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Sex workers seeking decriminalization—and equality

July 2, 2008October 20, 2021
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SPOC in the News

By Diane Walsh / Website Originally published in Victoria’s Lower Island News July/August 2008, Volume 25, Issue #4, page 17 Vancouver—For as long as anyone can remember Canada’s hypocritical solicitation laws have been controversial. Prostitution goes unchecked for a time—and for

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Decriminalization VS. Legalization

June 30, 2008October 20, 2021
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by Gregory Beatty Escort agencies, like those listed in Regina’s Yellow Pages, operate in legal limbo in Canada. They provide prostitutes a measure of security compared to working the street alone. But they also rarely report bad clients to police

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We All Scream for Happy Endings

June 28, 2008October 20, 2021
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Posted by Jenny / blogTO / June 28, 2008 When I went to New York a few years back, my then-boyfriend and I went for a romantic Valentine’s Day massage at a midtown spa. Aside from misplacing our reservation, the

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Sex Crime – Activist says prostitutes need the protection of legal legitimacy

June 17, 2008October 20, 2021
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Prairie Dog Magazine / July 17th, 2008 / Regina, Saskatchewan by Gregory Beatty In nearly 20 years of writing, I couldn’t even begin to guess how many interviews I’ve conducted. A thousand?Fifteen hundred? Who knows? And not once in that

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Sex Worker’s Lives Are Worth More Than This

June 11, 2008May 11, 2021
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Editorials

The Canadian justice system still doesn’t get it. There are so many things about this case including the testimony of Wayne Ryczak, sentenced to one day plus 14 months time served for the killing of 29-year-old Stephanie Beck, to make

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Unifying against the organ donor ban ANALYSIS – Sex workers, prisoners & drug users also affected

March 25, 2008October 20, 2021
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Shawn Syms / Xtra.ca / Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Gay men aren’t the only people officially discouraged from donating organs since Health Canada quietly enacted its controversial policy last December. Sex workers, prisoners and IV drug users are also subject

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Viruses, ethics & organs: a timeline

March 25, 2008October 20, 2021
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Shawn Syms / Xtra.ca / Tuesday, March 25, 2008 August 1986Two US men acquire HIV after receiving organs from an auto-crash victim. The donor had tested antibody-negative. June 1995Baseball legend Mickey Mantle stirs ethical controversy when he receives a liver

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Ryerson University and its neighbours

March 24, 2008October 20, 2021
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March 24th, 2008As submitted to The Ryersonian newspaper By: Jeffrey MacNeil, Margarita Awe, Tess McPhie, Titus Lo, Virginia Lang Ryerson University, located in the heart of downtown Toronto is the home to many students for eight months of the year.

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Eight ways to revolutionize the sex industry

January 3, 2008October 20, 2021
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ACTIVISM / While homos have made huge gains, sex workers have been left out in the cold Julia Garro / Xtra / Thursday, January 03, 2008 Regulation of sex has been at the heart of many queer struggles. From the

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LEGAL LIMBO

January 3, 2008October 20, 2021
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Julia Garro / Xtra / Thursday, January 03, 2008 Although it isn’t illegal to sell sex for money in Canada sections 210 to 213 of the Criminal Code make it damn near impossible to practice sex work both safely and

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Details on ‘bad date’ website challenged

December 21, 2007October 20, 2021
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DAKSHANA BASCARAMURTY | Globe and MailDecember 21, 2007 (Please CLICK HERE for SPOC’s response to this article) An advocacy group trying to alert prostitutes about “bad dates” is posting personal information about men accused of abusive behaviour – but some

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Some People Don’t Like Our Bad Client Lists

December 21, 2007May 11, 2021
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Editorials

The Globe and Mail article can be found on our news page, or by clicking HERE On December 21, 1985, the communicating law, Section 213 of the Canadian Criminal Code came into existence. Shortly afterwards, our colleagues began disappearing. This law

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