European court upholds French law penalising clients of sex workers
The ECHR ruling on French law criminalizing sex workers' clients does not violate human rights, a missed opportunity for better protection.
Online safety bill could put sex workers lives at risk, politicians warn
The Online Safety Bill in the UK could push sex workers into more dangerous situations
Removing online adverts can lead to sex workers resorting to street-based prostitution
Trailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Georgina Beyer, a trailblazing New Zealand politician who in 1999 became the world's first openly transgender member of Parliament, died Monday at the age of 65.Friends of Beyer said she died peacefully in hospice care.
Don't Call Me by My Real Name
Clients love to ask sex workers, What's your real name?It's a power move.I know you contain multitudes is what they mean, and I have the right to see.They paid, after all.The clients who asked this question of me were usually the type who had tricked themselves into believing that we had a personal relationship a romantic one, or a sexual one they wouldn't have to pay for had we met under different circumstances.
Man and woman remanded in custody over brothel charges
A man and a woman have been remanded in custody over charges related to brothels, human trafficking and money laundering.Gerald Corrigan, 62, of Park View, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone and Mavie Martins Mariano, 47, of Rockview Crescent, Belleeks, Co Armagh appeared separately via videolink before Dungannon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
European court upholds French law penalising clients of sex workers
The ECHR ruling on French law criminalizing sex workers' clients does not violate human rights, a missed opportunity for better protection.
Online safety bill could put sex workers lives at risk, politicians warn
The Online Safety Bill in the UK could push sex workers into more dangerous situations
Removing online adverts can lead to sex workers resorting to street-based prostitution
Trailblazing transgender lawmaker Georgina Beyer dies at 65
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Georgina Beyer, a trailblazing New Zealand politician who in 1999 became the world's first openly transgender member of Parliament, died Monday at the age of 65.Friends of Beyer said she died peacefully in hospice care.
Don't Call Me by My Real Name
Clients love to ask sex workers, What's your real name?It's a power move.I know you contain multitudes is what they mean, and I have the right to see.They paid, after all.The clients who asked this question of me were usually the type who had tricked themselves into believing that we had a personal relationship a romantic one, or a sexual one they wouldn't have to pay for had we met under different circumstances.
Man and woman remanded in custody over brothel charges
A man and a woman have been remanded in custody over charges related to brothels, human trafficking and money laundering.Gerald Corrigan, 62, of Park View, Pomeroy, Co Tyrone and Mavie Martins Mariano, 47, of Rockview Crescent, Belleeks, Co Armagh appeared separately via videolink before Dungannon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Thousands Of Explicit AI 'Girlfriend' Ads Found On Meta Platforms
Meta is unable to turn off AI on Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, leading to proliferation of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads violating platform policies.
Thousands of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads found on Meta platforms
Meta pushes AI on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, where explicit ads for AI 'girlfriends' violate content policies.
Thousands Of Explicit AI 'Girlfriend' Ads Found On Meta Platforms
Meta is unable to turn off AI on Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, leading to proliferation of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads violating platform policies.
Thousands of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads found on Meta platforms
Meta pushes AI on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, where explicit ads for AI 'girlfriends' violate content policies.
Met officer who used call girls has key role in getting women into force
A high-flying Scotland Yard officer who was allowed to keep his job despite using prostitutes has a key role helping recruit women to the force, the Standard can reveal.Payments of hundreds of pounds to sex workers were uncovered when anti-corruption officers from the Met's Professional Standards unit seized his phone over an unrelated matter, which was later dropped.
Kindness should be at the heart of Christian teaching including towards LGBTQ+ students | Matthew Bach
I like the Old Testament as much as the next Christian.There's lots of fabulous stuff in there: the creation story is quite beautiful, Job is an extraordinary vignette of life's inevitable hardships, and Song of Solomon is racier than Playboy magazine or so I'm told.There's also more than enough content to support the Presbyterian church's position on sexually active heterosexual and LGBTQ+ student leaders.
Big is beautiful at one of L.A.'s hottest strip shows
It was an hour into class, and the performers were feeling themselves.Thighs jiggled.Bellies bounced.Butt cheeks clapped.Twenty-three-year-old actress Sammy Mendoza tittered nervously, a chorus of giggles trailing her acrossa North Hollywood studio.Suddenly, the music stopped."There's nothing funny about how much ass is in this room, and how hot it is," instructor Cera Byer snapped.
