Sex work in Ireland

The realities of sex work in Catholic Ireland under the Nordic/Swedish model.

[Amnesty EU @AmnestyEU]

Our research shows that all over the world, laws criminalizing #sexwork only make violence and discimination against sex workers worse.

Sex workers also face discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, drug use, homelessness and migration status

[Dr. Caroline West 🦩 @CarolineWest_IE]

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. I encourage you to read the tweets under the hashtag #idevasw & learn about violence against sex workers. There have been far too many murdered sex workers in Ireland. Follow @uglymugsie & @SWAIIreland to learn more.

[Sex work in Ireland @SexWork_Ireland]

@AshleyLatke 💔

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

The Gardaí have then taken the names of the landlords of these premises. These checks, accompanied by mass texts, have terrorised sex workers and we have been contacted by many sex workers who are concerned by these actions. https://t.co/DFqaVTh4X8

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

Violence against sex workers comes in many forms, not just from clients. Police, the government, healthcare professionals, landlords, and society at large are all vectors of violence against sex workers. We know this because SWAI listens to sex workers themselves #IDEVASW

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

If we compare that to the @UglyMugsPublic stats, the only stats of crimes against sex workers that are collected, we see that less than 1% of sex workers report crimes against them to Gardaí. #IDEVASW https://t.co/9MQrLymLmg

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

Trust in the Gardaí amongst the rest of the population is at 90% according to the Gardaí’s own research. https://t.co/pYkreLixyX

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

Read our full press release here: https://t.co/OITJAB7qqK

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

The tide is turning against sex workers, and it is alarming to see. This year the @DeptJusticeIRL funded‘ I Must Be Some Person’ research highlighted that 1 in 5 street sex workers in Ireland has been sexually assaulted by Gardaí.
#IDEVASW22

https://t.co/64eFXaNJZt

[Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) @SWAIIreland]

Press release: Irish government is complicit in violence against sex workers

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, and since we marked this day last year there has been a shift in attitudes against sex workers in Ireland says Mardi Kennedy #IDEVASW22

[Dr. Raven Bowen @corbeau_1863]

Today we mark the 19th annual #IDEVASW Sending love & energy to those mourning friends & loved ones today. The quality of life of #sexworkers refects our societal values. Violence against SWs, whether interpersonal, structural or state, must end now! May they Rest in Power.

[SWARM @SexWorkHive]

December 17th is International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, a day when the SW community comes together to remember those who have lost their lives, as well as highlighting the multiple and intersecting forms of violence faced by our community

#IDEVASW #IDEVASW22

[Adeline Berry, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇱🇧 @adeline_whitney]

Our “welfare check” from gardai left us evicted & planning our suicides.

Gardai are outing vulnerable SWers to landlords following “welfare checks” to evict them during a housing crisis right before Christmas 🎄🎅🏻

How do they sleep at night?
#IDEVASW2022 #IDEVASW #Ireland

[Dr Lynzi Armstrong @DrLynziA]

“Today is a day of vigil for all the sex workers murdered and violated by stigma, hatred and punitive policies.
We are one of the most excluded and violated social groups in the world, but also one of inexhaustible dignity, resistance and struggle.”
#IDEVASW

[National Ugly Mugs @NationalUglyMug]

This year, we ask you to do more than say their names.

We ask you to stand up against injustice, to fight harmful laws and policies, to push back against poverty and austerity, and to work towards a world where sex workers are no longer subject to violence.

#IDEVASW #IDEVASW22

[Support Ho(s)e @supporthosechi]

Today, December 17th, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. There are so many ways for you to show up for your fellow community members, comrades, and co-strugglers who are in the sex trades. #IDEVASW #D17

Start by amplifying:

[Desiree Alliance @DesireeAlliance]

On this day, we remember the names. Those who have not been claimed and those whose bodies were thought disposable. Those we knew and loved and those not made visible to us yet. We remember and honor you
#IDEVASW

[English Collective of Prostitutes ♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ @ProstitutesColl]

This #IDEVASW we honour & mourn sex workers globally who have been victims of violence & murder. Today is also a day of resistance. We send our love & strength to all those fighting for justice, safety & protection from violence. “These tears are both a token and a vow of combat”

[Brian Nolan @BrianNolan1974]

Dublin 2022 — Landlord getting more than €13,500 in monthly rent for a 320sq m prefab where 27 (not a typo) tenants share three toilets, two showers and a kitchen. Oh, and it’s a fire hazard so they have to get out now - Kitty Holland ⁦@IrishTimes⁩ https://t.co/zrYiqm8NoG