Joe578
@joe578.bsky.social
Research scientist and optimistic believer that scientific evidence could actually be used to inform policy-making on sex work and migration.
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Scotland is threatening to introduce a ban on the purchase of sex, despite evidence that it will not reduce the number of people in sex work, or incidents of trafficking or exploitation.
www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotlan...
www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotlan...
MSPs call for views on Bill to criminalise those buying sex
People with “lived experience” of prostitution and others are being urged to share their views on a Bill that could see men jailed for buying sex. Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee is seeking…
www.ireland-live.ie
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Scotland is threatening to introduce a ban on the purchase of sex, despite evidence that it will not reduce the number of people in sex work, or incidents of trafficking or exploitation.
www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotlan...
www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotlan...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/05/ash-...
Ash Regan needs to listen to the sex workers and see the peer reviewed research done on the Nordic Model, before taking this dangerous step.
Ash Regan needs to listen to the sex workers and see the peer reviewed research done on the Nordic Model, before taking this dangerous step.
Ash Regan's Unbuyable Bill lodged in parliament
Ash Regan MSP formally lodged a bill in parliament this week creating a new offence of paying for sexual acts, and ending the criminalisation for sex workers. The name of the bill – Proposed Prostitut...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/05/ash-...
Ash Regan needs to listen to the sex workers and see the peer reviewed research done on the Nordic Model, before taking this dangerous step.
Ash Regan needs to listen to the sex workers and see the peer reviewed research done on the Nordic Model, before taking this dangerous step.
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Follow @scotland4decrim on Instagram (no BlueSky account yet!) to support sex workers in Scotland organising for their rights, against Ash Regan’s bill and in favour of full decrim. Language isn’t the issue - it’s the material consequences for sex workers. Criminalisation endangers sex workers.
Is the Scottish Government serious about reducing prostitution, or do they want a thriving 'sexual services' sector? Shona Craven asks ✍️
Read the full article here: www.thenational.scot/politics/251...
Read the full article here: www.thenational.scot/politics/251...
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Follow @scotland4decrim on Instagram (no BlueSky account yet!) to support sex workers in Scotland organising for their rights, against Ash Regan’s bill and in favour of full decrim. Language isn’t the issue - it’s the material consequences for sex workers. Criminalisation endangers sex workers.
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ICYMI Belgium listened to sex workers' needs and decriminalised sex work! Criminalisation of sex work creates vulnerability and increases violence.
These laws were brought in while increasing sentences for rape and centring consent within the law.
These laws were brought in while increasing sentences for rape and centring consent within the law.
Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law
They will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance and sick days.
www.bbc.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICYMI Belgium listened to sex workers' needs and decriminalised sex work! Criminalisation of sex work creates vulnerability and increases violence.
These laws were brought in while increasing sentences for rape and centring consent within the law.
These laws were brought in while increasing sentences for rape and centring consent within the law.