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THE rise of the “sex work is real work” discourse has erased the inherent violence and harm that women involved in prostitution experience on a daily basis.
Seeing Mikey Madison at the Oscars recently on accepting her award for Best Actress in Anora take a moment to “recognise and honour the sex work community” couldn’t be further away from the reality we see and hear about.
The TUC conference this week debated whether to support decriminalisation of prostitution. Women desperate to get the right support to leave the industry, desperate to see a future are being sidelined by the pro-sex work lobby. There are limited options for women who want to exit prostitution (research indicates nine out of 10 women want to do so) and if by some miracle there is a specialist support service in their area, it usually doesn’t include exiting support.
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