sasquatch 7413 Report post Posted January 22, 2014 There has been a lot to say about sex work in Canada this past year. There are ongoing debates about the criminalization of sex work after the monumental Supreme Court decision to strike down three major prostitution laws that were ruled as dangerous. And now a new structure called the Nordic model might be introduced which would criminalize pimps and johns, instead of the sex workers, and in many ways would erase a lot of the progress that has been made on behalf of advocates for sex workers, such as the Sex Professionals of Canada (SPOC). It seems clear there are quite a few misunderstandings about who sex workers are, what they do, and how they operate. Even the clearest of debates seems to have two different conversations happening at the same time: Itâ??s a service! Itâ??s a sin! Itâ??s a right! Itâ??s a crime! We wanted to speak to a pro who has been at it for years who could help shed some light on this mostly foggy subject. I sat down with Valerie Scott, a former prostitute who works as the legal coordinator at SPOC, at her apartment in Downtown, Toronto. She spoke candidly about her experience in the industry and what she thinks about todayâ??s state of affairs. [url]http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/valerie-scott-says-your-great-aunt-was-probably-a-sex-worker[/url] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
