FEM 3104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sexually Transmitted Infection, New South Wales, Condom
19 Jan 2017
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Street-based sex workers make up 5-20% of the industry. Sex work is not inherently violent, but sex workers are exposed to situational violence, which is more likely to occur on the street. 59. 4% of indoor sex workers in vancouver had never experienced violence. There is a range of agency in the sex industry. Sex workers are not vectors of sexually transmitted infections. Teenagers are up to 10x more likely to transmit an sti. Sex workers are not all women, not all clients are men. Stigma attribute perceived as deeply discrediting. Exchange of sex for money not criminalized, but activities around it criminalized: article 210 bawdy house, article 211 transportation, article 212 living on the avails, article 213 communication. Terri jean bedford, amy lebovitch, and valerie scott. 210, 212(1)(j), 213(1)(c) struck down for violating s. 7 right to security of the person under the charter. Scc suspended invalidation of above sections for 1 year for parliament to respond.
