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| Ye Haiyan in a 10 dollar sexshop |
Feminist and activist Ye Haiyan, also known as Liumang Yan (Hooligan Sparrow), "decided to provide sexual services to rural peasant workers on January 11 in defense of sex workers' rights after she witnessed a recent raid by police officers in a brothel in Guangxi province," writes
Oiwan Lam at Global Voices Online. In spite of attempts to censor her, Ye Haiyan backed up her work and you can read her reconstructed and translated
account here. This is courageous, heartfelt activism, folks. Passionate and profound.
While we're on the subject of prostitution, we mustn't confuse the term by using it to describe victims of sex trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. If you ever suspect that young people are being exploited or trafficked in the Boston area, do contact the
My Life, My Choice Project, who work so hard to help, support and educate young victims. They really do want to receive your call.
Global Voices Online link via tinynibbles.com
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