Sex Industry

Why I'm Opposed to Criminalising the Purchase of Sex

Kate L. Gould | Posted 02.02.2013 | UK Politics
Kate L. Gould

The Member of the Scottish Parliament, Rhoda Grant, believes sex workers are imbeciles who should be denied the right to earn a living and subjected to state-sanctioned sexual assault to ensure that they comply with the dictates imposed upon their profession. Not that she puts it quite like that.

Lucy Sherriff

Website Offers £15,000 For Students Willing To Have Sex With Strangers

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A website offering to arrange financial "sponsorship for scholars" in return for sex has renewed questions over whether higher tuition fees are drivin...

Dancing Dirty for the Disadvantaged

Kandy Klein | Posted 10.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Kandy Klein

To perceive the sex industry as a resource for those who desires can be judged as abnormal is to miss its role as a facility for those who are sometimes seen as being abnormal themselves, and so find themselves coming to us for a form of social sanctuary.

This House Would Decriminalise Prostitution

The Cambridge Union Society | Posted 25.06.2012 | UK Politics
The Cambridge Union Society

Talia Robertson, a first year student studying Politics, Psychology and Sociology argues in proposition. Anti-prostitution arguments are often couche...

Stag Party Stripper Organisers To Tutor University Master Students

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A company better known for organising stag parties which include strippers, lap-dancing and S&M "punishments" will be tutoring university students. ...

Is the ‘Porn Chic’ Tendency Affecting Girls’ and Boys’ Body Confidence?

Manu Sareen | Posted 29.05.2012 | UK Politics
Manu Sareen

Many young people upload photos of themselves on popular websites, and I am thrilled that so many take full advantage of the different social media. However, at the same time it is apparent that too many girls and boys are copying symbols and codes from the pornographic industry.

British Mum Accused Of Running Lucrative Prostitution Ring In NY

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK

Scottish woman Anna Gristina has been accused of running a multi-million-pound prostitution ring in New York. The 44-year-old mother-of-four who is...

Why Stripping Can Be A Feminist Act

Sheila Hageman | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Sheila Hageman

It's taken me a while to own that not only am I a feminist now, but I always have been, even when I was a stripper. And for me, being a feminist is about not apologising for the decisions I make or made about the ways I choose to use my body and see myself as a woman in this world.

Feminists Stage Meat Market Porn Protest

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK

Dressed as butchers and businessmen, feminist groups are protesting outside a porn trade summit in London, trading have fake female body parts in the...