Former sex-trade workers protested Tuesday in front of the Ontario Superior Court in light of a landmark decision last week that struck down three federal prostitution laws as unconstitutional.
The women, from across Ontario and British Columbia, argue that legalizing activities associated with the sex trade victimizes women who are forced into this industry by pimps.
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“Prostitution is violence against women and it puts our children at risk,” said Natasha Falle, a former high-end escort and founder of the advocacy group Sex Trade 101.
“By wiping out these laws, we are giving men a legal right to harass and procure women on the streets.”
Last week, Justice Susan Himel ruled in favour of three sex-trade workers who argued that laws prohibiting them from communicating for the purpose of prostitution, running a bawdy house and living off the avails of prostitution put their lives at risk.
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