Tag: prostitution

Choice Feminism on The Talk

I don’t watch The Talk but someone on Twitter sent me a link to this segment, which aired earlier today, in which the hosts discuss a Las Vegas strip club that is…

The Grand Prix is a paradise for male entitlement

This past weekend, checkered flags decorated downtown Montreal as it hosted the Canadian Grand Prix, a Formula One race that generates around $90 million ($75 from tourists alone) for the city which…

The sex industry’s attack on feminists

This article was originally published at Truthdig. Pornographers have long defended the products and practices of their extremely profitable industry as “free speech,” even as they sexualize male power and violence against…

In support of Meghan Murphy, in support of feminism

On May 1st, a number of Canadian pro-sex work groups released an open letter to rabble.ca. The letter demanded that rabble, “end [its] association with [Meghan Murphy] as editor and columnist” on…

#CountingDeadWomen in the #FacesofProstitution

The #FacesofProstitution hashtag sprung up in response to a post republished on an Australian news website/online women’s mag, Mamamia. It’s a site which pushes a lot of talk about being really supportive…

Across Canada, protesters demand justice for Cindy Gladue

Over one hundred people gathered Thursday morning outside the Provincial Court of BC to demand justice for Cindy Gladue and other missing and murdered Indigenous women. The demonstration was one of 26…

Canada’s new prostitution law: Separating fact from fiction

In 2014, Canada made history by creating prostitution legislation that recognizes prostituted people are not criminals, but that those who exploit them are. Previous laws treated prostitution as a public nuisance instead…