Advances in decriminalizing sex work in Belgium and Victoria, Australia

Recent months have seen important advances in efforts to decriminalize sex work, with sex workers achieving legislative victories in Belgium and the Australian state of Victoria. In an ironic twist, the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused such devastation to sex workers across the world, actually spurred action to protect the health, rights and well-being of sex workers.

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Reduced Inequalities