Let me start with that title. I’ve changed the BBCs title (A year in the Red Light Zone). And changed it for good reason. An area that has had huge improvements in sex worker safety is misrepresented by that title. It’s a tabloid headline for a reality TV show that has caused infinite damage and … Continue reading One year of ….a compassionate and progressive approach to sex work
Over the past few months there has been increased focus by the media on the managed approach to sex work in Leeds, triggered by the approval of the managed approach by Leeds City Council in October 2016 and the murder of Daria Pionko in December later that year. For our organisation and the women we … Continue reading Basis Sex Work Project and the media
We wrote a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post following the reporting on the Daria Pionko trail. It didn’t get published but we want to share it with you as we need it to be heard at this crucial time when the managed approach is under review. Despite all the positivity around the Home Affairs … Continue reading We will continue to fight to promote safety and well-being of sex workers in Leeds
While we feel the right verdict was reached, our thoughts are foremost with the family and friends of Daria and sadly, as one of the women said to us on hearing the verdict: “it still won’t bring her back“. We’d like to praise the bravery of the women that came forward as witnesses. For some … Continue reading Statement re. guilty verdict of Daria Pionko Trial
Ever since the news broke that the managed approach pilot was to become permanent, shortly after the murder of Daria Pionko in December 2015, the “managed area” became national news. At the time, as a small organisation supporting sex workers in Leeds in support of the managed approach, we did not have the capacity to … Continue reading A human perspective to the managed approach to Sex Work in Leeds