Dazed Magazineのインスタグラム(dazed) - 8月11日 19時42分
Student sex workers need safe spaces too:
The conversation surrounding sex work is a global discussion right now, with Hollywood stars such as @レナ・ダナム and#MerylStreep leading a charge against@Amnesty International’s campaign to decriminalise sex work. Many argue that decriminalisation would remove the stigma surrounding the industry, others say it’s a dangerous tactic.
This year, @goldsmithsuol has a new society on the horizon – one that doesn’t seek to judge, but just to help. The Goldsmiths Sex Worker Solidarity Society is the first UK university group that will focus on the aid and support of those within the sex industry.
We spoke to the society’s founders about why the group is so crucial. “We’d just like to know that there is a space for people to seek practical advice, where people can feel like they aren’t living in secret," said the girls. There are many people in the sex industry who are forced to live with secrets each and every day of their lives – something that can compromise their safety as well as their physical and mental health.
The founders put emphasis on the clear differences between trafficking, slavery, workers who are forced into the industry by circumstance and workers who make a choice. As a society, they want to acknowledge, embrace and raise awareness and tackle the black and white perceptions of sex work.
Although the society is currently open to all Goldsmiths students who are in solidarity with sex workers, the girls are also planning on offering exclusive safe spaces for members who are specifically involved in the industry. “Nobody should live in the shadows out of fear and shame," they said. “If you are a sex slave, you deserve to be heard and liberated, if you are forced into sex work by circumstance, then you deserve to be heard and helped, and if you choose to be a sex worker because it’s flexible and better paid than working in bar that could drop you at any minute, then you too deserve to be heard and protected.” – words Taylor McGraa @honestlytay ?@honestlytay and Ash J Robins #dazedinstastory
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