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Emma Thompson Tells Trafficked Woman's Story in Art
Academy-award winning actress Emma Thompson was so moved by the plight of a Moldovan woman who survived being trafficked for sex, she decided to create an art installation that would help viewers to put themselves in Elena's shoes and bring attention to this growing problem.
"Journey," which will be exhibited in New York City Nov. 10 to 16 in Washington Square Park, tells the story of Elena, a woman from the Eastern European republic of Moldova who, at age 18, was promised a secretarial job in England.
Hong Kong Teens Sell Sex For Shopping Money
"Compensated dating" is a growing and frightening trend among Hong Kong's teenage girls. The term refers to the practice of requiring a man to pay a fee for a date that more often than not includes sex. Shockingly, many teenage girls engaged in "compensated dating" are not selling themselves just to get by — they're reportedly doing it for extra shopping money.
South Africa Weighs Legalizing Prostitution For World Cup
Fans heading to South Africa for the World Cup 2010 are interested in more than soccer. Anticipating that sport tourists will frequent prostitutes while they're in town, health experts are calling on the South African government to legalize prostitution for the tournament. The hope is that testing and registering legal sex workers will reduce HIV infections among visiting fans and South Africans alike.
Stranger Than Fiction: Policewoman Moonlighted as Prostitute
Claiming that she couldn’t survive on her policewoman’s salary, Victoria Thorne, 29, became a $170-hour call girl for the Notorious Girls escort agency in Sunderland, England, for years before being caught. Not being particularly discreet about this second job, Thorne posed in her underwear on the agency’s website.
In addition to flouting the law she was supposed to uphold, Thorne also accessed confidential police files to get information on Notorious Girls’ rivals.
Ashley Dupre Says Some Women Act Like Escorts — Agree?
If you guys haven't been following the blog of Ashley Dupre, the high-end call girl who helped New York governor Eliot Spitzer fall from power, let me catch up you. This week, Ashley called out a variety of people, including "ladies, ladies, ladies" who "just love to judge." Ashely thinks that these women shouldn't be so quick to look down on her past as a prostitute, since many women in NYC act like high-end escorts anyway.
Stranger Than Fiction: Mother-Daughter Prostitution Ring
So it might take more than two people to make up a prostitution ring, but a mother and daughter in Philadelphia gave it their best shot. With the help of Craigslist, Traci Young, 39, and her daughter Tami Smith, 22, used Craigslist to sell themselves for sex online.
The pair advertised their services as a "mother and daughter tag team."
Jury Convicts Man For Rape of Sex Workers
The argument that a woman who does sex work cannot be raped did not sway a jury in West Virginia. This week, the jury convicted Thomas H. Gravely of multiple counts of sexual assault on three prostitutes.
Italy's Berlusconi: I'm No Saint
He might be powerful, but Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "no saint." In the latest chapter of his long story of sex scandals, Berlusconi responds to new audio recordings between himself and a prostitute. He takes the what-did-you-expect approach, saying:
"There are tons of good-looking girls and entrepreneurs out there.
Stranger Than Fiction: Berlin Brothel Goes Eco Green
With nary a hill, Berlin is a great city to ride a bike in and with legalized prostitution, it's also a great place to ride a . . .
Do Tell: Would You Date a Man Who Had Gone to a Prostitute?
I have the major deal breakers most ladies probably do — no mass murderers, kitten haters or men sporting mullets (OK, I might compromise on the last bit if it's an ironic mullet). I wonder if others share another one I have, though: I'm not sure I could ever seriously date a man who'd been to a prostitute.
Although I think prostitution should be legalized, there's something about a man who wants to or has paid for sex that gives me heebies.
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