BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

I have had the pleasure of meeting & working with, in my domestic violence advocacy work - a number of former escorts and/or strippers. Most are quite intelligent having been drawn into a world they had no idea how to get out of. Almost all of them suffer from permanent, irreversible damage to their reproductive system. Almost all of those I know tell me while they didn't abuse alcohol or street drugs - they did abuse prescription drugs in order to deaden their emotional connection to the men they "serviced." Almost all had their pat "stories" to tell their clients to help sanitize the paid rape. All said to me they lied to their clients about how "great" they were or how much they enjoyed the session and what they did for a living. Almost all suffered from some form of poverty, and after leaving "the business" now have: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, mood and dissociative disorders as consequences of prostituti...

Efforts to Fight Violence Against Women are Missing the Target by krerucha Domestic policies for prostitution perpetuate violence against women. Unless we are willing to address the root cause of society's acceptance of violence against women, efforts to decrease it will continue to be done in vain. According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), prostitution is an epidemic . Reports from the DOJ indicate that the average age of entry for prostitution is 12 years. Again, let me repeat that due to absolute absurdity, the average age of entry into prostitution in the United States is 12 years young. Young girls, much like the women who enter prostitution come from broken families, live in poverty and are vulnerable to exploitation for many of the same reasons. They tend to be runaways from both families and the juvenile justice system or are ‘throwaways’ where parents have kicked their children out of their homes and into the streets. More than 90% of prostitutes have been b...

As one of the very VERY few people I have ever actively campaigned for, I'd be happy to see Spitzer come back. Patterson is doing so poorly though, I doubt Eliot would run for Gov. Why? Personal of course. While I find his hooker habit disgusting, Spitzer's office was very helpful, supportive and acted for me during an incident I had in 2004. They listened and got me to the proper authorities. I can only hope he's learned his lesson... but in my humble opinion, he's a brilliant politican and we need people like him right now. By MAGGIE HABERMAN Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been privately talking with friends about a possible comeback, and is considering a run for statewide office next year, several sources told The Post. Less than 18 months after he left Albany in a prostitution scandal, Spitzer has held informal discussions in recent weeks about the possibility of making a bid for state comptroller or the US Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibra...

This book is about time! I just hope that law enforcement in North America will READ & HEED! from Abyss2Hope: The CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corp) News Sunday interview with Victor Malarek about his book " The Johns, Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It " highlights the dynamics of an industry, much of it run by organized crime. What he talks about has been talked about for years by women who are regularly dismissed as sex negative or prudes . Malarek rejects the notion that the prostitutes are the problem and holds men involved in any way (other than when they are prostituted) responsible instead. He rightfully points out that this industry is not about sexual needs, it is about power and control. This is what men are buying. Money gives them the feeling that they have the right to act out their need for power and control. When we understand this reality we can begin to focus on primary prevention of the harm done through sex trafficking, both international and domestic. It...

I don't like prostitution for what it does to the sex workers , the mind-set of the johns and the damage to their families. Personally I consider prostitution to be PAID RAPE. Period. But to use children! Just disgusting -- I will never be able to wrap my brain around it. However, I have said before - law enforcement has to start GOING AFTER THE JOHNS MORE AGGRESSIVELY if they expect this to make any difference . FBI says 345 arrested, 21 children rescued in prostitution busts in 16 cities Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution. The Justice Department says it targeted 16 cities as part of its "Operation Cross Country" that caps off five years of similar stings nationwide. Many of the children forced into prostitution are either runaways or what authorities call "thrown-aways" _ kids whose families have shunned them. Officials say th...

By DAVID ROSEN It’s time for New York Governor David Paterson to sign the Safe Harbor Act for Exploited Children. The enabling bills have already passed both the state Assembly (A.5258-c) and Senate (S.3175-c), and now it is on the governor’s proverbial desk for passage. The act will end the widespread practice of arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating those 15-years and younger charged with prostitution. In addition, the Act requires the state to establish a variety of community-based services to help young people. These services include: “housing, diagnostic assessment, individual case management, medical services including substance abuse services, counseling and therapeutic services, educational services including life skills services and planning services to successfully transition residents back to the community.” This support is critical so that these children can reclaim their young lives. Traditionally, zealous police and prosecutors have used the fear of jail to not onl...