Meet the Sex Worker-Owned Food Cart Serving Fruit Tamales in Pasties
Walking into the Lil' America pod, visitors may order Korean fried chicken and mashed potatoes, or saltfish-stuffed Guyanese bakes, from the carts inside.If they walk up to the hot pink cart, however, they can order oat milk shakes, blackberry-filled tamales, and vegan corn dogs from a server in booty shorts.
Cold-blooded killer' locked up for 35 years for murdering woman for her money
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A cold-blooded killer has been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering a vulnerable older woman, plundering her wealth and hiding her body in a graveyard for 15 months.
A pornbot stole my identity on Instagram. It took an agonising month to get it deleted | Nurie Salim
Like many people in Sydney, I spent August 2021 in Delta lockdown, stuck at home, endlessly scrolling on my phone and clinging to the internet as a lifeline.While you can meet all sorts of people online, I did not expect to meet myself, or rather the pornbot version of me.I hadn't been hacked, I hadn't clicked on a phishing link, but I'd still fallen victim to a malicious scam making its rounds on Instagram.
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies eliminated in England'
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies has been eliminated in England, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said progress had been made on tackling the viral infection, which can cause serious liver damage, cancer and death if left untreated.
Kindness should be at the heart of Christian teaching including towards LGBTQ+ students | Matthew Bach
I like the Old Testament as much as the next Christian.There's lots of fabulous stuff in there: the creation story is quite beautiful, Job is an extraordinary vignette of life's inevitable hardships, and Song of Solomon is racier than Playboy magazine or so I'm told.There's also more than enough content to support the Presbyterian church's position on sexually active heterosexual and LGBTQ+ student leaders.
Big is beautiful at one of L.A.'s hottest strip shows
It was an hour into class, and the performers were feeling themselves.Thighs jiggled.Bellies bounced.Butt cheeks clapped.Twenty-three-year-old actress Sammy Mendoza tittered nervously, a chorus of giggles trailing her acrossa North Hollywood studio.Suddenly, the music stopped."There's nothing funny about how much ass is in this room, and how hot it is," instructor Cera Byer snapped.
Meet the Sex Worker-Owned Food Cart Serving Fruit Tamales in Pasties
Walking into the Lil' America pod, visitors may order Korean fried chicken and mashed potatoes, or saltfish-stuffed Guyanese bakes, from the carts inside.If they walk up to the hot pink cart, however, they can order oat milk shakes, blackberry-filled tamales, and vegan corn dogs from a server in booty shorts.
Cold-blooded killer' locked up for 35 years for murdering woman for her money
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A cold-blooded killer has been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering a vulnerable older woman, plundering her wealth and hiding her body in a graveyard for 15 months.
A pornbot stole my identity on Instagram. It took an agonising month to get it deleted | Nurie Salim
Like many people in Sydney, I spent August 2021 in Delta lockdown, stuck at home, endlessly scrolling on my phone and clinging to the internet as a lifeline.While you can meet all sorts of people online, I did not expect to meet myself, or rather the pornbot version of me.I hadn't been hacked, I hadn't clicked on a phishing link, but I'd still fallen victim to a malicious scam making its rounds on Instagram.
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies eliminated in England'
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies has been eliminated in England, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said progress had been made on tackling the viral infection, which can cause serious liver damage, cancer and death if left untreated.
City Hall, SFPD Unveil Plans To Barricade Capp Street In Supposed Sex Work Crackdown
We're now getting some specifics on the so-called crackdown coming to the Capp Street sex work trade, with an SFMTA map of the barriers that Supervisor Ronen's office tells us will be up by Friday, and SFPD teasing some enforcement details.The local political brouhaha is the purported crackdown on sex work on Capp Street, set to address a problem that has actually existed on the street for more than 25 years.
