to think that truely feminist stance on prostitution, is to support legalisation?

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I recently moved to an inner city area.

There is a known brothel here and a homeless shelter.

I have seen some very sad, desperate sights walking past our home lately.

I wouldn't want any child of mine involved in this trade, however this does strike as something which desperately needs regulating - for the sake of the women, girls and boys involved.

Prohibition has failed miserably.

AIBU?

Here, it's wooley and I don't agree that all of it is workable:

www.prostitutescollective.net/safety_first%20petition.htm

Sorry Harpy-I realise that sounded a bit patronising after I re-read it. It wasn't meant to

dittany, you are right, I don't like Marxists. Have you got a link showing that they are Marxists? I am interested in that.
Having said that, I agree with some of what they say.

thanks, dittany, very interesting. Will try and work out what the Marxists' political angle in this is.

It doesn't matter who started groups like the ECP or the IUSW, what's important is who is running them now... Sex workers, that's who.

yes I think you are right. They are not just a local collective, but part of an international collective of workers. Marxists often use people as pawns in the game.

I know several escorts who are members of the IUSW. I have absolutely no idea what the overall numbers are.

Here's a link for anyone interested.
Dittany, you probably shouldn't follow it. You'd probably end up having a stroke!

harlotsparlour.wordpress.com/

Hmmph...

harlotsparlour.wordpress.com/

Maybe pimpsparlour would be a more appropriate title for the blog

He's not a pimp, but I won't argue with you.

You choose to ignore all the girls who write articles over there? Not many since the move to wordpress, I don't know about the other girls, but I haven't had time to sort out my log in.

Actually, Douglas has only taken over as editor fairly recently

Yep, as I said, he's been keeping things going since the move to wordpress. If you go through the pages you'll see a lot more posters

Yes, he's co-owner of an escorting business. Some women prefer to work for an agency.