Some MPs wish to end escort advertising on the web.
2025-03-12
elrond
The proposal to ban online prostitution advertising, as suggested during the Crime and Policing Bill's second reading, is fundamentally flawed. While MPs like Rebecca Paul decry these sites as "the Etsy of sexual exploitation," banning them is impractical. These websites, if banned domestically, would simply relocate to international servers, rendering any national ban ineffective. .....
Navigating the Shift From Social Stars to Exclusive Content Creators
2023-12-19
elrond
It's no secret that the digital age has revolutionised how we consume entertainment. In recent years, we've witnessed a fascinating phenomenon: those catchy dance routines and viral clips on TikTok are becoming the gateway for creators to a more personal and lucrative venture. Indeed, TikTok creators turned OnlyFans stars are redefining fame, offering an exclusive glimpse into their liv .....
Police raid South Yorkshire brothels, car washes and nail bars.
2023-12-19
elrond
In a sweeping series of operations targeting car washes, nail bars, and pop-up brothels, South Yorkshire Police apprehended 48 individuals suspected of engaging in organized immigration crime and illicit labor practices. The crackdown resulted in the confiscation of £1,400 worth of counterfeit vapes, the discovery of over 100 cannabis plants, the seizure of £3,000 in cash, and the imp .....
Sheffield top cop says force would rather see sex workers employed in saunas
2023-01-28
elrond
A senior Sheffield police officer has explained why South Yorkshire Police would rather see sex workers employed in saunas over attempting to pick up trade on the streets or in ‘pop-up brothels’.
Detective Superintendent Nikki Leach said the force’s ‘number one objective’ in their strategy around sex work is the ‘safeguarding’ of vulnerable men and w .....
Sheffield sex workers who escaped prostitution back on the streets to make ends meet
2022-07-18
elrond
The cost-of-living crisis has forced many former prostitutes in Sheffield back on to the street to make ends meet. The Sheffield Working Woman's Opportunities project supports around 40 sex workers each week, offering them food parcels, benefits system support etc. This charity claims more and more sex workers are having to go back onto the streets.
Tory austerity does not help wom .....
The real impact of anti-strip club 'feminist' campaigns
2021-11-06
elrond
A very powerful piece by a stripper who worked in a Sheffield strip club where 'Feminists' filmed them a work. The article shows how these so called 'Feminists' are supportiveof strippers and other sexworkers, unless they are the 'correct type of sexworkers'
I spoke about my experiences at a conference held at the university at the end of summer, where, aga .....
In Pictures: 6 Months With Sheffield’s Sex Workers
2021-03-11
elrond
Twenty-two-year-old Barnsley-born photographer Lily Miles became interested in the subject of sex work after watching a documentary on Channel 4 called A Very British Brothel. Taking viewers inside City Sauna in Sheffield, close to where Miles grew up, the documentary was raucous, all about hamming up the 'sexual antics' that take place there during working hours. What interested Miles, t .....
Thug slashed sex worker's face with blade in Sheffield
2021-02-18
elrond
A thug who slashed a Sheffield sex worker's face and brutally beat her up when she refused his sexual demands has been jailed for eight years, a court has heard. Krisztian Szabo approached the woman at 7.30am, on Sunday, August 11, 2019, on Rutland Road near the train station, and she got into the passenger seat of his white car. .....