Press Release

First Worker’s Collective Escort Agency Demands Common Sense Reforms

As the Bundes Deutscher Frauenvereine recognised way back in 1918, there is a central misogyny at play when a government regulates the bodies of sex workers but not their clients. But even in 2016, this practice was enshrined in the ProstituiertenSchutzGesetz (ProstSchG), which mandated the registration of sex workers.

Since the beginning of the evaluation of the law that governs our careers and bodies (ProstituiertenSchutzGesetz), sex workers have nervously awaited news of the new government’s intentions for us.

The wait ended in April.

The Koalitionsvertrag states:
“Germany has become a hub for human trafficking. Almost without exception, the victims are women. In light of the evaluation of the Prostitute Protection Act, we will make improvements as needed with the support of an independent commission of experts.”

On International Whoresday, we have a few things we would like to point out.

We are deeply gratified that the coalition will wait for the data before making policy choices,rather than–as we feared–stating a flat-out intention for implementing the Nordic Model in Germany, as many of us had dreaded. It is also an excellent sign that “experts” will be contracted to interpret the data and draft any changes to the law deemed appropriate. We hope and assume that sex workers will be among those experts.

However: It’s time for a fact check...

By Ernestine

In response to the San Francisco Chronicle article “San Francisco residents sue the city over thriving sex trade.”

Dear SF Chronicle,