GSHI News
May 9, 2012
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Vancouver Sun
Indoor sex workers face potentially life-saving benefits, including less violence, reduced exposure to HIV and improved relationships with police, says a new Vancouver study.
March 27, 2012
Metro Vancouver's sex workers and their advocates claimed a partial victory Monday after Ontario's Court of Appeal swept aside some of the country's anti-prostitution laws, ruling them unconstitutional.
November 15, 2010
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The Hill Times
A new commentary by the BC-CfE's Dr. Kate Shannon argues that the federal government has failed to address the massive policy gaps that expose sex workers to violence and murder.
October 27, 2010
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Westender
Street-based prostitutes working in Vancouver’s isolated areas are more likely to seek addiction treatment if they receive frontline support from other sex workers, a new BC-CfE study has found.
October 14, 2010
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The Globe and Mail
A special outreach van driven by former sex-trade workers has become a meaningful route for prostitutes to get drug treatment, according to a new BC-CfE study.
October 13, 2010
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CBC.ca
Dr. Kate Shannon, director of the BC-CfE's Gender and Sexual Health Initiative, speaks with CBC's Early Edition about the findings of a new study demonstrating the effectiveness of a mobile outreach van for sex workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
October 13, 2010
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CKNW
Dr. Kate Shannon explains the findings of a new study demonstrating the benefits of mobile harm reduction services for sex-trade workers.
September 1, 2010
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The Province
A new court battle — this time pitting sex-trade workers against Canada's prostitution laws — is brewing.
August 12, 2009
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Medical News Today
Research published today on bmj.com reports that more than half of female sex workers in Canada suffer a shocking incidence of violence. This could be halted by decriminalizing the sex industry.
February 6, 2009
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Ottawa Citizen
Forcing prostitutes out of populated areas and into back alleys and dark streets increases violence and the spread of HIV, according to a new study published by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
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