Prostitution, Pornography and the Sex Trade
Whether it's legal or illegal, prostitution and pornography characteristically demean and degrade women. Depictions of women in pornography frequently mix violence and abuse, while the realities of prostitution put women at greater risk of sexual and physical abuse and rape.
Is Prostitution a Victimless Crime? Answer Exposes Gender Gap
The argument that prostitution is a victimless crime reveals a gender gap in the answers given by men and women. Prostitution does not empower women but exposes them to greater violence and abuse. Opinions and facts provided by women who have studied the sex trade industry, along with quotes from a former prostitute.
The argument that prostitution is a victimless crime reveals a gender gap in the answers given by men and women. Prostitution does not empower women but exposes them to greater violence and abuse. Opinions and facts provided by women who have studied the sex trade industry, along with quotes from a former prostitute.
Prostitution Statistics and Rape
Violence and rape are all too common in a prostitute's life. Prostitution statistics reveal that most have endured childhood sexual and physical abuse and face a similar situation in adulthood. Yet the legal system turned a blind eye to prostitutes who've been raped, until the case of Aileen Wuornos made headlines.
Violence and rape are all too common in a prostitute's life. Prostitution statistics reveal that most have endured childhood sexual and physical abuse and face a similar situation in adulthood. Yet the legal system turned a blind eye to prostitutes who've been raped, until the case of Aileen Wuornos made headlines.
Judgment, Not Justice, for Prostitute Who is Raped
A female judge in Philadelphia tosses out a prostitute's rape case and says that the hooker who dared to press charges "minimizes true rape cases and demeans women who are really raped."
A female judge in Philadelphia tosses out a prostitute's rape case and says that the hooker who dared to press charges "minimizes true rape cases and demeans women who are really raped."