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  • Criminology and the case for the decriminalisation of Sex Work
    2016
    Co-Authors: John Scott, Cameron Cox, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Sex Work is almost invariably re garded as a highly gendered act ivity that needs to be eliminated or at least severely restricted by the criminal law. Broadly, legal policy makers take one of two approache s to Sex Work; that it should b e abolished or that it should be severely restricted. Abolitionist approaches, such as those taken on some American states, criminalise bot h the act of Sex Working and ev erything associated with Sex Work such as location, premises, clients, advertising and s oliciting. Restrictive approaches are taken in countries like the UK and most of Austr alia where the act of Sex Work itself is not criminalised, but most if not all activities associated with Sex Work are criminalised...

  • Technology, normalisation and male Sex Work
    2015
    Co-Authors: Catherine Macphail, John Scott, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Technological change, particularly the growth of the Internet and smart phones, has increased the visibility of male escorts, expanded their client base and diversified the range of venues in which male Sex Work can take place. Specifically, the Internet has relocated some forms of male Sex Work away from the street and thereby increased market reach, visibility and access and the scope of Sex Work advertising. Using the online profiles of 257 male Sex Workers drawn from six of the largest websites advertising male Sexual services in Australia, the role of the Internet in facilitating the normalisation of male Sex Work is discussed. Specifically we examine how engagement with the Sex industry has been reconstituted in term of better informed consumer-seller decisions for both clients and Sex Workers. Rather than being seen as a ‘deviant’ activity, understood in terms of pathology or criminal activity, male Sex Work is increasingly presented as an everyday commodity in the market place. In this context, the management of risks associated with Sex Work has shifted from formalised social control to more informal practices conducted among online communities of clients and Sex Workers. We discuss the implications for health, legal and welfare responses within an empowerment paradigm.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    Faculty of Law; Australian Centre for Health Law Research, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Background Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities. Discussion This paper discusses a range of issues emerging in the male Sex industry. Notably, globalisation and technology have contributed to the normalisation of male Sex Work and reshaped the landscape in which the male Sex industry operates. As part of this discussion, we review STI and HIV rates among male Sex Workers at a global level, which are widely disparate and geographically contextual, with rates of HIV among male Sex Workers ranging from 0% in some areas to 50% in others. The Internet has reshaped the way that male Sex Workers and clients connect and has been identified as a useful space for safer Sex messages and research that seeks out hidden or commonly excluded populations. Future directions We argue for a public health context that recognises the emerging and changing nature of male Sex Work, which means programs and policies that are appropriate for this population group. Online communities relating to male Sex Work are important avenues for safer Sexual messages and unique opportunities to reach often excluded sub-populations of both clients and male Sex Workers. The changing structure and organisation of male Sex Work alongside rapidly changing cultural, academic and medical discourses provide new insight but also new challenges to how we conceive the Sexualities of men and male Sex Workers. Public health initiatives must reflect upon and incorporate this knowledge.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    BMC Public Health, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities.

  • Technology, normalisation and male Sex Work
    Culture health & sexuality, 2014
    Co-Authors: Catherine Macphail, John Scott, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Technological change, particularly the growth of the Internet and smart phones, has increased the visibility of male escorts, expanded their client base and diversified the range of venues in which male Sex Work can take place. Specifically, the Internet has relocated some forms of male Sex Work away from the street and thereby increased market reach, visibility and access and the scope of Sex Work advertising. Using the online profiles of 257 male Sex Workers drawn from six of the largest websites advertising male Sexual services in Australia, the role of the Internet in facilitating the normalisation of male Sex Work is discussed. Specifically we examine how engagement with the Sex industry has been reconstituted in term of better informed consumer-seller decisions for both clients and Sex Workers. Rather than being seen as a ‘deviant’ activity, understood in terms of pathology or criminal activity, male Sex Work is increasingly presented as an everyday commodity in the market place. In this context, th...

John Scott - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Criminology and the case for the decriminalisation of Sex Work
    2016
    Co-Authors: John Scott, Cameron Cox, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Sex Work is almost invariably re garded as a highly gendered act ivity that needs to be eliminated or at least severely restricted by the criminal law. Broadly, legal policy makers take one of two approache s to Sex Work; that it should b e abolished or that it should be severely restricted. Abolitionist approaches, such as those taken on some American states, criminalise bot h the act of Sex Working and ev erything associated with Sex Work such as location, premises, clients, advertising and s oliciting. Restrictive approaches are taken in countries like the UK and most of Austr alia where the act of Sex Work itself is not criminalised, but most if not all activities associated with Sex Work are criminalised...

