I attempt to work under the new anti-prostitution legislation implemented by the Harper … Continue reading →

“Better to light a candle than curse the darkness” is the first thing to catch my eye when I visit the Amnesty International website.  Since it’s beginning in 1961, the organization has been bringing light to the darkest of places … Continue reading →

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Human trafficking is considered one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, described by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the basest crime and one that shames us all.  In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted … Continue reading →

Last week when I posted “I am a person…not what I do”, my goal was to share with you how the stigma of association with the sex industry created difficult situations in the daily lives of sex workers.  Two articles … Continue reading →

I first thought about a blog when I witnessed the reactions from most people to hearing first hand about the sex industry.  Whatever their opinion about it, they were curious.  So I shared funny stories like the customer with a … Continue reading →

After tossing the idea of writing a blog around in my head for the last year I decided that this would be a meaningful time to start as I reflect on the events of the past year. I had lived … Continue reading →

In December, 2014, the Canadian government enacted new laws surrounding the sex industry in response to the previous laws being struck down by the Supreme Court in December, 2013. It is my contention that these laws have endangered the lives … Continue reading →