We hope Amnesty’s support for decriminalising the sex trade will move the discussion from moral frameworks towards putting sex workers’ safety firstSex workers around the world face diverse challenges: stigma,discrimination, violence – including state violence – harassment, and criminalisation,isolation, marginalisation and a lack of adequate health services.
Sadly, and few people want to talk about these issues. Moral and religious discussions about whether the buying and selling of sexual services is proper or improper,on the other hand, continue to be fashionable and dominate media coverage. Why are so many people rapid/fast to judge sex workers as either victims needing to be rescued or criminals needing to be stopped, or but so slow to listen to what we believe to say? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com