I have been saying this for years. Stop arresting the supply - go after the DEMAND side of prostitution. Rabbi Sherlo rules that men who solicit services of prostitute should be imprisoned A man who visits a prostitute should be sent to jail, according to a special Religious opinion drafted by prominent Religious-Zionist Rabbi Yuval Sherlo. After being approached by National Religious Party Chairman Zevulun Orlev, Sherlo recommended that faction members back MK Zahava Gal-On's bill, which calls for a six-month prison term for men who solicit the services of a prostitute. "The desire to prevent prostitution in Israel should be one of the major moves in maintaining the sanctity of Israel and the status and dignity of women," Sherlo wrote in his response to Orlev's query. "Therefore, one should seemingly be a party to any initiative that advances this reality." However, the rabbi said that the bill proposed by Gal-On is partial and added that some responsibili...

Since the only political news anyone is paying any attention to this week involves hookers or orgies... Didn't this moron say he'd "bring dignity back the White House"? Feh!! Now we just have to decide who is going to get the task of cleaning up after him... George Bush has been tied to a prostitution ring involving as many as 50,000 women and girls. The prostitutes, some as young as 13, are among the 1.2 million desperate Iraqis who fled to Syria after Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to the U.K. Independent. Bush's invasion destroyed the Iraqi government and unleashed a wave of political and sectarian violence that has killed over 1 million Iraqis and forced 4 million to become refugees, according to the UN. Facing starvation, as many as 50,000 women and girls have been forced into prostitution in Syria alone, according to Hana Ibrahim of the Women's Will Association. "70 percent to 80 percent of the girls working this business in Damas...

AH! THE STENCH OF HYPOCRISY It's the cheating, stupid Debra J. Saunders SEN. DAVID Vitter, R-La., is a disgrace. Earlier this month, thanks to porn sleaze-meister Larry Flynt, Americans learned that the alleged prostitution ring run by Deborah Jeane Palfrey -- the D.C. madam -- called Vitter five times between 1999 and 2001. Vitter promptly issued a statement apologizing for "a very serious sin" -- then went into seclusion. On Monday, Vitter trotted out his poor wife as he offered "my deep, sincere apologies to all those I have let down" and said he accepted responsibility for his mistakes. A few problems: For one thing, paying a prostitute is a crime, even if authorities cannot prosecute Vitter because of the statute of limitations . For another, Vitter is guilty of criminal stupidity. Vitter entered Congress in 1999 after he won a special election to replace Rep. Bob Livingston, who resigned in the heat of the Clinton impeachment after admitting that he had ha...

Getting to the Dirty Bottom of David Vitter by Chris Kelly "I attended Catholic schools growing up, so I know first-hand of the benefits of a Catholic school education." - Senator David Vitter. While everyone is running around calling David Vitter a hypocrite, for the way his faith and politics ran counter to his private life, remember: Jesus hung out with prostitutes, too. I went to a parochial school, and David Vitter has made my faith stronger than ever. Our creed tells us we're born bad, and it's a daily struggle, just to not get an erotic massage, or five. He proves Saint Augustine's point. That's one of the main problems in our clash of cultures with the Muslim world. They don't believe in original sin. And there are a lot of things you can say about a sin like calling a whorehouse from the halls of Congress to have them send someone over and diaper you, but you have to admit it's original. You have to give him points for that. Creativity, I mea...

Myth: Republicans value sexual morality (If links are broken or missing, Google.com is your friend. These all happened prior to the Mark Foley Scandal) Adelphia Communications Corp. : Donated large sums of money to some of the most conservative members of Congress. They are also the first cable company to offer hard-core adult movies to subscribers. Daily Kos article Edison Misla Aldarondo, Republican legislator from Puerto Rico , was sentenced to 13 years in prison for molestation of his daughter and her friend for eight-year period starting when they were 9. Full Article Randal David Ankeney, Republican activist from Colorado , arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child with force. He faces 6 charges related to getting a 13-year-old girl stoned on pot and then having sex with her. Source Also accused of sexually assaulting another girl. Denver ABC Article Dick Armey (R-Texas) , former professor, has been accused by The Dallas Observer of sexually harassing female students. J...