TAAAP unequivocally supports full decriminalisation of sex work – not to be confused or conflated with legalisation models or with the Nordic model of criminalising clients – and self-determination & labour rights for sex workers.
You might ask why this is relevant to us and our goals as an aspec advocacy organisation. Here are three reasons.
Continue reading “Supporting International Sex Workers’ Day (June 2)”In honor of International Sex Worker’s Day, June 2, we are posting perspectives from ace and aro people who are or ever have done any kind of sex work. We defined “sex work” expansively, including any kind of kink, fetish, or domination work, pornography, sensual massage, webcam sex work, phone sex, erotic performance, sexual surrogacy, full-service sex work, or any other kind of sexual services performed for money.
Sex workers’ profession is often criminalized, and sex work is stigmatized and demeaned in most communities, and that includes within asexual and aromantic communities. It is important to lift up the voices of sex workers and support them in their efforts to live their lives with safety, dignity, and without social shame. For more information on the history of sex work and how to best support sex workers, check out our list on Bookshop.org here: https://bookshop.org/lists/deconstructing-patriarchal-sexuality.
Thank you to all who volunteered their time and shared their experiences.
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