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Art exhibit highlights sex work stigma
Last week saw the opening of an art exhibition in Bangkok, showcasing the works of 50 artists from across southeast Asia. But what made this exhibition different was that all the artists were sex workers. Their art work explored themes of HIV, stigma and discrimination.
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One woman's struggle against
a Jewish prostitution ring
Not only does Argentine-born filmmaker Gabriela Böhm not see anything wrong with airing the dirty laundry in public, she considers it her mission. Meanwhile, some Jewish communities have refused to accept her back into their midst.
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Sunny Leone in new Bollywood movie
Indian adult film and porn sensation Sunny Leone, who has made a successful crossover to 'regular' media, appears in the upcoming Bollywood film 'Shootout at Wadala' in which she performs a dance number to the song "O laila." She also has a larger role throughout the overall film.
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Teaching prostitutes to spot fake cash
It is another busy day for Satabadi Jana in one of Asia's largest red-light districts, Sonagachi, where more than 10,000 prostitutes live and work. A group of sex workers is crammed into a small room, which serves as Ms Jana's office. They listen carefully to what she has to say.
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Japan's Yokohama, Ikebukuro sex businesses to engage in price war
Businesses and eateries along the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line are expecting an upswing in activity once the line merges with the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Shibuya Station on Saturday. The theory is that the union will attract riders seeking another direct connection between major hubs Yokohama and Ikebukuro.
21-3-2013
Woman denies prostitution charge in UAE saying she was forced
The woman, 'SL', 20, from Morocco, told the Criminal Court in Abu Dhabi this week that she reported the three people to police on two separate occasions, but was ignored and instead, charged with prostitution. She said she arrived in Abu Dhabi last October under the sponsorship of an Egyptian man, but that when she arrived he handed her over to a married couple.
21-3-2013
Two accused of male prostitution in UAE
Two men have been accused of profiling themselves as male prostitutes over a social media network, Whoshere, where they offered their dancing and sexual services for money. Prosecutors accused the Emirati defendants, 22-year-old 'AS' and 30-year-old 'AH', of earning their living through prostitution.
21-3-2013
Fundamentalist group demands city close buildings used for prostitution
Two men have been accused of profiling themselves as male prostitutes over a social media network, Whoshere, where they offered their dancing and sexual services for money. Prosecutors accused the Emirati defendants, 22-year-old 'AS' and 30-year-old 'AH', of earning their living through prostitution.
21-3-2013
In India debate heats up over teen sex
The debate has reopened recently in India, as the government prepares a new criminal amendment designed to better protect women and punish sexual offenders. Up for discussion is lowering the age of consent from 18 to 16, which may reverse a law passed last year criminalizing all sex involving those under 18, even if it was consensual.
14-3-2013
Japanese females under 18 in demand for innumerable illicit endeavors
The busts in January of massage parlors featuring high-school girls has shed light on the various other workplaces that staff females under 18 years of age, reports Spa!. “First, we’ll send them to entertainment production offices,” says a scout specializing in girls under 18.
14-3-2013
China's top ten porn search terms
Pornography search engine PornMD has released a country-by-country breakdown of top ten search terms, revealing some interesting online masturbatory habits, particularly amongst Chinese searchers. The top 10 most commonly searched terms on porn sites over a 6 month period from China might not be what you'd expect.
14-3-2013
India: No consensus over consensual sex consent
When the sexual offences Bill was passed, naysayers had maintained that setting the age of consent at 16 would be in keeping with both the existing rape law and the social reality of the day. This included the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights, but they were all overruled.
14-3-2013
Escaping the shackles: A Filipina's story
The woman, the caretaker associated with the home, is now mobile. Anywhere but the Philippines is the better option. The struggling mother, always with her children’s future in mind, cannot bear to see her children go hungry. So she seeks beyond the scarcity she sees. In her dreams, that future can never be built in our own land.
11-3-2013
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