Our vision is for sex work to be recognised as work and as such is fully decriminalised.
We envisage a society where we as sex workers have equal status in society and are free to pursue our occupation safely, on our own terms without fear of criminalisation, stigma or discrimination.
Respect Inc – who are we?
Respect Inc is a non-profit, peer-based organisation focused on protecting and promoting the rights, health & wellbeing of Queensland sex workers. We are a sex worker rights-positive and rights-focused community organisation. All of our Management Committee, Volunteers and Staff are current or former sex workers.
read more“Asian Sex Workers Needs Assessment” Respect Inc, 2015
The objectives of this research were to identifying existing barriers and learn about the experiences and opinions of Asian sex workers, assess knowledge about sexual health, sex work law in Queensland, rights, responsibilities and workplace rights.
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“Social Research Briefs” Daniel, Australia, 2010
The sexual health of sex workers: no bad whores, just bad laws National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales, Funded by NSW Health and partially funded by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. "Sex workers are a group vilified,...
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“Policing roulette” Kambauer, England, 2017
This article presents compelling evidence that an enforcement-led approach to policing creates insuperable barriers to the success of protective policing.
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“RAIDED” Sangram, India, 2018
The police, NGOs and others involved in ordering and conducting raids are generally not sensitive to the complex trajectory of the individuals they encounter during raids. This research report examines why.
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Youth Focused Peer Educator Respect Inc, Brisbane
Are you a current or past sex worker? Are you passionate about sex workers rights, health and wellbeing? This job may be for you. Closes 21 Dec 2018.
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‘80% of us work illegally, so we can be safe’, say Queensland sex workers
Queensland laws and policing practices unnecessarily endanger sex workers. ‘Sex workers are forced to choose between working safely or legally’, Kayla Rose, sex worker and committee member of DecrimQLD said.
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Alternative opening hours during National Forum 2018
Due to the Scarlet Alliance National Forum, the Respect Inc opening hours for the week starting 12th November are different than usual.
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Jenny King, the Respect Inc Trea$urer
Jenny is a Respect Inc founding member, previously with United Sex Workers North Queensland (USNQ) & SQWISI.
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Vietnamese Online Audio Workshop Âm thanh hội thảo Việt Nam
From Facebook
SAVE THE DATE
Each year we get together for our #sexworker roundtable
2018 it was in #Cairns
2019 it’s in
🥁🥁🥁 #BRISBANE 🥁🥁🥁
4-7 March 2019
🍭Workshops
🔥Discussions
⭐️ Presentations
🎯 Rally
🍡Social event
Facebooks revised community standards:
Solicitation
“We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters between adults.”
m.facebook.com/communitystandards/sexual_solicitation
au.pcmag.com/news/59860/new-facebook-policy-sparks-fears-of-sex-talk-crackdown
New Facebook Policy Sparks Fears of Sex Talk Crackdown
au.pcmag.com
The updated content policy specifically bans 'sexual slang,' hints of 'sexual roles, positions or fetish scenarios,' and erotic art when mentioned with a sex act. Facebook added the policy to stop sexual solicitation, but critics fear it'll censor legitimate content.#SEXWORKERS on the #SunshineCoast
we are coming to you..
Tuesday 11 December
We’ll be available for one-on-one outreach catch-ups &
we are hosting a social event at 6.30pm.
Get in contact for more details!
From Twitter
SAVE THE DATE
Each year we get together for our #sexworker roundtable
2018 it was in #Cairns
2019 it’s in
🥁🥁🥁 #BRISBANE 🥁🥁🥁
4-7 March 2019
🍭Workshops
🔥Discussions
⭐️ Presentations
🎯 Rally
🍡Social event
Facebooks revised community standards:
Solicitation
“We draw the line, however, when content facilitates, encourages or coordinates sexual encounters between adults.”
https://t.co/YYdNEuTb2A
https://t.co/PqWx2IIM0c