Porn, sexual exploitation and silencing of survivors: Danielle Strickland interviews MTR
PORN, Sexual Exploitation and why people are trying to silence the voice of survivors. November 14, 2016 Danielle Strickland I sat down with this global advocate and asked about her latest project, global prostitution, porn, the sex industry and why they hate her AND her latest book Prostitution Narratives… Melinda Tankard Reist is an author, […]
Why is Young Labor in bed with the sex industry?
Young Labor Didn’t Do its Homework Simone Watson* First published November 12 Tasmanian Labor’s agenda for its conference in Queenstown this weekend has promised an opportunity for ‘robust and spirited debate’. While the decriminalisation of brothels and the legalisation of some illicit drugs are being proposed by two separate branches of the party, the coupling […]
What it’s like being used by men to enact paedophile fantasies: Alice tells
Rape, humiliation and sick fantasies: Baby-faced ex-prostitute whose clients paid her to ‘act like a little girl’ reveals what REALLY goes on inside Australia’s sex industry By Belinda Grant Geary For Daily Mail Australia A former sex worker has lifted the lid on the secret world of prostitution and claims violence, child sex fantasies and rape […]
MTR on ABC Drum on attempts to silence sex trade survivors
See also: Sex industry rep tries to recruit prostitution survivor back into trade at book launch A very special launch in the West Here’s some pics from Friday nights launch in WA. Alice, Caitlin Roper, MTR, Simone Watson, Abigail Bray Abigail Bray launches Prostitution Narratives Alice shares her story MTR speaks at the book launch Special […]
‘Why sex is not work’: summary of lecture given to Catholic Commission for Employment Relations
I was honoured to be invited to deliver the biennial Bishop Manning lecture hosted by the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations at the Kirribilli Club recently. Bob Hawke and Noel Pearson preceeded me and I was the first woman to be asked. I spoke to our new book Prostitution Narratives: Stories of Survival in the […]
Sex industry rep tries to recruit prostitution survivor back into trade at book launch
The latest affront in an ongoing campaign of intimidation and harassment of Prostitution Narratives contributors and survivors Prostitution Narratives: Stories of survival in the sex trade was released by Spinifex Press in April. Since then, all connected with the book have been subjected to abuse, insults, vilification and threats. Our survivors have been endured torrents […]