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SWAP Hamilton celebrates grand opening of physical space that provides support to sex workersSWAP Hamilton has celebrated its grand opening at a new brick-and-mortar location on Barton Street East, a place where sex workers can escape from stigmatization and vilification.CanadaJun 6
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Curtis Sagmoen released on bail againThe North Okanagan man has been convicted of assault causing bodily harm and using a firearm during an offence, in cases where the victims were sex trade workers.CrimeMay 5
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LGBTQ, Indigenous and racialized groups fear online hate bill may curtail rightsDocuments contain warnings that federal plans to curb online hate speech could lead to marginalized groups, including sex workers, being unfairly monitored, targeted by police.CanadaApr 23
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Mounties issue another warning to sex workers about North Okanagan man'In the interest of their safety, we are once again advising anyone who receives a request for sex-related services in the area of Salmon River Road, not attend the area."CrimeApr 11
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B.C. lawsuit asks for removal of sex workers’ criminal recordsThe suit wants the court to order criminal records related to sex work removed from police information systems nine years after Canada's highest court threw out the laws.CrimeFeb 16
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‘Reclaiming my sexuality’: How Asian women are reshaping their sexual narrativeThroughout modern history, media portrayals and racist profiling have presented Asian women as hypersexual and submissive, or desexualized and invisible.LifestyleMay 30, 2021
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‘I would have been found a long time ago’: Ontario advocates support for human trafficking billDurham MPP Lindsey Park says Bill 251, aimed at improving police tools needed to investigate human trafficking, was debated for its third reading in the legislature Wednesday.CanadaMay 20, 2021
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Sex workers call to be included in House of Commons committee studying PornhubThe committee is investigating the Montreal-headquartered pornography website Pornhub, which has been accused of hosting explicit videos of people posted without consent.CanadaMar 14, 2021
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30% of sex workers don’t call 911 because of fear of police: studyA new study finds almost one third of sex workers unable to call 911 due to fear of police.CanadaJan 26, 2021
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Families of missing women rally at notorious B.C. propertyThe rally comes after a recent police warning advising sex-trade workers to avoid the Salmon River Road area.NewsNov 1, 2020
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