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Research on Sex Work
Best
Practices Policy Project
The Best Practices Policy Project is an organization dedicated to
creating excellence amongst organizations and advocates working with sex
workers in the United States. We produce materials for policy environments, address research and
academic concerns and provide NGOs with technical assistance. Everything
that we do is guided by principles that protect the rights of people who
engage in commercial sex in all its forms. End
Demand Fact Sheet
A
coalition of advocates and sex worker rights organizations have produced
materials critiquing "end demand" style programming. Proponents of "end demand" style programming such as
"John's Schools" or increased arrest of clients of
prostitution, claim that the measures only punish the men who
purchase sex and protect women who sell sex. However, programs working
with sex workers across the United States have found that intensive
"end demand" programs increase law enforcement activities
against all people in public space. Furthermore,
these programs allow conservatives to channel hard won social service
funding into policing efforts. This
downloadable fact sheet cites research that illustrates the real results
of "end demand" programming. Model
Decriminalization Legislation
(from PENET)
PENET Editor's Note: This was proposed
legislation, not yet adopted in South Australia. This is submitted as
model legislation which decriminalizes and regulates the industry. In
Australia there is a precedent for this legislation. For example, The
Prostitution ACT of 1992 (currently in effect) from the Australian
Capital Territories contains some of these provisions, but is not a
complete model for decriminalization. Please note that a number of the
regulations below contradict some sex workers' rights agendas. These are
explained in the editor's
notes linked to this text [on PENET]. Network
of Sex Work Projects
In 1991 an informal alliance of sex workers and organizations that
provide services to sex workers formed as the Network of Sex Work
Projects. NSWP is a legally constituted international organisation for
promoting sex workers' health and human rights. With member
organizations in more than 40 countries, the Network develops
partnerships with technical support agencies to work on
independently-financed projects. This site is full of resources,
articles, etc.
http://www.nswp.org Prostitutes'
Education Network
The Prostitutes' Education Network is an information service about
legislative and cultural issues as they effect prostitutes and other sex
workers. The service is comprised of information for sex workers and
activists/educators who study issues of decriminalization, human rights
in the context of prostitution, violence against prostitutes and women,
sex workers and pornography, as well as current trends in legislation
and social policy in the U.S. and internationally. Sex
Work Matters
The Sex Work Matters project is organized by colleagues of New School
University and the City University of New York, and aims to provide a
forum for dialogue among scholars, activists and analysts involved in
issues surrounding sex work. The centerpiece of this project was a
conference that took place March 30, 2006.
http://sexworkmatters.net
Desiree
Alliance is a coalition of sex workers, health professionals, social scientists,
professional sex educators and their supporting networks. We seek to
encourage a better understanding of human sexuality by promoting ethical
and unbiased research into sexual subcultures; to promote saner and more
sensible approaches to policies relating to adult sexual health and
behavior. We use this information to educate and empower the public to
have healthy and rational attitudes about sexuality.
Desiree
Alliance is a Project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), a
501(c)(3) non-profit.
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