Being Amber Rhea

links for 2009-04-16

• Waking Vixen » Blog Archive » Sex Workers, Murder, and False Securities
  "We can talk about safety infinitely, but the fact remains that sex workers are at risk. Taking security measures and being on the defensive are all well and good, but there are only so many ways you can defend yourself against violence and exploitation that is embedded in the patriarchy. Being on the defensive is a band aid, it is not a long term solution. The long term solution is that governments need to stop telling us what we can and cannot do with our bodies, and men need to stop being violent toward sex workers. We can and will fight those problems hard and loud, but sadly, sex workers can’t stop violence all by ourselves."
  (tags: sexwork sexworkersrights important rights humanrights violence law safety death murder crime)

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