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Leeds City Council “opening a second managed prostitution zone” in East Leeds

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Summerdayshaze · 23/09/2020 15:26

According to Julie Bindel on Twitter, a Labour councillor has confirmed the rumours. Apparently its because the independent review was so positive and will take some heat off Holbeck if the trade can dilute to another zone as well!!!

Wtf??? Crossgates East Leeds apparently.

twitter.com/bindelj/status/1308770318744539141?s=20

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thinkingaboutLangCleg · 23/09/2020 18:00

But god forbid a group of women should be allowed to speak up for women’s rights in a public place, like the Leeds ReSisters and Posie who were arrested at the weekend.

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StillWeRise · 23/09/2020 17:54

and if you don't live in Leeds? please tell us what we can do

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HairyRrug · 23/09/2020 17:44

Does anyone know what we can do if we live in Leeds?

I was thinking about how to put in a complaint about the continuation if holbeck managed zone on the basis that they didn't use a statistically significant sample of the local population and so didn't take into account their views. Doubting that would make any difference. I'd like to do sonething as well as write letters and be an annoyance to the council.
Even knowing who is doing something that I can send some useful cash to.

persistentwoman · 23/09/2020 17:29

Men demanding sexual services are such a powerful demographic. Poor women in Leeds being led by a council like this.

TheQueef · 23/09/2020 17:24

Such a lazy, backwards decision.

happydappy2 · 23/09/2020 17:22

Just too depressing for words-how do we stop this?

MoltenLasagne · 23/09/2020 17:09

How, how, how is this not just on going but growing?! These absolute fuckers.

TikTakTikTak · 23/09/2020 17:05

That is fucking ridiculous. Leeds Councillors ought to be ashamed of themselves. Women are not for sale.

CrankyCrog · 23/09/2020 17:03

Cross Green is more likely than Crossgates (aside from the fact that any managed zone is horrific), there are some small industrial estates still left in Crossgates but they're near the new builds on the old Vickers site and the new Springs retail park. I can't see M&S and Next wanting to share their patch with this kind of monstrosity.

Antibles · 23/09/2020 17:00

WTF?? So angry about this.

TheChampagneGalop · 23/09/2020 16:57

Time for all the women and children in Leeds to move somewhere else. Imagine a city just full of blokes - women are clearly not safe or allowed free speech there anyway so why not. Enjoy your "managed zone" then, lads.

Whatwouldscullydo · 23/09/2020 16:54

So clearly there aren't enough women and girls being harassed, assulted akd/or bundled into cars and raped, they want to encoursge it to happen more.

All so men can get laid.

Ffs Angry

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Summerdayshaze · 23/09/2020 16:52

Maybe it’s the Crossgates ward, which could be round the old industrial buildings? I’m wondering if JB not familiar there is an area and a ward? A lot of Crossgates isn’t in the Crossgates and Whinmoor Ward.

There have long been rumours that it was an option to take the heat off Holbeck. Maybe the Holbeck councillors have had enough? Or Hilary Benn has told Richard Burgon that he has to take some of the approach???

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MyBedIsMyDesk · 23/09/2020 16:52

I suspect it is actually Cross Green, which is a more 'industrial area' and not Crossgates.

Having it in Crossgates makes no sense whatsoever. It's a residential suburb with no history of a red light area.

Dreadful that they want to extend this awful scheme.

CrankyCrog · 23/09/2020 16:48

Is there a source for this anywhere? Google isn't throwing anything up.

I grew up in Crossgates and my parents and friends still live there. It's not as naice as e.g. Roundhay but a perfectly decent and ordinary residential area where they're building a lot of new houses and new bars and restaurants had been opening pre covid. The idea that they would put another zone there is unthinkably horrific.

ThinEndoftheWedge · 23/09/2020 16:48

Horrific.

Is there anything is non - Leeds residents can do to protest against this?

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Summerdayshaze · 23/09/2020 16:43

It’s just off the M1 for the “tourists”.

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TheQueef · 23/09/2020 16:11

Fucks sake Sad

DeRigueurMortis · 23/09/2020 16:11

@Summerdayshaze

None of the Crossgates councillors live in Crossgates! All Labour.
What a surprise...
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Summerdayshaze · 23/09/2020 16:10

None of the Crossgates councillors live in Crossgates! All Labour.

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