The first EdFringe 2015 theatre digest
From the experiences of young black women to depression in men via the armed forces and gendered toys, this is the first round-up of theatre reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 from Megan Stodel
sex work
Should we decriminalise the sex industry? My heart says no but my head says otherwise
Kay Page on the current debate about the decriminalisation of sex work, and why it's not a question that can be easily answered, even for feminists
Rumpy Pumpy! misses the mark
This confused musical about sex work and the Women's Institute leaves Suzanne Duffy with more questions than it answers
More reviews from EdFringe
We finish our theatre reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 with a handful more on plays about body image, poverty and sex work
An aversion to a new version
Meshing a contemporary story of foot prostitution with a comedic retelling of the 18th century novel Fanny Hill is an interesting idea. But, concludes Alicia Rodriguez, The Fanny Hill Project v2.0 fails to convince that the two stories have that many parallels
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
17 December: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
In this specially extended blog post for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, Molly, a member of the Sex Worker Open University, argues against feminist rhetoric, campaigns and legal policies that threaten sex workers' safety worldwide
SWOU statement on the Soho raids
A press release from the Sex Worker Open University in response to Wednesday night's police raids of sex work premises
Outing, platforms, harassment and privilege
A guest post by Everyday Whorephobia about the dangers and injustice of sex workers and trans* people being outed against their will
Why crimes against sex workers should be treated as hate crimes
Most sex workers find it difficult to report rape or violence because of the stigma associated with prostitution. Ruth Jacobs argues for a model that treats crimes against sex workers as hate crimes, a model that has been successful in increasing reporting of crimes and convictions in Merseyside
Why this class-conscious feminist probably won’t be calling herself a socialist much more
The male Left's tendency to focus on a unifying working class struggle ignores the differing experiences of men and women, argues Elisa, particularly when it comes to sex work
“But I’m having fun. I like it.”
MarinaS argues reading In Her Own Words is more than a debate of for or against sex work. She argues that we should read it because it is a captivating story of an interesting person.
Sex work, trafficking and the Olympics: the case for a moratorium
Stop the Arrests Campaign, a coalition of sex worker rights activists and supporters, is calling for a moratorium on arrests, detention and deportation of sex workers in London with immediate effect until the end of the Olympic Games
Sex work and the see-saw of morality
Guest blogger Vic discusses how she forced to re-examine her feminist principles after her ex-partner revealed that he had slept with a sex worker.
Weekly round-up and open thread
Time for our weekly round-up of links and an open thread - feel free to add links to stuff we missed!
‘Because sex workers shouldn’t have to be dead to be on film’
Ania Ostrowska reviews the first ever London Sex Worker Film Festival and argues that sex workers' rights are a feminist issue
