Sex Work

New research finds gay and bisexual men across three generations have similar sexual behaviour

The lifetime experiences of gay and bisexual men differ across generations. Some studies have proposed that these varied histories can impact attitudes towards sex and alter sexual behaviours. The BC-CfE’s Momentum Health Study-based on a cohort of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in the Greater Vancouver area-set out to investigate this concept.

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New federal legislation will threaten health and safety of sex workers: research findings

Study reveals continued policing of clients recreates the same harms as Canada’s current criminalized model (Left) Andrea Krusi, senior doctoral trainee, BC-CfE Gender and Sexual Health Initiative (GSHI); and Dr. Kate Shannon, Director of GSHI New legislation introduced by the federal government earlier this month threatens the health and safety of sex workers, according to

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Health and legal groups’ reports suggest prostitution laws targeting clients likely unconstitutional

A pair of reports out today (June 3) outline health and legal arguments for a possible next step in the decriminalization of sex work in Canada. The first, drafted by researchers at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCFE), examines the consequences for the health and safety of sex workers when antiprostitution laws are

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Laws targeting ‘johns’ only increase dangers to prostitutes, report warns

A report from a coalition of Canadian sex workers that draws on research from a British medical journal is a warning to the Conservative government, which is about to announce revised prostitution laws. OTTAWA-A new report by a coalition of Canadian prostitutes warns the Conservative government that proposals to target “johns” – the clients who

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New law targeting sex buyers not prostitutes will victimize prostitutes, B.C. study says

OTTAWA – The Harper government’s plan to bring in a law targeting buyers of sexual services rather than prostitutes will just end up victimizing prostitutes in contravention of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, suggests a new B.C. study. The research involves interviews with 31 street prostitutes conducted last year after the Vancouver Police Department

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UBC med student launching GPS-enabled SMS panic alert pilot project for sex trade workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

A University of British Columbia student has launched an online fundraiser for a pilot project to provide 100 sex trade workers in Vancouver’s downtown eastside with a GPS-enabled panic button that would send a text message to summon help. While the panic button idea isn’t new – some alarm companies offer panic-button devices, hikers can

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Indoor sex workers face less violence, exposure to HIV, says new Vancouver study

Indoor sex workers face potentially life-saving benefits, including less violence, reduced exposure to HIV and improved relationships with police, says a new Vancouver study. The study, published today in the America Journal of Public Health, was done by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the

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