Refuting the lies, debunking the myths There’s nothing quite like receiving the first copy of the new book you’ve just had published, in the mail. You take it out of its packaging. You run your hands over the cover. You flick through (hoping no mistakes will leap out!). You turn it around in your hands. […]
Maybe next time there could be an exhibition for survivors like me? By Donna* Last month a new exhibition – X-Rated; the sex industry in the ACT – opened at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). The exhibition is funded by the ACT Government and the Interchange General Practice. It is of particular interest […]
I wrote earlier how the sex industry went into overdrive over some fair questioning on ABC Lateline last week. The industry’s meltdown over the program demonstrated how hostile it is to any light being shed on the realities of the business of sexploitation which profits from the bodies of women. This blog post exposes the facts […]
The sex industry’s reaction to even mild questioning of its position demonstrates how any discussion about prostitution is shut down in Australia. When an industry is used to having its way day after day and rarely being called to account, it’s a rare moment when a serious national current affairs program such as ABC’s Lateline […]
Brothel legalisation: a Top End race to the bottom Caroline Norma …Tollner’s proposal to brothels is particularly cynical, given the population demographics of the Territory. As LNG development proceeds in Darwin, the city will host increasingly large numbers of white, cashed-up men who are a well-worn target consumer group of the sex industry. Only a small […]
Statements from NORMAC and Abolish Prostitution Now following Amnesty state AGMs on weekend NORDIC MODEL AUSTRALIA COALITION (NORMAC) Media Release 10/05/2014 AMNESTY BRANCHES OPPOSE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S SEX INDUSTRY AGENDA. A resolution has been passed today by Amnesty branches in Tasmania and Queensland which advocates for an abolitionist approach to prostitution. This decision conflicts with the […]
MTR condemns trade in girl’s virginity on Sunrise and Morning Show UPDATE: School girl withdrawn from virginity auction See also: ‘Why virginity is a best seller: how the sex industry profits from an Asian girl’s first time, Caroline Norma, MTR blog ‘Selling women on virtual auction blocks: 19 y.o Chinese student ‘must be sold!’, […]
If the market wants young, petite, fresh Asian women for sexual use then that’s what it’ll get Caroline Norma Pimps won’t be surprised that bidding has reached $15,000 for a 19-year-old ‘virgin’ Chinese woman currently up for auction for four days of sex. Pimps know what men will pay for, and they know the business […]
Sydney escort agency trading in a woman’s vulnerability The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday that a Sydney escort agency, My Out Call, was auctioning the virginity of a 19-year-old female Chinese student on line. According to the report, the student was in debt. There were already a number of rival bidders offering up to $15,000 to use […]
Addressing the myths of the prostituted Asian woman On July 3 the Sydney Morning Herald ran an article titled ‘Low prices fuel exotic sex trade’ . Accompanied by an alluring photo and informing us that prostitutes from Asian backgrounds offer more exotic services than their Caucasian counterparts and for less money, it read almost like […]
Canberra needs to follow the Swedish model and provide exit programs for prostituted women. Caroline Norma, a valued contributor to the MTR blog, wrote this piece in response to an article in The Canberra Times March 6 (‘Sex trade eyes the suburbs’) about sex industry pressure for less regulation and more brothels to expand Canberra’s […]
