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The Economist Debate on Prostitution
2010-09-07 09:29:00
Over on the Economist there is a debate on prostitution  http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/572The call is to legalise prostitution, well the debate is US centric.  Proposing this is Sienna Baskin from a Sex Works Project and opposing it is Mellisa FarleyAs is usual entrenched opinions abound  and the fake research from Mellisa is quoted as gospel truth by the abolitionists.  There is one commentator Numenoreans who has tried to show how Mellisa chose a very skewed sample of subjects to analyse, war torn, deprived street walkers and drug rehabilitation centers.  One sex worker who was a subject of her PTSD study wrote this, I quote a sample of it. One person commented that her samples were biased; perhaps but that is not really the problem! If what the participants says does not suit her thesis, she just changes it and says, "well you were abused so you can't really speak for yourself" or some other such thing (like she did of the brothel work...

Adultwork, shapes and sizes
2010-08-19 14:37:00
I was staying away in Bridgwater and desired some company.  I normally use my own site, but it seemed a bit sparse for the area.  I eventually ended up using AW for the second time ever.  First I made a booking for a very sexy slim women for the next day, my message was read almost immediately but no reply.  The next day I messaged her several times looking for confirmation, but quite late on a call to say, sorry busy.That put me in a predicament, I had been really excited, could I find some on on AW.  I looked again and booked 4 women for the same time, deciding at least one would reply.  Yes one did reply, Lizzie a mature BBW, none of the others bothered.  (She later told me I had an alias, yes I do update other escorts profiles for them.  Now I have to figure how to get rid of the alias).So AW came up trumps, she arrived and we had a good time, glass of wine in the bar and some frolics in the bedroom.  Why is it all the BBWs I meet are...

Will it make a difference, who know.
2010-08-13 19:06:00
Rescind unnecessary laws.  Lose the laws on brothel keeping.  Allow women to work together.  Tell the Government you want these regressive laws dropped.  Tell the Coalition and Nick Clegg.  It is easy, go to this link, register (you don't have to give details of your name and address) and vote 5 stars.  Maybe you could leave a comment as well.http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/prostitution

A sensual and lovely time with Amanda and Laura
2010-07-27 13:34:00
I made it to London for some sexy escapades.  First off I met up with a friend and activist, had a coffee and an eggs benedict for brunch.  It was lovely sitting there on the street discussing the state of the universe, only downside was the rain.I had an appointment, but later in the day.  So off I went to the Tate Modern.  I always visit the Tate Modern when in London.  There is normally something new and different to view.  Today I was really impressed with a photo exhibition by Bruce Davidson.  These photos were taken in 1980 on the New York subway.  I loved the lighting, and wondered how he had done this on a crowded subway.  There was a note beside the photographs saying ?He had to train to be able to carry all the heavy equipment on the subway, and also to be fit to protect himself?  I can imagine him on the subway with  the lights , tripods and those umbrella things photographers use.Time was ticking, so back onto the Lo...

Horny Mel
2010-07-15 17:39:00
My local town does not have a high reputation amongst punters.  There were some good independents who visited and worked from a nice flat provided by a local man and his wife.  He provided flats through out the Thames Valley region, and a number of women worked in these, on their own, but calling in before and after each session.  They were quite discrete, and if any neighbors complained, then they would close up and open somewhere else.Alas this entrepreneur fell foul of Thames valley police in Oxford, where 15 burly police men battered down the door to the surprise and shock of the woman working there.  Said entrepreneur ended up in clink for a few months.Unfortunately since he left, there were various attempts by others to keep a similar business running, but alas not in my home town.  I liked to pop out at lunch, walk to the flat and have my refreshments and then go back to work with a smile on my face  One of the many women I met that way used to p...

Is it Lent, or some other religious festival?
2010-06-22 11:06:00
The reason I ask the question is because I have not been out and about having liaisons with any escorts.  I did break this self inflicted dearth once and had a punt with Kandi of Annabellas Escorts.  She is a regular, though by regular I have not seen her for almost 6 months.  I also have not been to Annabellas since House of Divine stopped running the place.  Despite not seeing her for 6 months, she remembered me well, and was glad to see me.  She said it was very fortuitous of me to turn up today, she had been wondering how to contact me.Kandi aka Caitland never ceases to amaze and please me.Did I tell you, I'me off to Glastonbury again.  It should be a nice relaxing dry weekend.  I hope so.  I'me off there on the Thursday and will be back on the Monday.  Really looking forward to it.  It will be my partners first festival, she does not quite know what to expect and is a little fearful.  I have festivals in my blood this yea...

Now is the time to write to Theresa May and Cleggy
2010-05-29 00:51:00
A little while ago Stephen Paterson wrote a letter to Theresa May, and posted it on his blog An Anthology of English Pros.  The letter made some very good points about prostitution, and urged the new Government to reverse the law changes made by Labour, and go forward with radical changes decriminalizing the sex industry.Since the letter being written, we hear of the sad case of the three women in Bradford.  It seems to me, that if the Suzanne Blamires had not been discovered in the river, and that Stephen Griffiths had not been seen on CCTV executing her, then this case would have been another missing prostitute, and nothing more would have been done. Susan Rushworth and Shelley Armitage had disappeared before, and nothing had been heard about their cases.Why is the value of the lives of these women considered to be so low? Why as a country do we not do more to help and protect them, instead we force them to work in unsafe, unhygienic and  dangerous ways?  The n...

When will sex workers? safety be prioritised?
2010-05-27 21:29:00
A man has been charged with the murder of three women in Bradford.  When will sex workers? safety be prioritised?The discovery of a woman?s body, now confirmed to be that of Suzanne Blamires, has focussed press attention on the disappearances of three women in Bradford.  Stephen Griffiths has been charged with their murder.   Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of Susan Rushworth, Shelly Armitage and Suzanne Blamires.  The public outrage over the murder of five young women in Ipswich ? where the police were slow to connect the deaths and act effectively ? seems to have spurred the police into adequate action this time.  Yet Susan Rushworth disappeared a year ago, and we don?t why it has taken so long to find her murderer.  And the scandalously prejudiced and incompetent investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper, who murdered 13 women, some of them in Bradford, and attacked many more, has not left our minds ? leads were not p...

Claire Finch
2010-05-20 22:18:00
Victory for Claire Finch, victory for sex workers safety!   A malicious prosecution with a happy ending.On Thursday 29 April, in Luton Crown Court, Claire Finch was found NOT GUILTY of a criminal charge of keeping a brothel.  The jury, in line with public opinion, refused to criminalise Ms Finch for working together with friends from her own home for safety.  Ms Finch, her friends and colleagues, her legal team and the English Collective of Prostitutes which co-ordinated the case, celebrated this victory for rights and safety.  This case is a precedent ? it forges a way for sex workers to work together from premises.  Thousands of women who want to protect their safety now have the possibility of a legal defence against criminal charges.  Sex workers are 10 times more likely to be attacked on the street than indoors, and it is much safer to work with someone else than to work alone.  Yet the law expressly forbids this ? two or more women working ...