Sex Work in Canada & Beyond

Montreal Stripper Strike: Goldman, who also works as an escort, says she’s always been painfully aware that sex workers are not awarded the same labour protections as other workers in Canada, given that parts of the industry are criminalized. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…

3 Canadian police officers arrested for sexually assaulting a prostitute in a taxi in Barcelona “One of them is the one who allegedly sexually assaulted the woman, while another hit her in the face, and the third was the co-pilot of the vehicle.” europapress.es/catalunya/noti…

The vulnerability of sex workers in South Africa: a call for decriminalisation Sex workers in South Africa are facing deepening vulnerability as criminalisation, social stigma, and a worsening funding crisis continue to limit access to rights, protection and support services. These concerns were raised at a seminar hosted by the Research Chair in Gender, Transformation and Worldmaking, together with the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedure at the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Faculty of Law, and the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT). Held under the theme, “Practices of Sexual Freedom”, the engagement brought together academics, activists and civil society representatives to unpack the lived realities of sex workers, ongoing debates around decriminalisation and constitutional rights, and the growing financial pressures threatening social justice organisations. Read more: capeargus.co.za/weekend-argus/…

“The bill also recognizes sex work not exercised under exploitative conditions as a legal economic activity under the French employment code. It proposes tax breaks as incentives to create businesses where sex workers hold effective control…” verfassungsblog.de/sex-work-franc…

‘Society Is Built to Keep Us in the Gutter’: Sex Workers in Montreal to Strike During F1 Weekend This latest “whoreganization” effort is part of sex workers’ fight for labour rights and decriminalization. A collective of Montreal sex workers is calling on strippers and erotic masseuses to go on strike during the Grand Prix weekend. While the F1 weekend is a lucrative time for club management, sex workers say that it’s synonymous with rowdy, cheap clients, steep bar fees and higher rates of assault. On Saturday, May 23, the throngs of tourists who flock to Montreal for more than just fast cars might not get their fix of scantily clad dancers, lap dances or happy endings. On that day, Montreal’s Sex Work Autonomous Committee is inviting sex workers and allies to participate in activities and a protest — and encourage sex workers to deprive the city of their services. Their demands? Abolishing the bar fee in strip clubs. Gaining worker status with Quebec’s labour board, the CNESST, to get protections like sick leave, disability, Employment Insurance, and a way to report unjust or unsafe labour practices. Fully decriminalizing sex work. And eventually, even a wage. Read more: therover.ca/society-is-bui…

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 412 women have been arrested. In contrast, following the release of the Epstein files, not a single man has been arrested.

@SaulStaniforth Boy George gets 15 months for falsely imprisoning male escort cbc.ca/news/entertain…

People are boycotting Eurovision because of the inclusion of Israel, which is engaged in a brutal occupation & genocide of the Palestinian people. Boy George says he won't join the boycott because he has Jewish friends. Conflating Jewish people with Israel is antisemitic.

I’m editing an anthology with Working Girls Press about sex workers who’ve helped us get our footing, from locker room advice, to screening tips, to lesser known advocates who introduced us to the labor movement. Read the full call & send your pitch! workinggirlspress.subfolios.com/submit/587/our…

Seven centuries of sex work in Belgium brusselstimes.com/2120929/pleasu…

@Suzierizzo1 @Bills_gallery Wrong. Long arranged to meet someone who advertised as an ADULT sex worker, but who turned out to be an undercover detective. This was a police sting. Adult consensual sex work should not be criminalized or conflated with human trafficking.

@Bills_gallery This is a sex trafficking ring that has minors in it. This is not just a prostitute making money herself. They’re being forced to and he knew along with his other J6 buddy that it was wrong,but still did it.

MAGA Influencer Craig Long was arrested in a Human trafficking sting operation that Chris Hansen was apart of. This is like the third sting in a month that that a MAGA Trumo supporter has been arrested including ICE agents.

@john389904 @eddiedean69 Picking up on an incel vibe here, john. Sex "workers" sell a service, just like a masseuse, a construction worker, a therapist, etc. Your death-wish conveys an extreme level of hostility that must be hard to live with. I suggest that you seek support asap.

@CanadianSexPro @eddiedean69 What do they sell then??They are objects to be used by disgusting customers....They reduce themselves to extreme disgusting piglets which can't be respected by anybody.....nowonder death should be used as their punishment together with their disgusting customers.

People saying sex work is “selling your body” really rubs me the wrong way. No one is buying my body - they’re paying for my time, attention and services. I retain my autonomy and don’t relinquish control of my own body

@ProudSocialist Is responding to an ad & setting up a session with someone you believe to be an adult sex-worker the same as human trafficking in the US?

BREAKING: MAGA influencer Craig Long has just been arrested after being caught in a human sex trafficking sting operation. The accused Sex Trafficker was just pictured with Donald Trump and Trump Jr. at a UFC fight in Miami on April 11, 2026.

‘80s XXX Star Tiffany Clark Dies at 65 WEST PALM BEACH, FL - ‘80s XXX star and AVN Hall of Fame inductee Tiffany Clark has passed away after a long bout with cancer. She died on May 1 and was 65. A member of the exclusive circle of Golden Age stars, Clark was married to legendary adult director Fred Lincoln during the heady days of pre-Giuliani New York and “p🔞rno chic,” when a lot of adult movie production still took place in New York City. In New York, Clark became a popular performer on the underground scene and working on projects with Lincoln. As mentioned by Silver, the couple operated world-famous swinger’s club Plato’s Retreat for a short time. “I am heartbroken at the loss of Tiffany Clark,” said ‘80s star Amber Lynn. “I worked with her in the movies Shaking Up and Cocktails in New York in 1985. She took me home as a birthday gift for her husband Fred Lincoln one night and her, Fred and Jamie [Gillis] and I couples-dated to the infamous Plato’s Retreat and frequented the Hellfire Club NYC. She is an amazing woman, and a legendary performer who will he missed greatly. May she rest in power.” Read more: avn.com/news/video/80s…

Decriminalise sex trade to protect workers' rights iol.co.za/news/2016-08-1…

Sex workers' rights advocate Nia Óla responds to a TikTok user who comments "sex work is not empowering."

Black sex worker from Sweden thanks Chicago's @InaraLorde for speaking out against the Nordic Model approach to prostitution.

Jenna Love, host of the @SomebodyYouPod explains that the Nordic Model approach to prostitution doesn't only criminalize sex workers' clients.

Letters: Socialist Worker on sex work is a must read! socialistworker.co.uk/letters/letter…

What we call “sex work” – and what it says about society Do you say someone is engaged in “sex work” or do you use euphemisms like “the oldest profession in the world,” “business escort,” and the like? That’s exactly the topic of an exhibition in Bonn. A new exhibition at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, “Sex Work: A Cultural History,” looks at the ways in which sex work has been portrayed, regulated, and experienced in different societies and historical periods. The exhibition’s curators describe the subject as “a terrain steeped in moralizing and highly political discourses.” Bringing together artworks, archival materials, legal documents, and contemporary voices, the exhibition shows how sex work is shaped—and sometimes distorted—in public discourse. Without advocating a particular political approach, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on how their views were formed – through media reports, social expectations, or the language they adopted growing up. Source: en.vijesti.me/amp/805545/Wha…