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Getting paid for sex is my kick: a qualitative study of male sex workers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
As with its female counterpart, male sex work (MSW) has generally been regarded as deeply problematic, either because of negative societal attitudes to the selling of sex or the prevalence of psychosocial and economic problems amongst those attracted to ...
Christmann, Kris, Wilcox, Aidan
core   +1 more source

Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies

open access: yesPLoS Medicine, 2018
Background Sex workers are at disproportionate risk of violence and sexual and emotional ill health, harms that have been linked to the criminalisation of sex work.
L. Platt   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex Work and Class [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Prostitution scandals stigmatize workers for their entire lives, but the politician involved is marred for only one news cycle. “White knight” feminists shame women for sexually catering to the patriarchy but talk from a place of economic privilege ...
Gabryszewska, Maria
core   +1 more source

Culturally competent health care for sex workers: an examination of myths that stigmatize sex work and hinder access to care

open access: yesSexual and Relationship Therapy, 2019
Sex workers are individuals who offer sexual services in exchange for compensation (i.e. money, goods, or other services). Within the United States, the full-service sex work (FSSW) industry generates 14 billion dollars annually there are estimated to be
Danielle A Sawicki   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sex Traffickers: Friend or foe?

open access: yesAnti-Trafficking Review, 2022
This article addresses the knowledge gap surrounding human traffickers in Malaysia. Based on qualitative interviews with women identified as victims of trafficking, it explores the women’s perception of their traffickers and their migration experience ...
Haezreena Hamid
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Workers’ Access to Police Assistance in Safety Emergencies and Means of Escape from Situations of Violence and Confinement under an “End Demand” Criminalization Model: A Five City Study in Canada

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2021
There is limited available evidence on sex workers (SW) ability to access police protection or means of escaping situations of violence and confinement under an “end demand” criminalization model.
Anna-Louise Crago   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A bene placito*: Narratives of sex work

open access: yes, 2020
Sex work is often interpreted through master narratives that see women as victimized and subjected to stigmas and negative attitudes. This paper offers an insight into narratives that challenge or can be seen as an alternative to these narratives.
Fabio I. M. Poppi, Sveinung Sandberg
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring the Effectiveness of Diversion Programs for Women Involved in Commercial Sex: A Comparison of Sex-Trafficked and Non-Trafficked Individuals

open access: yesSocial Sciences
Diversion programs are increasingly used as alternatives to criminal penalties for women involved in commercial sex, yet limited research has examined how such programs support behavior change across diverse subgroups, particularly between sex-trafficked
Noam Haviv, Dominique Roe-Sepowitz
doaj   +1 more source

Sex in the City: Prostitution in the Age of Global Migrations

open access: yesJournal of Transnational American Studies, 2012
The article traces the history and current role of gendered migration and sexual labor through an exploration of the contradictions inherent in gendered migration in which rural youth are migrating to the cities of the developing world while sex ...
Lillian S. Robinson
doaj   +1 more source

Mulheres (in)visíveis: prostituição, trabalho e migrações nas ruas de Lisboa

open access: yese-cadernos ces, 2021
Individuals engaged in street prostitution constitute one of the most precarious sectors of modern societies (Mac and Smith, 2018), where migrant women face increased difficulties related to their vulnerable position, resulting from the overlay of ...
Rebeca Amorim Csalog
doaj   +1 more source

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