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The Times: London sex workers ‘live in fear’ of teenage harassers with cameras
Groups are filming themselves charging into premises in the West End and posting the videos onlineAndy Silvester, London EditorSex workers in London’s West End are “living in fear” after being harassed by large groups of teenagers, who film themselves “charging” into their premises.In recent weeks dozens of incidents have occurred in which groups numbering as […]
Independent: Why are more women turning to sex work this year?
Sex work helplines have seen calls increase by a third in recent months, as more women seek to start – or restart – sex work. Radhika Sanghani speaks to sex workers and support workers to find out whyWhen Victoria was 18, she was earning minimum wage in McDonald’s, financially supporting her father who’d lost his job. […]
How the UK Online Safety Act is harming marginalized communities and setting a dangerous global precedent
By Repro Uncensored and the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP)The UK’s Online Safety Act is often described as a landmark effort to make the internet safer. Framed around protection, particularly of children, the law introduces sweeping duties for online platforms to identify and reduce the risk of harm on their services.But as the Act moves […]
2025 – Our Work This Year
Hookers, dykes and women of colour celebrate 50 years of making trouble, making historyThe year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the ECP. Along with Women of Colour in the Global Women’s Strike and Queer Strike, which are also celebrating their 50th anniversary, we held a sold-out event at the Bishopsgate Institute. All three organisations […]
Tryst.link: D17 Reflections On The Yorkshire Ripper & The English Collective of Prostitutes
“Some were prostitutes but perhaps the saddest part of the case is that some were not. The last six attacks were on totally respectable women.” – Sir Michael Havers, Attorney General.On 13 November 2020, Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper, died in prison. If you didn’t know who he was, you could get an […]
Meta Is Deleting Queer and Sex Worker Accounts, and Our Communities Are Being Erased With Them
By the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP)More than 45 queer and sex worker accounts have been removed across the UK, the Netherlands, and other countries in a coordinated wave of digital erasure. Meta is shutting down sex worker accounts, and the interconnected networks we belong to including queer collectives, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights […]