Following on from KayThi Win's speech at the AWID forum in April, Realitycheck.org have published this article .  The author, Chi Mgbako, illustrates:

'Women’s rights advocates who view all people in prostitution as “slaves” and make no distinction between those trafficked into prostitution and consenting adult sex workers who are in the trade by choice or circumstance often advocate for anti-sex trafficking policies that harm adult sex workers.'

Chi ends the article with a clear plea that 'the women’s rights movement should not embrace policies that harm female, male, and transgender sex workers.'

Register for the Sex Worker Freedom Festival here. 

Registration forms available in English, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Russian.

Come and join us in Kolkata! 

(Video courtesy of ANPSW)

Register for the Sex Worker Freedom Festival here. 

Application forms available in English, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Russian.

Come and join us in Kolkata! 

(Video courtesy of ANPSW)

Robert Carr, international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist, died a year ago today in Toronto.

Robert was a tireless campaigner for the health and human rights of people living with HIV and men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, sex workers, of all genders and transgender people.  He fought to secure the right of access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for the most marginalised communities. 

Robert remains an inspiration to us and is very sorely missed.