DISCUSSION

Ever since the decision by Amnesty International to push for the decriminalisation of sex work, the whole debate on the future of the industry has really hit the mainstream. Where once the conversation was purely the realm of those with a natural interest in the future of sex work, today it seems that everyone has an opinion. This of course is a good thing and should be something everyone should be thinking about as it affects us as a society.

Anyone who has been keeping up with the news over the last week will realise that A) England have just won the Ashes (get in!) and B) Amnesty International have decided to push for the decriminalisation of sex work (get in!) This is a great move as it will mean the day that sex workers are safer whilst participating in their line of work will get closer.

Revenge porn has been all over the news for the last few months, with countries all over the world declaring that it is now against the law to share media content of a sexual nature from someone else without their permission. Result!

As much as we might hate the series, the Fifty Shades books and films have well and truly brought BDSM into the spotlight. While bored housewives around the world are thrilled to be reading about Christian Grey’s antics in the red room with Anastasia, the rest of us are horrified at the things we see described on the pages, and we can’t wait to put them down.

When it comes to sex work, pretty much everyone and their mother has an opinion about it. They think that they know the best way to stop it and the best way to help those in it get out. In fact, they think that they know so much about it that it is shocking the sex industry even exists!

We’ve all got fantasies about fucking the office hottie, of dragging them into the storage cupboard and fucking them against the cabinet, or of sneaking into their office when everyone has gone home and having our wicked way with them on the table.

There are so many people out there who hate the fact that there are some earning their living by selling sex, and because they find the idea of sex work as real work, they want to get rid of it completely.

It seems that barely a week goes by without a “new scientific study into sex” making the headlines, telling us things that we, most likely, already know about sex. Is it too much, and do we actually care about sex research?

Every few months, someone in the media will start to talk about porn addiction and how it is a myth. They suggest that it doesn’t exist, and it is just an excuse that men and women use to justify their excessive porn watching. Except now a study suggests that might actually be true.

Sometimes there is nothing quite as thrilling and exciting as sending a naughty nude pic to your partner to tease them and make them want to fuck you.