News Muncher - category sex work

5 days, 14 hours ago

Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation

For years, women had been disappearing on Long Island. Then in 2010, investigators searching for a missing woman began finding 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York’s remote Gilgo Beach. May 1, 2010: Shannan Gilbert, a sex worker, disappears in the barrier island community of Oak …

Beach Sex New York City Sex Work New York Long Taylor

1 week ago

The tragedy and triumph of Superman’s Margot Kidder

The Independent

Before she died in 2018 at the age of 69, Superman actor Margot Kidder told her friends her final wish. “She was bright, courageous, a brilliant actress with extraordinary energy and intelligence … it’s hard to know where the illness leaves off and the greatness begins.” Kidder’s personal struggles were largely kept out of the spotlight until the early Nineties, …

Hollywood Montana Los Angeles Lois Superman De Palma Playboy

3 weeks ago

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

ABC

Nick Grimm: G'day, welcome to PM, I'm Nick Grimm, coming to you from Gadigal Land. Nick Grimm: And that's Associate Professor Matthew Sussex from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Nick Grimm: AFP Commander Stephen Jay ending Kathleen O'Connor's report. Sarah Maunder: With what's happened in Belgium, would you like to see that introduced or …

Russia Australia Defence Sex Suicide Syria Sex Work

3 weeks ago

Belgium sex workers get maternity leave, sick days in a world first

India Today

Belgian sex workers will now have the right to sick days, maternity leave and pension rights under a new law that came into effect on Sunday. According to the Belgian Union of Sex Workers, the law is “a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers". “It is dangerous because it normalises a profession that is always violent at …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Workers Bbc Victoria

Prostitutes win the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world

Daily Mail

Prostitutes have gained the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world. The Belgian Union of Sex Workers described the law as 'a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers' and said it will help clamp down on abuse and exploitation. Pictured: Red Light District, 'Glass …

Law Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Right Belgian

3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Opportunity for us to exist,’ THIS country becomes first country to recognise sex workers’ rights

Live Mint

Belgium has become the first country in the world to officially recognize the rights of sex workers, granting them the same benefits as other employees, such as maternity leave, pensions, health insurance, and sick leave. Victoria, president of the Belgian Union of Sex Workers, emphasized the importance of the new law, stating, “When your job is illegal, there are no …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Workers

A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

LA Times

A view of an empty chair in a sex worker’s booth in Antwerp, Belgium. Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labor rights on par with those in other professions in a legal breakthrough some call a “revolution.” The new law also establishes fundamental rights for sex workers, including the rights …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Workers Jaramillo Safety Protection

1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Mumbai's sex workers rue being cast aside by political parties

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Much has been said about the Mahayuti’s bid to win over approximately 4.6 crore women voters in the state by replicating Madhya Pradesh’s Ladli Behna scheme in the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. While many women from economically impoverished sections have reportedly benefited from this enterprise, what has gone unremarked is that 30,000 female sex workers in the state, …

Women Mumbai Political Sex Sex Work Work Workers

1 month ago

Hologram of murdered sex worker generates tips, but no breakthrough yet

NL Times

A hologram of a young sex worker murdered 15 years ago in Amsterdam has brought renewed attention to her case, generating dozens of tips. Dozens of tips, but no “golden” one The initiative, which included a reward of 30,000 euro for a decisive lead, has yielded numerous responses, police said. “There is useful information among the tips,” said a spokesperson, …

Sex Work Case Hologram Szabó

1 month, 2 weeks ago

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Imagine a male sex worker came to Australia with a mission to sleep with teenage girls. Why is Tony Burke dodging the Bonnie Blue visa issue?

Daily Mail

Why is immigration minister Tony Burke dodging the Bonnie Blue visa issue? Bonnie Blue says 'there's a gap in the market for someone being with a schoolboy' and that's why she's heading to Schoolies Week to target 'barely legal' 18 year olds for fresh content Burke has previously said that he would 'consider refusing and cancelling visas for anyone who …

Legal Sex Sex Work Visa Blue Bonnie No Evil

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why I fear Bonnie Blue's on-camera orgy with teenage boys will end in unthinkable tragedy, writes AMANDA GOFF

Daily Mail

Dear Bonnie, How are you? Harrison, whose criticism you have dismissed, has raised what I consider to be valid concerns that while the young men you have sex with may be 'legal', they also may not be sufficiently mature or in the right state of mind to consent to being filmed participating in group sex on camera - footage that …

Sex Sex Work Men Young Boys End Woman

1 month, 2 weeks ago

I Worked In A Gentlemen's Club. Here's The Uncomfortable Truth Many Married Women Won't Face.

Huff Post

When I first applied for a job in the adult entertainment industry, I was two states and hundreds of miles away from my hometown. I could ignore my experiences working in so-called gentlemen’s clubs and receive support, or I could out myself and speak up for sex workers and be attacked as unworthy. Courtesy of Megan Thiele Strong If we …

Marriage Women Industry Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Men

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workers

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anora is far more a fairytale than …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Russian Anora Vanya

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Human Rights Concerns: Justice Sujoy Paul Warns of Violence and Discrimination Against Sex Workers

Deccan Chronicle

Justice Sujoy Paul, a judge and chairman of the TSLSA, has expressed concern over the plight of sex workers. He highlighted the high levels of violence, inadequate law enforcement protection, stigma, and multiple layers of discrimination that contribute to a culture of impunity for crimes committed against sex workers. He emphasized the need for a proactive approach to improve their …

Law Human Rights Violence Sex Work Hyderabad

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Anora movie 2024: Mikey Madison and Sean Baker’s film is beloved by critics. As a sex worker, I find it a bit more complicated.

