Red Light Labour
Sex Work Regulation, Agency, and Resistance
Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
Red Light Labour
Sex Work Regulation, Agency, and Resistance
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Table of Contents
Foreword / Valerie Scott
1 Contextualizing Sex Work: Challenging Discourses and Confronting Narratives / Elya M. Durisin, Emily van der Meulen, and Chris Bruckert
Part 1 – Law and Policy Contexts: The State and Beyond
2 Sex Work Policy: Tracing Historical and Contemporary Developments / Emily van der Meulen and Elya M. Durisin
3 Bedford v. Canada: A Breakthrough in the Legal Discourse / Brenda Belak
4 Municipal Regulation of Street-Based Prostitution and the Impacts on Indigenous Women: A Necessary Discussion / Naomi Sayers
5 From Average Joe to Deviant John: The Changing Construction of Sex Trade Clients in Canada / Ummni Khan
6 Pimps, Partners, and Procurers: Criminalizing Street-Based Sex Workers’ Relationships with Partners and Third Parties / Kara Gillies and Chris Bruckert
7 New Risk-Spaces, New Spaces for Harm: The Effects of the Advertising Offence on Independent Escorts / Andrea Sterling
8 Misrepresentations, Inadequate Evidence, and Impediments to Justice: Human Rights Impacts of Canada’s Anti-Trafficking Efforts / Tamara O’Doherty, Hayli Millar, Alison Clancey, and Kimberly Mackenzie
9 Perceptions of Sex Work: Exploring the Narratives of Police and Regulatory Officials / Frances M. Shaver, John Bryans, and Isabelle Bhola
10 Protecting Victims Sexually Exploited through Prostitution? Critically Examining Youth Legal and Policy Regimes / Steven Bittle
Part 2 – Diverse Experiences: Examining Places, Spaces, and Types of Work
11 Indigenous, Indoors, and Incognito: Thoughts and Experiences of an Irish and Ojibwe Sex Worker / Elizabeth James
12 Myths and Realities of Male Sex Work: A Personal Perspective / River Redwood
13 Champagne, Strawberries, and Truck-Stop Motels: On Subjectivity
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