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Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City

By Wency Leung ● Crime & Law ● October 11, 2007

Sex workers in Vancouver–the scene of Canada’s worst suspected serial murder case–are planning a cooperative brothel, which they say will give them a safe place to work as officials polish the city’s image for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Tsunami Aid Maroons Thai Sex Workers

By Megan Cossey ● Crime & Law ● January 8, 2006

After the tsunami, Thailand’s sex workers say they were shunned by most relief efforts, even though they pitched in to help with the immediate recovery effort. One advocacy group proved the exception and opened its doors to them.

Israeli Project Aids Teens, Young Prostitutes

By Brenda Gazzar ● Crime & Law ● January 6, 2006

In Israel, thousands of young people are working as prostitutes, but only one center exists to help them turn their lives around. The center hopes to expand from Tel Aviv to other cities and reach out to more pre-teens and teens in “the life.”

Activist Fears for Cambodia’s Trafficked Women

By Karoline Kemp ● Crime & Law ● December 15, 2005

Karoline Kemp traveled to Cambodia to interview women and girls who have survived the sex trade for a radio documentary to be broadcast soon on public radio stations in North America. Memories of the women she met stay with her.

Child Pornography Dodges Detection on Web

By Sandra Kobrin ● Arts & Culture ● December 8, 2005

Child-porn ads–the bulk of which feature girls, some under 5–are pouring into e-mail in-boxes. The $3 billion global industry is concentrated in the U.S. and operates through temporary Web sites and online credit card payments.

Japan Installs Caution Signal for Sex Traffic

By Catherine Makino ● Crime & Law ● July 18, 2005

Japan has revised its criminal law to stipulate human trafficking as a crime and punish those involved. Activists, however, remain alarmed by foreign-staffed sex parlors that have made the country a haven for traffickers.

Brazil Tries to Stem Tide of Sex Slavery

By Jen Ross ● Crime & Law ● June 19, 2005

Brazil is on a mission to end its status as Latin America’s largest supplier of sex slaves. In recent months the government has joined international sting operations, passed a new law and launched a media campaign.

Berkeley Debates Decriminalizing Prostitution

By Kristin Bender ● Crime & Law ● September 28, 2004

Voters in Berkeley, Calif., are considering a measure that would decriminalize prostitution in their city. If approved, the plan would redirect more social services to prostitutes. But critics say the measure will only enable pimps to profit more freely.

Debate Roars Over Anti-Trafficking Funds

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Crime & Law ● April 16, 2004

The U.S. government is striking out at the global sex slave trade with new vigor, focusing on prostitution as the cause for the practice. Some critics say, however, the new plan misses the point and actually is a disservice to women.

Same-Sex Parents Spring Open Gender Traps

By Peggy Drexler ● Arts & Culture ● August 6, 2003

The Pope and U.S. president aside, same-sex parents are gaining wider rights and acceptance. Along the way they are helping to make “parenting”–unbound by traditional sex-role connotations–the operative verb in childrearing.