Triple-X Workers

Thank you all you wonderful people who came out and marched with us last Saturday for #RUM2023 our 11th annual Red Umbrella March for #SexWork #Solidarity ! Here's a wee aerial video we had made. There are lots n lots of wonderful photos too. More soon. Cheers!

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• Third parties such as receptionists, managers, or drivers employed by sex workers directly, who work to increase sex workers’ safety, are not breaking the law. 🪡

BREAKING: Supreme Court of Canada: Kloubakov v. R. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-cs… Immediate Take-Aways: • A commercial agency that recruits persons to sell sexual services, provides premises for transactions, advertises to potential purchasers, makes appointments, and collects … 🪡

“…requirement for factually exploitative conduct or for the profits to be excessive or unreasonable. “… third parties such as receptionists, managers, or drivers employed by sex workers, who work to increase their safety, are not captured by the procuring offence…”

BREAKING: Supreme Court of Canada: Kloubakov v. R. 🧵🪡 Held: "The appeal should be dismissed. … The convictions of the accused are affirmed." “…neither the material benefit offence nor the procuring offence prohibits the safety measures contemplated in Bedford. As a result…

“legislated exceptions do not apply in circumstances when a material benefit is obtained through a commercial enterprise. …judges will determine on a case-by-case basis whether …a commercial enterprise [is] engaged in commodification of sexual activity.” thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/supre…