Onlyfans reverses decision on adult work
2021-08-26
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So over the course of the course of the last week OnlyFans decided that they were going to suddenly ban adult content from their site. This may be seen as an inexplicable decision given that this is, actually, the thing that they make all of their money from. It is especially odd, given that a majority share of the company was bought in 2018 by Leonid Radvinsky, who has for over twenty years been .....
Criminalizing the clients of sex work makes the client population riskier to sex workers. UK study
2021-08-11
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Abstract: The use of regulation of sex work is undergoing sweeping changes across Europe and client criminalisation is becoming very widespread, with conflicting claims about the intended and actual consequences of this policy. We discuss changes in demand for paid sex accompanying the criminalization of prostitution in the United Kingdom, which moved from a relatively permissive regime under the .....
Student sex workers need to be supported. Here is some support.
2021-07-25
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Student escorts need to be supported. This article is about a student escort who worked as a full-service escort during her undergraduate degree and then continued after her degree. She enjoyed the job. After she wanted to leave she had no choice but to continue because of poverty and then started to feel trapped by the job.
It is important in this job to plan your exit strategy, save your m .....
As an Escort I wanted to write a novel that shows the truth about prostitution
2021-07-13
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The Service by Frankie Miren is available now
If readers take anything from The Service, I hope it’s that sex work has as many meanings as there are sex workers. And, while this is undoubtedly a political novel, set in a fictional time in which advertising platforms have been banned in the UK, I hope they’ll be entertained. I can’t speak for all hookers but my life feels fr .....
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin welcomes end to Leeds' managed red light zone
2021-06-21
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Leeds City Council announced earlier this week that the so-called “Managed Approach” area, which has been place since 2014, will be stopped.
The policy allowed sex workers to trade at specific times within the area without fear of prosecution, but critics claimed it did not make them any safer.
The council said earlier this week it would look to prosecute kerb crawlers rathe .....
Dominatrix on £200,000-a-year spends £50,000 Government Covid
2021-06-21
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Dominatrix on £200,000-a-year spends £50,000 Government Covid loan on kinky dungeon featuring whipping tables and a sex swing
Sex worker, 50, converted the cellar of her £700,000 Leeds home into a dungeon
She was able to receive a maximum loan and runs the business as a therapist enterprise
Said: 'I'm all above board, in as much as I pay m .....
Sex worker charity hits out as council ditches 'pioneering and compassionate' Holbeck zone
2021-06-16
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A sex worker charity has hit out at the "disappointing" decision to scrap the legal street sex zone in Leeds - and warned that it could make things worse for neighbours as well as vulnerable sex workers.
Basis Yorkshire is also worried that scrapping the Holbeck zone may lead to more on-street sex work in residential areas, affecting people who live their - the same problem the Man .....
Image appeal over attack on Holbeck sex worker
2021-06-11
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detectives investigating a serious sexual assault on a sex worker in Leeds have released CCTV images of the suspect (see below).
The victim, a woman in her thirties, was attacked on Holbeck Moor at about 4am on Wednesday 5 May 2021.
She had met the suspect and gone to a wooded area of the park next to the M621 when he produced a knife and made threats before sexually assaulting her.
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Prostitution offences in Leeds plummet during Covid - but locals say it's still 'chaos'
2021-05-22
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The number of people dealt with by police in Leeds for prostitution offences fell dramatically following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, residents who live near the city's controversial legalised sex zone in Holbeck say it has been "chaos" in recent weeks, despite the zone officially remaining closed.
A source told LeedsLive: "It's been a nightmare th .....
Why is it still legal to pay for sex?
2021-05-15
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The battle lines are being drawn. In Scotland, England and Wales are we going down the discredited line of the Nordic model. The proposed legislation is coming to both parliaments. In this article from Care, they talk about evidence. Evidence that the Nordic model and the criminalisation of the sex industry is dangerous is proven beyond all doubt, Even the recent Home Office research done by a gr .....