Coronavirus: why French sex workers seeking support from government are unlikely to receive funding
2020-04-18
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In France, where prostitution is partly criminalised, it is illegal to buy sexual services but legal for a woman or a man to sell sex. And anyone selling sex must pay taxes like everyone else. But many people in prostitution – some of whom consider themselves “sex workers” and therefore believe they should be entitled to workers’ rights and protection – are not curre .....
French Prostitutes Demand Coronavirus Govt Cash Bailout
2020-04-10
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Associations representing prostitutes in France have demanded President Emmanuel Macron’s government hand out cash bailouts for sex workers due to the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus.
The Red Umbrella Federation, an association that works closely with prostitutes and sex workers, called on President Macron to consider financially aiding sex workers, saying: “An emergency fun .....
Sex workers must not be left behind in the response to COVID-19
2020-04-10
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GENEVA, 8 April 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic, as with other health crises, exposes existing inequalities and disproportionately affects people already criminalized, marginalized and living in financially precarious situations, often outside social protection mechanisms.
During these difficult times, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and UNAIDS wish to draw attention to the p .....
85 Ways to Make Sex Workers' Lives a Little Easier
2020-03-11
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Here are some simple strategies for educating yourself, changing the conversations you have about sex workers, and generally being less of a jerk about sex work. Eighty-Five ways to make sex workers lives easier. .....
Civil rights challenge over France’s sex client law
2020-01-30
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Hundreds of sex workers are taking the government to the European Court of Civil Rights to overturn a law penalising clients that they say has put them in danger.
The 250, backed by 19 groups ranging from Strass sex workers’ union to Sidaction and Médecins du Monde, say there has ... .....
A Look Inside Paris' Luxurious Brothels – When They Were Legal
2020-01-18
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The present law in France makes it an offence to purchase sex. This is a far cry from the early 1900s when brothels in France were legal. A new book called Capital of Pleasure – Paris In the Inter-war Period by erotic historian Alexandre Dupouy has been published in French. A chapter has been published in English by Vice. .....