  • Technology, normalisation and male Sex Work
    2015
    Co-Authors: Catherine Macphail, John Scott, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Technological change, particularly the growth of the Internet and smart phones, has increased the visibility of male escorts, expanded their client base and diversified the range of venues in which male Sex Work can take place. Specifically, the Internet has relocated some forms of male Sex Work away from the street and thereby increased market reach, visibility and access and the scope of Sex Work advertising. Using the online profiles of 257 male Sex Workers drawn from six of the largest websites advertising male Sexual services in Australia, the role of the Internet in facilitating the normalisation of male Sex Work is discussed. Specifically we examine how engagement with the Sex industry has been reconstituted in term of better informed consumer-seller decisions for both clients and Sex Workers. Rather than being seen as a ‘deviant’ activity, understood in terms of pathology or criminal activity, male Sex Work is increasingly presented as an everyday commodity in the market place. In this context, the management of risks associated with Sex Work has shifted from formalised social control to more informal practices conducted among online communities of clients and Sex Workers. We discuss the implications for health, legal and welfare responses within an empowerment paradigm.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    Faculty of Law; Australian Centre for Health Law Research, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Background Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities. Discussion This paper discusses a range of issues emerging in the male Sex industry. Notably, globalisation and technology have contributed to the normalisation of male Sex Work and reshaped the landscape in which the male Sex industry operates. As part of this discussion, we review STI and HIV rates among male Sex Workers at a global level, which are widely disparate and geographically contextual, with rates of HIV among male Sex Workers ranging from 0% in some areas to 50% in others. The Internet has reshaped the way that male Sex Workers and clients connect and has been identified as a useful space for safer Sex messages and research that seeks out hidden or commonly excluded populations. Future directions We argue for a public health context that recognises the emerging and changing nature of male Sex Work, which means programs and policies that are appropriate for this population group. Online communities relating to male Sex Work are important avenues for safer Sexual messages and unique opportunities to reach often excluded sub-populations of both clients and male Sex Workers. The changing structure and organisation of male Sex Work alongside rapidly changing cultural, academic and medical discourses provide new insight but also new challenges to how we conceive the Sexualities of men and male Sex Workers. Public health initiatives must reflect upon and incorporate this knowledge.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    BMC Public Health, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities.

  • Technology, normalisation and male Sex Work
    Culture health & sexuality, 2014
    Co-Authors: Catherine Macphail, John Scott, Victor Minichiello
    Abstract:

    Technological change, particularly the growth of the Internet and smart phones, has increased the visibility of male escorts, expanded their client base and diversified the range of venues in which male Sex Work can take place. Specifically, the Internet has relocated some forms of male Sex Work away from the street and thereby increased market reach, visibility and access and the scope of Sex Work advertising. Using the online profiles of 257 male Sex Workers drawn from six of the largest websites advertising male Sexual services in Australia, the role of the Internet in facilitating the normalisation of male Sex Work is discussed. Specifically we examine how engagement with the Sex industry has been reconstituted in term of better informed consumer-seller decisions for both clients and Sex Workers. Rather than being seen as a ‘deviant’ activity, understood in terms of pathology or criminal activity, male Sex Work is increasingly presented as an everyday commodity in the market place. In this context, th...

Denton Callander - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    Faculty of Law; Australian Centre for Health Law Research, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Background Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities. Discussion This paper discusses a range of issues emerging in the male Sex industry. Notably, globalisation and technology have contributed to the normalisation of male Sex Work and reshaped the landscape in which the male Sex industry operates. As part of this discussion, we review STI and HIV rates among male Sex Workers at a global level, which are widely disparate and geographically contextual, with rates of HIV among male Sex Workers ranging from 0% in some areas to 50% in others. The Internet has reshaped the way that male Sex Workers and clients connect and has been identified as a useful space for safer Sex messages and research that seeks out hidden or commonly excluded populations. Future directions We argue for a public health context that recognises the emerging and changing nature of male Sex Work, which means programs and policies that are appropriate for this population group. Online communities relating to male Sex Work are important avenues for safer Sexual messages and unique opportunities to reach often excluded sub-populations of both clients and male Sex Workers. The changing structure and organisation of male Sex Work alongside rapidly changing cultural, academic and medical discourses provide new insight but also new challenges to how we conceive the Sexualities of men and male Sex Workers. Public health initiatives must reflect upon and incorporate this knowledge.

  • a new public health context to understand male Sex Work
    BMC Public Health, 2015
    Co-Authors: Victor Minichiello, John Scott, Denton Callander
    Abstract:

    Researching male Sex Work offers insight into the Sexual lives of men and women while developing a more realistic appreciation for the changing issues associated with male Sex Work. This type of research is important because it not only reflects a growing and diversifying consumer demand for male Sex Work, but also because it enables the construction of knowledge that is up-to-date with changing ideas around Sex and Sexualities.

