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The Half and Half Show - Program
Detailed program from Maggie's first ever fundraiser, a cabaret show featuring Gwendolyn's 'Merchants of Love' performance and others.
The Half and Half Show - Brochure
Brochure advertising Maggie's first ever fundraiser, a cabaret show featuring Gwendolyn's 'Merchants of Love' performance and others.
Prostitutes Protesting Crackdown - Newspaper Article
Toronto sex work activists point out that there is an anti-prostitution crackdown happening in their city just prior to the G7 economic summit being held in late June of 1988. Includes quote from Valerie Scott from the Canadian Organization for the…
Prostitutes Jailed Unfairly, Groups Say & 'Condom Patrols,' Threats Cited at Hearing - Newspaper articles
Two articles regarding prostitution that appeared in the Globe and Mail in 1987. Both articles are in reference to the impact of C-49, the criminalization of communication for the purposes of prostitution. Valerie Scott and Gillian Ridgerson of the…
Response to Toronto Star Journalist Frank Jones - CORP Statement
A response to Toronto Star journalist Frank Jones' November 30th 1987 article "Cabbagetown residents right to harass prostitutes" who argued against the legalization of prostitution. CORP's statement agrees with him in that they think prostitution…
Prostitution Crack Down - CORP Press Release
In response to a local production of Alexander Galin's "Stars in the Morning Sky," a theatrical production about street cleanups just prior to the Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980, Toronto sex work activists point out the same thing is happening in…
Cabbagetown Gentrification and Anti-prostitution Measures - CORP Letter to Ian Scott, Attorney General
Letter on behalf of the Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes regarding gentrification and anti-prostitution measures taken in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto.
The Case Against C-49 - CORP Position Statement
Position statement on C-49 (communicating for the purposes of prostitution) criminal code amendment aimed at curbing street based prostitution through criminalization by the Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes. Briefly mentions HIV in…
Final Report on Establishing the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project (PSSP) Resource Centre
A lengthy and wide-ranging report to Health and Welfare Canada on the work done by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project in Toronto in the early 1990s.
It's a business doing pleasure with you... safely. - pin
A cheeky sex work-themed pin foregrounding safe sex practices as central to sex workers' business.
Safe Sex: Make it your Business - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Safe Sex Corps, a precursor to the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
S.W.A.T. Lips - pin
Like Maggie's, Safe Sex Corps, and the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project before them, the Sex Workers' Alliance of Toronto made 1" pins in the 1990s.
Safe Sex Ho - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Safe Sex Slut - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
I'm a Safe Sex Pro! (green) - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Safe Sex Corps, a precursor to the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
I'm a Safe Sex Pro! (blue) - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Safe Sex Corps, a precursor to the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Safe Sex Ho! - pin
From a small collection of 1" pins made by the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project's Policies and Position Statements
A series of policy statements on the decriminalization of sex work, forced HIV testing, quarantining, safe sex, peer-to-peer outreach, among other topics.
Maggie's First Cheque to fund the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project
Maggie's First Cheque to fund the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project. They received $11,007 from the City of Toronto Board of Health.
Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project Launch Party Invitation
An invitation from Maggie's Board of Directors to the launch of the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project after having received financial support from the City of Toronto.