Today's Headlines
Major Changes for Muni 29 Sunset (SFExaminer) BART's Homeless Crisis (SFStandard) Funds to Study Removing 980 (CBSLocal) High Speed Rail Meets U.S. Transportation Needs (GovTech) More on Andrew Fremier's Appointment at MTC (MarinIJ) How Many Office Workers Were Lost in Downtown S.F.? (SFChron) Oakland Joins S.F. in Putting up Barriers to Stop Sex Workers (CBSLocal) Oakland Sideshows Continue (SFChron) Office Buildings that Could Become Housing (SFChron) Questions on Ending Remote Public Comment in San Francisco (48Hills) S.F.
City Hall, SFPD Unveil Plans To Barricade Capp Street In Supposed Sex Work Crackdown
We're now getting some specifics on the so-called crackdown coming to the Capp Street sex work trade, with an SFMTA map of the barriers that Supervisor Ronen's office tells us will be up by Friday, and SFPD teasing some enforcement details.The local political brouhaha is the purported crackdown on sex work on Capp Street, set to address a problem that has actually existed on the street for more than 25 years.
Today's Headlines
Major Changes for Muni 29 Sunset (SFExaminer) BART's Homeless Crisis (SFStandard) Funds to Study Removing 980 (CBSLocal) High Speed Rail Meets U.S. Transportation Needs (GovTech) More on Andrew Fremier's Appointment at MTC (MarinIJ) How Many Office Workers Were Lost in Downtown S.F.? (SFChron) Oakland Joins S.F. in Putting up Barriers to Stop Sex Workers (CBSLocal) Oakland Sideshows Continue (SFChron) Office Buildings that Could Become Housing (SFChron) Questions on Ending Remote Public Comment in San Francisco (48Hills) S.F.
Convicted killer found guilty of historic sex offences against young boy
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A convicted killer who murdered two women in the 1990s has been found guilty of violently sexually abusing a young boy in the years before his fatal attacks.
Convicted killer guilty of violently abusing boy in years before fatal attacks
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A convicted killer who brutally murdered two women in the 1990s has been found guilty of violently sexually abusing a young boy in the years before his fatal attacks.
An ancient wood in south London has been saved for the public
Gorne Wood is a rare surviving area of woodland in London
Locals in Lewisham have raised £100,000 to buy an area of woodland that they hope to reopen as a public park.The ancient forest in Brockley was at risk of being sold to developers, but locals, with the help of Lewisham Council, have managed to save it.
Hailey Bieber Debuts "Candy Cane Glazed Nails" & More Must-Reads From Dec. 19
A version of this content appeared in Bustle's daily newsletter on Dec. 19, 2022.If you like what you see, sign up to receive it in your inbox right here.My Book Blew Up On Instagram.Why Isn't BookTok For Me? Hailey Bieber Debuts "Candy Cane Glazed Nails" For The Holidays "My friend Emily Ratajkowski, also a writer, has been telling me for years to get on TikTok.
The Existential Problem With BookTok, According To One Author On It
Like everyone with a soul, my relationship with social media is fraught and ambivalent.When I started my "professional" Instagram account in 2015, it wasn't casual.I thought about it.I thought about what could produce a "net positive" effect in what felt like a narcissistic, lonely making space on the Internet.
Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas
Former U.S. Border Patrol supervisor Juan David Ortiz reacts as recorder jail phone calls to his wife, Daniella, are played outside the presence of the jury during his capital murder trial in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 Jerry Lara/AP SAN ANTONIO A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to "clean up the streets" of his South Texas hometown.
Convicted killer found guilty of historic sex offences against young boy
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A convicted killer who murdered two women in the 1990s has been found guilty of violently sexually abusing a young boy in the years before his fatal attacks.
Convicted killer guilty of violently abusing boy in years before fatal attacks
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A convicted killer who brutally murdered two women in the 1990s has been found guilty of violently sexually abusing a young boy in the years before his fatal attacks.
An ancient wood in south London has been saved for the public
Gorne Wood is a rare surviving area of woodland in London
Locals in Lewisham have raised £100,000 to buy an area of woodland that they hope to reopen as a public park.The ancient forest in Brockley was at risk of being sold to developers, but locals, with the help of Lewisham Council, have managed to save it.
Hailey Bieber Debuts "Candy Cane Glazed Nails" & More Must-Reads From Dec. 19
A version of this content appeared in Bustle's daily newsletter on Dec. 19, 2022.If you like what you see, sign up to receive it in your inbox right here.My Book Blew Up On Instagram.Why Isn't BookTok For Me? Hailey Bieber Debuts "Candy Cane Glazed Nails" For The Holidays "My friend Emily Ratajkowski, also a writer, has been telling me for years to get on TikTok.
