Hey, what’s the issue with sex work? Lots.

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…. happy to oblige. Actually, make that – unhappy. With sincere gratitude to all the great abolitionists out there who have written brilliantly, caringly and extensively on all of these isses, including the many I’m  not quoting here … but … Weiterlesen →

Petition aus Lissabon: Keine Regulierungen, Abschaffung!

Der Stadtrat in Lissabon plant, Prostitution in Lissabon als „Sexarbeit“ zu regulieren. Wir sehen hierzulande ja täglich, worauf das hinausläuft. Wenn sich die Mehrheit im Stadtrat so entscheidet, bedeutet das für ganz Portugal ein gefährliches Signal. Portugiesische AbolitionistInnen bitten um … Weiterlesen →

Call for support of Portuguese Abolitionists

In Lisbon, the City Council is set to implement a „regulatory“ model for „sex work“. If this goes ahead, other municipalities in Portugal may well follow. Please sign and spread this petition (Google Translate version, the petitition is in Portuguese): … Weiterlesen →

Prostitution and Pregnancy – Schwangerschaft während der Prostitution

April 2017 saw the publication of a research paper on this: Psychosocial Stress, Course of Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Context of the Provision of Sexual Services  (by Elisabeth Simoes, Johannes Gostomzyk, Sara Yvonne Brucker, and Joachim Graf) For those who don’t know it yet: There … Weiterlesen →

The new German law summarized – in 10 languages

The German government has written up and translated a summary of the new „Prostitute Protection Act“ in 10 languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English, French, Bulgarian, Polish, Romanian, German, Thai and Spanish. The translations apparently summarize what the women in the „counselling … Weiterlesen →

Mythen. Und Antworten.

Da immer wieder die Frage nach Entgegnungen auf die Mythen zur „freiwilligen Prostitution“ und zur „Sexarbeit“ auftaucht, bietet dieser Artikel eine Zusammenstellung der Entkräftigungen. Um den Überblick nicht zu verlieren bei all den Mythen und Antworten, hier ein paar Vorbemerkungen. … Weiterlesen →

The Women in the Brothels of Europe Are Our Sisters!

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This is an article by brave activists and feminists in the Ukrainian, who used the European Day Against Trafficking in Persons for an abolitionist action they took to the German Embassy in the Ukraine. It has appeared on their Facebooksite … Weiterlesen →

New Zealand, Germany: decriminalization and legalization, trafficking and sustainability. And smoke screens.

In international sex industry marketing, New Zealand is touted as the “new model”. The “German model” has lost its usefulness as the sheer brutality resulting from implementing the sex industry’s demands can no longer be denied (not that pro-prostitution lobbyists … Weiterlesen →

New Zealand. Sources.

New Zealand is often touted as a kind, fair and good “sex work“ paradise. Let’s say – that might depend on a certain “conceptualization” of “paradise”.   Survivors’ statements:   Rae Story – Interview with prostitute survivor & feminist Rae … Weiterlesen →

European Commission – complaint.

This is an important message from Dr. Ingeborg Kraus, from Trauma and Prostitution: Dear Friends, I would like to begin this year with a message of hope. In Germany, we (the coalition „Stop Sexkauf“) decided to close-down all brothels within … Weiterlesen →