QUT Briefing Paper June 2019
“The Case for Decriminalisation: Sex Work and the Law in Queensland” by Elena Jeffreys, Erin O’Brien & Janelle Fawkes
LIT REVIEW: “Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health” Lucy Platt et al, 2018
The public health evidence clearly shows the harms associated with all forms of sex work criminalisation, including regulatory systems, which effectively leave the most marginalised, and typically the majority of, sex workers outside of the law.
INDIA: “Research on raids and anti-trafficking measures” Sangram, 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.
PHD: “Women who buy sex in Australia” Hilary Caldwell, 2018
This project explores women buying sex in Australia.
Transgender and Male Study (TaMS) Report 2018
Male sex workers, and Trans sex workers, were the subject of a state wide research project by Respect Inc in 2017. The report was completed in 2018 and is now public.
PHD: “Sex worker organisations, political autonomy from funders” Elena Jeffreys, May 2018
Sex worker organisations and political autonomy from funders: case studies of Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association and Empower Foundation (Thailand)