Canada's first emergency shelter for sex workers set to open in Vancouver
2020-10-01
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A new temporary Vancouver shelter offering street-based sex workers a safe, warm place to sleep 24 hours a day, seven days a week will soon be opening in the Downtown Eastside.
"There are so many women who have been using the WISH drop-in as a de facto shelter," explains Beyene. "Women would often sleep in the drop-in, but it means sleeping in armchairs, which I mean we c .....
B.C. sex workers face increased hurdles to health, safety, income amid COVID-19: Advocate
2020-03-23
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — As businesses around the province close and their workers self-isolate, sex workers in B.C. are facing increased challenges to their health, safety and are experiencing an overwhelming financial strain.
During this time, Davis says some clients have even been trying to take advantage of the decline in business.
“[Some] trying to offer less money, tryi .....
Vancouver LGBT and sex worker activist Jamie Lee Hamilton's celebration of life set for weekend
2020-01-25
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Hamilton, who died on December 23, was a noted advocate and activist for sex workers' and LGBT rights.
The gathering is scheduled to run between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at St. Paul's Anglican Church (1130 Jervis Street) in the West End of Vancouver. .....