Support Star Observer. Dozens of sex workers and supporters gathered in Cairns on Friday to march for decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland. Organised by Queensland sex worker peer organisation Respect Inc, the march on Cairns Esplanade called for an end to laws that workers say endanger them every day.
She said that safety practices such as operating in the same building as another sex worker, or sending a message about their whereabouts for work, were against Queensland law, forcing workers to choose between operating safely or legally. They could make a connection with their own workplace rights. State coordinator Elena Jeffreys said decriminalisation of sex work is recognised as international best practice model for the sex industry.
Jeffreys said research has shown decriminalisation would lower the HIV rate among sex workers around the world by up to 47 per cent. Respect Inc peer worker Renon Schafer said that International Sex Workers Day is a time to address the reforms needed to protect sex workers. Respect Inc is calling on Queenslanders to write to their local MPs and ask them to support decriminalisation of sex work. In Sydney, Sex Workers Outreach Project SWOP held a protest on Saturday evening to highlight the workers who have been forced to return to street-based sex work in the wake of anti β sex work laws passing in the US, leading to the loss of online advertising platforms.
Workers at rallies around Australia and the world carried red umbrellas, the symbol of the sex worker rights movement. Editorial Submissions and Enquiries editor starobserver. Advertising and Sales sales starobserver. Accounts accounts starobserver. All Sydney Melbourne. Support Us Subscribe. Dozens of sex workers march for decriminalisation in Queensland. Queensland News.
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