Finding the voice of reason
Right Now talks to the Hon. Fiona Patten MP to reminisce on past achievements and look at the road ahead for the Reason Party.
Sex work
Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalised
Gemma Keegan of the Scarlet Alliance makes the case for why the decriminalisation of sex work will contribute to improved human rights for sex workers.
Whorephobia and the Truth About Sex Workers
Victim or empowered. Trafficking victim or pimp. Elena Jeffreys tells us why we need to stop with the stereotypes.
Some violence is better than others
When ABC journalist Jill Meagher was killed, the media led the community in an outpouring of grief. But the same cannot be said about the death of sex worker Tracy Connolly, who was also tragically murdered. Kate Galloway asks why.
Sex Workers: We know what we want
When workers in industries other than mine are organising for rights, their ability to speak on what they need as workers is rarely questioned. However, when it comes to sex workers there is an assumption that we can’t even articulate what we want as workers, and that we can’t organise together. It is often argued […]
A beginner’s guide to feminism and sex work
By David Donaldson. This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. See all of this month’s articles here. Notwithstanding the claims of various conservative commentators, feminism is, of course, not monolithic. It’s a broad range of ideas about the empowerment of women, and feminists do not always agree about what that means. For […]