Christopher K. Fairley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Sex Workers talk about Sex Work: six contradictory characteristics of legalised Sex Work in Melbourne, Australia
    Culture health & sexuality, 2012
    Co-Authors: Sufia Begum, Jane S Hocking, Jan Groves, Christopher K. Fairley, Louise Keogh
    Abstract:

    Despite research suggesting that legal Sex Work is safe and that emotional risks and social stigma are of greater concern than health risks, much research on Sex Work has focused on health risks. Given the legalisation of Sex Work in Victoria, Australia, it is timely to look beyond health. Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 14 female Sex Workers on their experience of legal Sex Work, both positive and negative, and the social acceptability of their profession. Thematic analysis was used to identify the key ways that Sex Workers described Sex Work. Women saw legal Sex Work as safer than illegal Sex Work, but still not socially acceptable. However, they also described six contradictory elements of Sex Work, which was seen as: financially rewarding and entrapping; empowering and demeaning; increasing some opportunities while reducing others; flexible and demanding; offering both intimacy and competition; and leading to a 'double life'. While legalisation has improved the safety of Sex Work, stigma and discrimination persist.

  • Will the legalisation of street Sex Work improve health
    Sexually transmitted infections, 2002
    Co-Authors: Anna N Morton, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Suzanne M. Garland, P J Lee, P E Reid, Christopher K. Fairley
    Abstract:

    The legalisation and regulation of street Sex Work in Victoria, Australia, is likely to improve the health of street Sex Workers and their clients. In Victoria, street Sex Work is illegal. In comparison, brothel and escort agency Sex Work is legal, and these individuals are required by law to have monthly certification of STI screening. Any incident infections are detected early and treated so that the prevalence of STIs is low.1 There is no such requirement for street Sex Workers, who have …

Teela Sanders - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • New Sociologies of Sex Work
    2010
    Co-Authors: Kate Hardy, Sarah Kingston, Teela Sanders
    Abstract:

    Contents: Introduction: new sociologies of Sex Work in perspective, Sarah Kingston and Teela Sanders Part I Prostitution Policy: Then and Now: Flappers, amateurs and professionals: the spectrum of promiscuity in 1920s Britain, Samantha Caslin Intent to criminalize: men who buy Sex and prostitution policy in the UK, Sarah Kingston Out of the shadows (and into a bit of light): decriminalization, human rights and street-based Sex Work on New Zealand, Lynzi Armstrong. Part II Methodology: Doing Sex Work Research: Tackling taboos: men who pay for Sex and the emotional researcher, Natalie Hammond Walking the beat: doing outreach with male Sex Workers, Mary Whowell New technologies, new territories: using the internet to connect with Sex Workers and Sex industry organizers, Suzanne Jenkins. Part III Mobility, Sex Work and Consumption: Situating the female gaze: Understanding (Sex) tourism practices in Thailand, Erin Sanders The place of the gringo gulch: space, gender and nation in Sex tourism, Megan Rivers-Moore Taxi dancers: tango labour and commecialized intimacy in Buenos Aires, Maria Tornqvist and Kate Hardy Temporal dimensions of cabaret dancers' circular migration to Switzerland, Romaric Thievent. Part IV Sex Work: Organizing, Resistance and Culture: ' If you shut up, they kill you': Sex Worker resistance in Argentina, Kate Hardy 'Just get pissed and enjoy yourself': understanding lap-dancing as 'anti- Work', Rachela Colosi The diverse vulnerabilities of lesbian, gay, biSexual and trans Sex Workers in the UK, Kath Browne, Mark Cull and Phil Hubbard Repackaging Sex: class, crass, and the good vibrations model of Sexual retail, Lynn Comella Index.

  • Participation in Sex Work: students' views
    Sex Education, 2010
    Co-Authors: Ron Roberts, Teela Sanders, Ellie Myers, Debbie M Smith
    Abstract:

    Increasing evidence points to student involvement in the Sex industry. The current study comprised a cross-sectional sample of 315 undergraduates at a London university. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data were gathered on students' financial and employment circumstances and their views on participation in Sex Work. Results suggested awareness of student Sex Work was widespread, and considered understandable by the majority. Students principally attributed participation in the Sex industry to their financial situation. A relatively high proportion (16.5%) indicated that they would be willing to engage in Sex Work to pay for their education, with 11% indicating they would Work as escorts. A model of willingness to undertake Sex Work was able to explain over one-quarter of the variance. These findings are explained in relation to the mainstreaming of Sexual consumption, the supply routes of Sexual labour from privileged socio-economic positions and the effects of student debt.

  • prostitution Sex Work policy and politics
    2009
    Co-Authors: Teela Sanders, Maggie Oneill, Jane Pitcher
    Abstract:

    The Sociology of Sex Work The Cultural Context of Commerce and Sex Sex Workers and Sex Work Children, Young People and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Buying Sexual Services Sex Workers, Labour Rights and Unionization Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry Communities, Services and Welfare Globalization and the Sex Trade Researching the Sex Industry