By Andrew Moran A growing number of graduates and postgraduate students in the United Kingdom are entering the sex trade industry by taking such jobs as pole-dancing, stripping, lap-dancing, escorting and prostitution. Many are entering this field in order to finance their post-secondary education and keep up with both the costs of living and tuition. […]
Lay off lap dancersCategorising lap dancing clubs as “sex encounter establishments” must be seen in the context of government plans to further criminalise sex workers and clients. It would stigmatise and segregate women working in these clubs, making it harder for women to insist on their rights and report exploitation.No reference is being made to […]
COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSALSWe oppose the government’s proposals which would create new offences: 1) a new criminal offence of paying for sex with a person controlled for gain; 2) a new civil order to enable police to close brothels; and 3) amendments to the Sexual Offences Act 1985, to remove the requirements of persistence, annoyance and […]