sex work

The Prostitution law review committee of the Ministry of Justice in NZ has recently released their 5 year review of the decriminalization of prostitutioni (.PDF HERE). They have some interesting findings, after what is now 5 years of legal prostitutioni:
Some quotes from the Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel:

“The report indicates that the numbers have remained more or less the same since the Act came into force and that most sex workers are better off under the PRA than they were previously, which was the intention of the Act.

Sex Work 101 [http://sexwork101.com] was inspired by conversations that

Current Social thoughts Our View
Sex Workers are dirty. Sex Workers are equal members of society.
Sex Workers are victims. Sex Workers are able to make choices.
Sex Workers are submissive. Sex Workers are decision makers.
Sex Workers are only sex workers.