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Stories written by Natasha Burge

Selling Sex: How Abolitionist Feminists Hurt Sex Workers

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Today, March 3, is International Sex Worker’s Rights Day. Millions of women, men, and trans people around the world choose to sell sex, and the topic of sex work is one that sharply divides feminists and women’s rights activists. In this series of articles I will explore the links between globalization, migration, the ‘rescue industry’, [...]

March 12th, 2011 | Posted in Culture,News & Critical Thinking | Read More »

Where is the Feminist Revolution?

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The world had been rocked over the past few months by the cataclysmic changes brought about by the Jasmine Revolution. Across the Middle East, seething, roiling masses of humanity are realizing their collective power, and as they spread their wings and test their strength, the earth trembles. Looking around and seeing corruption, oppression, and inequality, [...]

March 12th, 2011 | Posted in Culture,News & Critical Thinking | Read More »

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