Kate McGrew Director of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland YESTERDAY, 27 MARCH, marked the second anniversary of legislation which criminalised the purchase of sex in Ireland.
One escort site alone listed nearly 800 people on one day last week. If you add in those working in erotic massage, street workers, those advertising through various other escort websites and Grindr, as well as those who work only certain days or at weekends, then the number of sex workers in Ireland could run into several thousand.
The law does not respond to the circumstances of deep poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, and drug misuse that leads to coercion. Additionally, Uglymugs says there is a decrease in the number of victims who want to have their report communicated to gardaí.and pressures women, men and trans workers to put themselves in riskierWe believe that the criminalisation of those who purchase sex, under the Sexual Offenses Act, makes life more dangerous for sex workers because it forces them to work alone.
Increasing numbers of people and organisations in Ireland and internationally are rejecting an ideology that seeks to marginalise sex work.section in Scotland. The union is open to anyone in the adult entertainment industry, including sex workers, strippers, burlesque and go-go dancers and video cam workers.
Make it legal and free. Happy days!
Government basic approach to many issues is a very primal 'stop doing this or we will take away your freedom or send our enforcers around to your house and make you!' and then 'hope' that everybody will comply out of fear. So there isnt a whole lot of evidence of intelligence!!