The European Women’s Lobby recently published a report entitled the 18 Myths on Prostitution.
We found it to be full of great information and wanted to share…
- Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world.
- It is a choice.
- It is a job like any other.
- Prostitution brings a lot of money.
- Prostitution brings women economic independence, especially to migrant women.
- Some women claim that it is their right to prostitute themselves.
- Prostitution is about sexual freedom, abolition is anti-sex.
- Only “sex workers” should talk about prostitution, because they know best.
- Prostitution is part of women’s historical struggle to control their body.
- Abolishing prostitution would lead to more rapes.
- Prostitution is useful for society, especially for socially isolated and lonely men.
- Demand will never disappear.
- Legalising prostitution is the best way to guarantee access to basic rights for people in prostitution.
- We should not Criminalise sex buyers because they can save women or identify victims of trafficking.
- We must combat trafficking, but prostitution has nothing to do with it.
- Abolitionists want to prohibit prostitution.
- With the swedish model, persons in prostitution face more violence as prostitution goes underground.
- The abolition of prostitution is utopia.