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Crossroads of choice: a qualitative study of the factors influencing decisions to transition from sex work among women engaged in sex work in Southern Uganda [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Women engaged in commercial sex work (WESW) are exposed to behavioral, biological, and structural factors that exacerbate their risk of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections.
Jennifer Nattabi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Josephine Nabayinda, Proscovia Nabunya, Joshua Kiyingi, Samuel Kizito, Flavia Namuwonge, Edward Nsubuga, Susan S. Witte, Fred M. Ssewamala   +9 more
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“Every day I grew stronger and stronger being there”.: empowerment through land-and art-based Peer Leader retreats with Indigenous and Northern young people

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
Indigenous adolescents in Canada are among those shouldering the impacts of colonialism and racism. Peer approaches and art-and-land-based programming have demonstrated promise to support empowerment and well-being, yet little is known about their ...
Lesley Gittings, Kalonde Malama, Carmen H. Logie, Candice L. Lys, Shira B. Taylor, Kayley Inuksuk Mackay, Amanda Kanbari, Samantha Parker, Clara McNamee   +8 more
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Queering Sex Work and Mobility

Anti-Trafficking Review, 2022
This paper explores the intersections of sex work, mobility, and gendered sexualities through a queer lens. It is based on a study that made use of digital storytelling and WhatsApp to engage 17 migrant and mobile sex workers in South Africa.
Ntokozo Yingwana
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The Lived Experiences of Male Sex Workers: A Global Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Sexes, 2023
The sex industry literature predominantly focuses on the lived experiences of cisgender female sex workers, their customers, and work dynamics. Recently, there has been a shift in the discourse regarding sex work as the sex industry has been openly ...
Michael G. Curtis, Joshua L. Boe
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Sex for seniors: how physicians discuss older adult’s sexuality

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2020
Background This study examined physicians’ perspectives on sexuality in later life. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted among 38 physicians with various specialties and they were asked to discuss sexuality in later life within the medical context.
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Inbar Levkovich, Moshe Mock, Uri Gur, Khaled Karkabi, Liat Ayalon   +5 more
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Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand

Social Sciences, 2021
In 2003, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) passed the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (PRA), which decriminalized sex work for NZ citizens and holders of permanent residency (PR) while excluding migrant sex workers (MSWs) from its protection. This is due to Section
Calum Bennachie, Annah Pickering, Jenny Lee, P. G. Macioti, Nicola Mai, Anne E. Fehrenbacher, Calogero Giametta, Heidi Hoefinger, Jennifer Musto   +8 more
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Review of the “Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality”

Philosophies, 2023
This paper is a review essay of the recently published Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Sex and Sexuality, edited by Brian D. Earp, Clare Chambers, and Lori Watson (2022). The anthology consists of an introduction and 40 essays, and it has eight parts:
Raja Halwani
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Sex Work, Essential Work: A Historical and (Necro)Political Analysis of Sex Work in Times of COVID-19 in Brazil

Social Sciences, 2020
Brazil has made international headlines for the government’s inept and irresponsible response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, sex worker activists have once again taken on an essential role in responding to the pandemic amidst State absences ...
Betania Santos, Indianarae Siqueira, Cristiane Oliveira, Laura Murray, Thaddeus Blanchette, Carolina Bonomi, Ana Paula da Silva, Soraya Simões   +7 more
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“I Will Not Be Dona Maria”: Rethinking Exploitation and Objectification in the Context of Work and Sex Work

Social Sciences, 2021
In many feminist and sociological accounts of sex work, the concept of exploitation resides on the subjacent notion of objectification, codified in the omnipresent belief that the sex worker sells their body.
Thaddeus Blanchette, Ana Paula Da Silva, Gustavo Camargo   +2 more
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Exploring the impact of military conflict on sex work in Ukraine: Women’s experiences of economic burden

Global Public Health, 2023
Little is known about the impact of military conflict on sex work from the perspective of sex workers. We attempt to explore the meaning of conflict on sex work by asking women about the changes that they have experienced in their lives and work since ...
Lisa Lazarus, Nicole Herpai, Daria Pavlova, Maureen A. Murney, Olga Balakireva, Tatiana Tarasova, Leigh McClarty, Michael Pickles, Sharmistha Mishra, Evelyn Forget, Marissa Becker, Rob Lorway   +11 more
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