Carole 214 Report post Posted January 20, 2007 Another documentary also on CBC Newsworld: http://www.cbc.ca/thelens/program_230107.html A SAFER SEX TRADE Tuesday January 23, 2007 & Saturday January 27, 2007 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld "The sex trade is a valid career option today if managed properly", - Scarlett Lake, Vancouver madam Scarlett is a highly successful madam with 30 years under her belt in the sex trade business; Simone is a high-class sex worker who services wealthy clients in five Western Canadian cities; and Jennifer is a former drug addicted prostitute who now works tirelessly to offer support to sex trade workers on the streets. These women have had different experiences in the sex trade business, but they're united by one concern-the safety of women in their stigmatized industry. Jennifer exposes the ugly side of Vancouver's streets, where Canada's current laws have led to the increasing marginalization of street walkers and have made the women at the front lines of the notorious Downtown Eastside particularly vulnerable. It's a danger that made international headlines last year with the arrest of Robert Willie Pickton, charged with the murder of 26 women, many of them Vancouver sex trade workers. On the other side are high-priced sex workers like Simone, who are not at such risk. Their expensive services are advertised in the yellow pages as escort agencies, and are taxed and operated under tacit approval of the police. "The sex trade is a valid career option today if managed properly," says Scarlett, who now speaks publicly about her work as a madam and her belief that prostitution should be legalized. A Safer Sex Trade explores this double standard at work by putting faces to the women who represent both perspectives: life in the high rise and on the street. A Safer Sex Trade was produced and directed by Carolyn Allain and co-written with David Ray. The documentary is produced by Cheap and Dirty Productions Inc., in association with CBC Newsworld. A Safer Sex Trade Visit the official film website to watch a trailer and read more about the film. http://www.cheapanddirty.ca/index_safer.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
