Allegro Non Troppo

9 Jul 2009

Allegro Non Troppo – Sex Workers

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SEX WORKER RIGHTS:
Every day, all over the world women and children are forced into prostitution. Their fight for freedom is being fought by advocates, human rights organisations and community groups. But what if Prostitution is a chosen profession? What are the legal, social and health implications? Sex worker’s rights advocates argue that sex workers should have the same basic human and labour rights as other working people.

A sex worker by definition is a person paid to sexually gratify or arouse a customer. Sex workers may or may not be able to be pigeon holed into any particular sexuality boxes.
Within Australia and the world there are many types of sex workers â€“ Prostitutes escorts, dominatrix, pornography models, Phone or web cam workers as well as peep show workers.
The activities of sex workers can depend on the laws of the country or State. Through the implementation of laws sex workers activities are regulated, controlled, tolerated, or prohibited.

In most countries, even those where sex work is legal, sex workers are stigmatized and marginalized, which can prevent them from seeking legal redress for discrimination.

A sex worker may encounter racial discrimination, non payment from a client assault or rape. A lesbian sex worker may be further stigmatized and marginalized by both their choice of profession and their sexual identity.

Today in the studio we have Christian who is the National Representative of Male Sex Workers through Scarlet Alliance and a Member of Vixen