[HTML][HTML] Struggling, forgotten, and under pressure: a scoping review of experiences of sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected physical, mental, and economic well-being
across the globe and has disproportionately affected certain vulnerable groups. This paper …
across the globe and has disproportionately affected certain vulnerable groups. This paper …
[HTML][HTML] Harm reduction and rights-based approaches to reduce monkeypox transmission among sex workers
SA Strathdee, AL Crago, K Shannon - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Although it is currently in short supply, the two-dose JYNNEOS smallpox vaccine (Bavarian
Nordic, Kvistgaard, Denmark) could confer protection for people who are unexposed but at …
Nordic, Kvistgaard, Denmark) could confer protection for people who are unexposed but at …
OnlyFans: Content creators' perceptions of potential bans of sexually explicit content
N Lawlor, CE Leistner, M Lippmann - Sexuality Research and Social …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction OnlyFans is a unique content platform consisting of sexually explicit content. In
2021, OnlyFans proposed a ban on sexually explicit content on the platform but quickly …
2021, OnlyFans proposed a ban on sexually explicit content on the platform but quickly …
50 shades of lockdown: sex workers' hidden world during COVID pandemic
MG Modena, E Lodi, E Rodighiero… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on psychological health and
socioeconomic structures. The consequences of COVID-19 on the physical, psychological …
socioeconomic structures. The consequences of COVID-19 on the physical, psychological …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of COVID-19 on female sex workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A mixed-methods analysis
M Balampama, D De Walque, WH Dow, R Hémono - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This study investigates how the landscape of sex work in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, evolved
in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. Using a mixed-methods approach, the analysis …
in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic. Using a mixed-methods approach, the analysis …
[HTML][HTML] Barriers to governmental income supports for sex workers during COVID-19: Results of a community-based cohort in metro Vancouver
J Pearson, K Shannon, A Krüsi, M Braschel… - Social Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into stark focus the economic inequities faced by
precarious, criminalized and racialized workers. Sex workers have been historically …
precarious, criminalized and racialized workers. Sex workers have been historically …
[HTML][HTML] Decriminalization and what else? Alternative structural interventions to promote the health, safety, and rights of sex workers
Researchers have argued that the current punitive approaches to regulating sex work
expose underlying structures that seek to preserve a social order embedded with stigmas …
expose underlying structures that seek to preserve a social order embedded with stigmas …
[HTML][HTML] Pandemic-related challenges accessing food and primary healthcare among sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a community-based …
E Frost, K Shannon, M Braschel, M Kestler… - BMC Public …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Prospective data were drawn from a cohort of women sex workers in Vancouver,
Canada (An Evaluation of Sex Workers' Health Access, AESHA; 2010-present). Data were …
Canada (An Evaluation of Sex Workers' Health Access, AESHA; 2010-present). Data were …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding the diversity of people in sex work: Views from leaders in sex worker organizations
Criminal laws in Canada and many other countries are currently premised on the
assumption of homogeneity, that is, people in sex work are cis women and girls who are …
assumption of homogeneity, that is, people in sex work are cis women and girls who are …
[HTML][HTML] “I would do anything but that”: Attitudes towards sex work among rural people who use drugs
A Rains, AL Sibley, XA Levander, SM Walters… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stigma towards people who use drugs and those who engage in sex work is
well-documented, leading to consequences such as reduced access to health services and …
well-documented, leading to consequences such as reduced access to health services and …