The Existential Problem With BookTok, According To One Author On It
Like everyone with a soul, my relationship with social media is fraught and ambivalent.When I started my "professional" Instagram account in 2015, it wasn't casual.I thought about it.I thought about what could produce a "net positive" effect in what felt like a narcissistic, lonely making space on the Internet.
Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas
Former U.S. Border Patrol supervisor Juan David Ortiz reacts as recorder jail phone calls to his wife, Daniella, are played outside the presence of the jury during his capital murder trial in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 Jerry Lara/AP SAN ANTONIO A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to "clean up the streets" of his South Texas hometown.
M Degas Steps Out: An Essay by Philip Hoy review an artistic encounter across a century
Bianca Stigter's recent documentary Three Minutes: A Lengthening is based on a short home movie taken by an American tourist in the Polish town of Nasielsk in 1938.The same section of film appears again and again, accompanied by commentary and testimonies, slowed down, zoomed in on and freeze-framed.
European drug agency opposes Amsterdam's erotic centre plans
The European drug regulator has said it strongly opposes the creation of a multistorey erotic centre near its headquarters in Amsterdam as part of city plans to relocate sex workers away from the historic red-light district.The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which moved to Amsterdam from London in 2019 after Britain voted to leave the EU, said it was very concerned about the project, fearing nuisance, drug dealing, drunkenness and disorderly behaviour.
No 10 concerned' MPs engaged in sex and heavy drinking' on trips abroad
No 10 has said it is very concerning that MPs were reportedly met by sex workers in their hotel rooms and engaged in raucous drinking while on parliamentary trips abroad.The prime minister's deputy official spokesperson said the oversight of trips taken by all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) was a matter for parliament but expressed concern about some of the behaviour reported by Politico and the Times.
European drug agency opposes Amsterdam's erotic centre plans
The European drug regulator has said it strongly opposes the creation of a multistorey erotic centre near its headquarters in Amsterdam as part of city plans to relocate sex workers away from the historic red-light district.The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which moved to Amsterdam from London in 2019 after Britain voted to leave the EU, said it was very concerned about the project, fearing nuisance, drug dealing, drunkenness and disorderly behaviour.
No 10 concerned' MPs engaged in sex and heavy drinking' on trips abroad
No 10 has said it is very concerning that MPs were reportedly met by sex workers in their hotel rooms and engaged in raucous drinking while on parliamentary trips abroad.The prime minister's deputy official spokesperson said the oversight of trips taken by all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) was a matter for parliament but expressed concern about some of the behaviour reported by Politico and the Times.
Sex workers ordered for MPs on overseas trip to dictatorship'
Sex workers were ordered for MPs during an overseas visit to a dictatorship, according to a report.The group of politicians travelling in an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) were met by prostitutes at their hotel during an official trip aboard, The Times reported.There is no suggestion that the MPs used the services of sex workers, or knew they would be ordered in advance, but there is concern about the risk of blackmail because of bad behaviour during trips overseas.
Berlin sex workers launch audio tour in bid to destigmatise profession
01:43 Sex workers in Berlin are trying to rid their profession of stigma, by launching audio tours in partnership with local officials and the Schwules Museum.
The guide, named We Have Always Been Everywhere, allows users to discover the history of the trade in the German capital as they're guided on a walking tour through the city's famed redlight district.
Berlin sex workers launch audio tour in bid to destigmatise profession
01:43 Sex workers in Berlin are trying to rid their profession of stigma, by launching audio tours in partnership with local officials and the Schwules Museum.The guide, named We Have Always Been Everywhere, allows users to discover the history of the trade in the German capital as they're guided on a walking tour through the city's famed redlight district.
Carol Leigh (1951-2022) - San Francisco Bay Times
Best known for coining the phrase "sex work," Carol Leigh was the co-founder with Margo St. James of the Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network.Founding San Francisco Bay Times editor Priscilla Alexander, who also advocated for sex workers for decades, posted upon learning of Leigh's passing: "In my work at the World Health Organization, I helped to promote that term to emphasize that sex work is a form of labor, appropriate to labor not criminal law."