A Model For Scotland

Exclusive - a prostitution survivor has accused the Scottish Government of siding with pimps and groomers after voting against Ash Regan's unbuyable bill. @TheScotsman 👇 scotsman.com/news/politics/…

I commend @AshReganMSP on her impressive campaign to pass a human rights centered and evidence based bill to address demand for sexual acts and better protect the women and girls that are victims of prostitution. While the bill did not pass, the fact that she got as far as she got and that so many MSPs voted for it is an achievement. It is no longer a taboo to advocate for an abolitionist framework.

This week's vote on @AshReganMSP's #Unbuyable bill was deeply disappointing. But the narrow vote margin & cross-party consensus on the need to outlaw paying for sex mean the next Government must action this reform on day 1. Change cannot come soon enough. Our statement 👇

@AshReganMSP @ScotlandModel @SP_Justice @RedLightExpose @BuildaGirlProj @GlasgowRestore We love you for standing with us and fighting with such determination to tell the truth about the realities of prostitution and the way forward by not criminalising victims, but instead addressing demand & finally holding perpetrators to account. #EndDemand

Diane Martin CBE, prostitution survivor & chair @scotlandmodel, has written to MSPs voting today on @AshReganMSP's Prostitution Bill. "The cost of doing nothing is already being paid by the bodies and minds of vulnerable women and girls...We are waiting. And we are watching."

Letter from Diane Martin CBE, Ruth Maguire MSP & Rhoda Grant MSP urging MSPs to back the Prostitution Bill.

Survivor @SISTERTeenybash CBE, SNP's Ruth Maguire & Labour's @RhodaGrant have written to MSPs urging them to back @AshReganMSP's vital Prostitution Bill at tomorrow's Stage 1 vote. "The time for action is now." Full letter 👇

UK Feminista is proud to stand with survivors & frontline services @ScotlandModel to support @AshReganMSP's #UnbuyableBill The bill would shift burden of criminality in Scotland off victims of sexual exploitation onto exploiters 👉 Act now amodelforscotland.org/take-action @JohnSwinney

By 16 January, MSPs will vote on whether to shift the burden of criminality off victims of sexual exploitation, on to perpetrators: men who pay for sex. Email your MSPs now and urge them to back @AshReganMSP's #UnbuyableBill! 👉 amodelforscotland.org/take-action @RhodaGrant

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire calls on the government to support @AshReganMSP's prostitution bill. "Does the First Minister agree that we must do all we can to make sure this legislation is fit for purpose and passes..." #FMQs

The evidence is clear: if we want to protect victims of exploitation and to disrupt sex trafficking networks, Scotland must strengthen our laws to tackle the root cause - male demand to buy sex. My Unbuyable bill provides a necessary first step in combating the scourge of male violence against women, by criminalising those who treat women and children as sexual products for sale and review. #16DaysOfActivism

On Wednesday I present my Unbuyable Bill to @SP_Justice Thanks to ALL survivors who campaign, many over decades, to share the raw reality of sexual exploitation of women & children to meet the demands of sex buyers. @RedLightExpose @BuildaGirlProj @ScotlandModel @GlasgowRestore🙏

Thank you, Ruth & Rhoda. Now it’s time for the Scottish Government to work with us to turn their Equally Safe vision into real action. Back the Unbuyable Bill to make the exploitation of sex-buying a crime and ensure every exploited person has a clear pathway to safety, support and recovery. #Unbuyable #EndExploitation #EquallySafe dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

What we normalize online shapes the next generation offline. Choose wisely. #CultureShift #Choice #HumanDiginity #EndExploitation #Sexploitation

Prostitution laws in Scotland are outdated and unjust. I've asked my MSPs to back @AshReganMSP's Unbuyable Bill to shift the burden of criminality off victims and onto perpetrators. Join me amodelforscotland.org/take-action @ScotlandModel

Book your place at @SWCwomen's fantastic event on @AshReganMSP's Unbuyable Bill - which would transform prostitution law in Scotland, finally recognising prostitution as violence against women. 🗓️ Sat 20 September, 11:00-15:00 👉 Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/understandin…

Maggie Chapman is wrong. I have listened to women in prostitution, to survivors, to frontline services. Their voices are clear: prostitution is exploitation, driven by male demand. I will never ignore or minimise their truth.