Slate

As I walk into the sterile Beverly Hills screening room where I’ve come to see Sean Baker’s new film Anora, I’m struck by a sudden realization: Whoever coined the expression “sweating like a whore in church” clearly never watched a sex-worker movie in a room full of civilians. Critics have been raving that Anora “really speaks to sex workers” and …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Work Workers Movie Real

2 months ago

The real nightmare in Sean Baker’s 'Anora' isn’t what you expect

NPR

The real nightmare in Sean Baker’s 'Anora' isn’t what you expect toggle caption Neon On paper, plenty about the premise of Sean Baker’s Anora suggests the high possibility that a vexing nightmare is about to unfold. After just a few days, they have a quickie Vegas wedding – no pre-nup – and word gets back to Vanya’s parents back in …

Russia Sex Sex Work Sean Real Baker Sponsor Message

2 months, 1 week ago

His Palme d’Or may change things, but for now, he can still go to the movies in L.A.

LA Times

If you drive down Crenshaw Boulevard in Gardena, you might see the marquee for an old movie theater. Sitting here now at Gardena Cinema, Baker reflects on how movies — and the joy of movie theaters — helped inspire “Anora.” “I got rejected from McDonald’s and Burger King,” he says, laughing in a sweetly nerdy way, remembering applying for summer …

Theater Movies Sex Sex Work Films Cannes Movie

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Zeze Millz debate on whether ‘Marriage is a form of prostitution’ divides internet

The Independent

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about …

Marriage Sex Prostitution Sex Work Men Work Man

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But if I don’t work, …

Health Sex Rights Sex Work Sex Workers Work Workers

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris’ revolutionary push to treat sex-trafficked children as victims, not criminals

LA Times

Kamala Harris appears in 2011 at a “Smart on Crime” policy summit at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, where she spoke about protecting the rights of victims of sex trafficking. Twenty years ago, freshly elected as San Francisco’s district attorney, Kamala Harris urged California lawmakers to crack down on child sex trafficking and warned that her …

Law Children Sex Human Trafficking Sex Trafficking Victims Sex Work

3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Sex work’ advocacy in California is harming children

Al Jazeera

In recent decades, so-called “sex workers’ rights” campaigners working to decriminalise pimping and buying of sex have attached themselves, just like trans rights activists, to the movement for the rights of same sex attracted people. “We are particularly concerned that the harsher penalties proposed in this bill will disproportionately impact marginalised communities, especially members of the LGBTQ+ community, who already …

Children Rights Prostitution Sex Work California Lgbtq Bill

54 years, 11 months ago

I Found Out About My Boyfriend’s Sexual History. Then I Dumped Him. My Friend Is Appalled.

Slate

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. After getting HPV, and not clearing it for a long time, I don’t want to sleep with men who have engaged in risky sex, even with protection. It sounds terrible, but in every relationship I had, including the good ones, there were “surprises” that came up at some point related to …

Sex Sex Work Sex Workers Men Work Think Know

4 months, 1 week ago

Former sex worker reveals the WILDEST fantasies clients ever requested that their wives refused to perform

Daily Mail

A woman who quit her graduate program to 'devote herself to men' has revealed what she learned about relationships - and herself - in the course of more than ten years as a sex worker. In her new book An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work, she writes: 'Bed death was the excuse offered by clients who …

Love Sex Sex Work Man Woman Charlotte Memoir Of Love And Sex Work

4 months, 1 week ago

The Australian star and other Olympians turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system

Daily Mail

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans - known for sexually explicit content - to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. When asked by The Associated Press about athletes turning to OnlyFans, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, 'I would assume that athletes, like all citizens, are …

Olympics Athletes Sex Sex Work British Work Pay

Filters

Articles for Sex Work

Gilgo Beach killings: A timeline of the investigation

The tragedy and triumph of Superman’s Margot Kidder

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

Belgium sex workers get maternity leave, sick days in a world first

Prostitutes win the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world

‘Opportunity for us to exist,’ THIS country becomes first country to recognise sex workers’ rights

A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

Maharashtra polls: Mumbai's sex workers rue being cast aside by political parties

Hologram of murdered sex worker generates tips, but no breakthrough yet

PETER VAN ONSELEN: Imagine a male sex worker came to Australia with a mission to sleep with teenage girls. Why is Tony Burke dodging the Bonnie Blue visa issue?

Why I fear Bonnie Blue's on-camera orgy with teenage boys will end in unthinkable tragedy, writes AMANDA GOFF

I Worked In A Gentlemen's Club. Here's The Uncomfortable Truth Many Married Women Won't Face.

The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workers

Human Rights Concerns: Justice Sujoy Paul Warns of Violence and Discrimination Against Sex Workers

Anora movie 2024: Mikey Madison and Sean Baker’s film is beloved by critics. As a sex worker, I find it a bit more complicated.

The real nightmare in Sean Baker’s 'Anora' isn’t what you expect

His Palme d’Or may change things, but for now, he can still go to the movies in L.A.

Zeze Millz debate on whether ‘Marriage is a form of prostitution’ divides internet

Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working

Kamala Harris’ revolutionary push to treat sex-trafficked children as victims, not criminals

‘Sex work’ advocacy in California is harming children

I Found Out About My Boyfriend’s Sexual History. Then I Dumped Him. My Friend Is Appalled.

Former sex worker reveals the WILDEST fantasies clients ever requested that their wives refused to perform

The Australian star and other Olympians turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a 'broken' finance system