Flere studier tyder på at kriminalisering av sexarbeid fører til økt hivsmitte. Det er bred internasjonal enighet om at avkriminalisering av sexarbeid bidrar til bekjempelsen av hivsmitte. I Norge føres en ideologisk debatt som neglisjerer sexarbeidernes helse.
Bør det tradisjonelle begrepet «prostitusjon» erstattes av «sexarbeid»?
Sex workers have used the internet over the last decade to carve out some independence, safety, and community in their work.
The 80 pages report titled 'What do sex workers think about the French Prostitution Act' is the result of a large scale research led by Medecins du Monde with the participation of 24 organisations working with sex workers. 583 sex workers took part in the research which included 38 focus groups and 70 in-depth intervews.
“This legislation is a direct attack on the self-determination of women, femmes, POC, people with disabilities, queers and transfolk”, she says. “In sex work, many marginalised people have found a financially viable way to make money, and I feel that this legislation reflects a desire to control and subdue these specific demographics.”
Bør det tradisjonelle begrepet «prostitusjon» erstattes av «sexarbeid»?
Sex workers have used the internet over the last decade to carve out some independence, safety, and community in their work.
The 80 pages report titled 'What do sex workers think about the French Prostitution Act' is the result of a large scale research led by Medecins du Monde with the participation of 24 organisations working with sex workers. 583 sex workers took part in the research which included 38 focus groups and 70 in-depth intervews.
“This legislation is a direct attack on the self-determination of women, femmes, POC, people with disabilities, queers and transfolk”, she says. “In sex work, many marginalised people have found a financially viable way to make money, and I feel that this legislation reflects a desire to control and subdue these specific demographics.”
