{"id":39736,"date":"2022-02-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=39736"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T01:13:05","slug":"victoria-decriminalizes-sex-work-after-decades-long-battle-from-sex-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/victoria-decriminalizes-sex-work-after-decades-long-battle-from-sex-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Decriminalizes Sex Work After Decades-Long Battle From Sex Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cup-1010916_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32385\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is celebrating another major victory for the decriminalization of sex work. Victoria, BC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.vic.gov.au\/bills\/sex-work-decriminalisation-bill-2021\">passed legislation<\/a> to become the third jurisdiction in the nation to decriminalize sex work, ending a decades-long wait for advocates. The upper house finally voted in favor of a bill to repeal offenses and criminal penalties for consensual sex work between adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2021 will partially abolish street-based sex work offenses and associated public health offenses, and will also strengthen anti-discrimination protections, making it unlawful to deny sex workers accommodation. \u201cThe number one benefit for sex workers is we no longer will have to fear the police if something goes wrong at work,\u201d the Sex Work Law Reform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10499925\/Victoria-decriminalises-sex-work-decades-long-battle-sex-workers.html\">spokesperson told reporters<\/a>. \u201cThis bill is for everyone who has been working under these draconian laws that have not protected us,\u201d added Reason Party leader Fiona Patten, a former sex worker who led Victoria into decriminalizing the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to show your support for sex workers? Come celebrate Victoria&#8217;s victory right here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out more about Victoria decriminalizing sex work:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10499925\/Victoria-decriminalises-sex-work-decades-long-battle-sex-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10499925\/Victoria-decriminalises-sex-work-decades-long-battle-sex-workers.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada is celebrating another major victory for the decriminalization of sex work. Victoria, BC has passed legislation to become the third jurisdiction in the nation to decriminalize sex work, ending a decades-long wait for advocates. 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