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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.
Carol Leigh - "Further Violations of Our Rights: A Journal of Issues"
A zine put together by Carol Leigh on HIV/AIDS and sex workers.
Cinema and the Sex Trade: An Interview with Gwendolyn
An interview with Gwendolyn about her artistic work, including her activism with the Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project that inspired her short film Prowling By Night (1990).
Condom Tips - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
Congrats! Keep Up the Good Work - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About John School - Brochure
An informational brochure criticizing the mandatory "John School" for client's caught utilizing commercial sexual services by the police.
Ex-Hooker Helps Open 'Merchants of Love' Show - Newspaper article
A newspaper article reviewing the opening of Gwendolyn's (Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes) sex worker-themed theatrical production 'Merchants of Love' at Ottawa's SAW Gallery
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.
He's No Trick, He's My Treat - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
HEY GIRL! - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
HEY GIRL! What Prostitutes Need to Know About the AIDS Test - Brochure
Trifold brochure explaining the risks of HIV/AIDS and which different kinds of testing might be right for you as a sex worker.
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.
Is There a Hot Romance in Your Future? - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
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.
Maggie's Matchbook
A book of matches with Maggie's logo, street address, and phone number.
Maggie's: The Safe Sex Professionals - pin
Maggie's pin with logo and tag line.
Needle Points - Poster
From a series of safer sex posters produced for the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project housed at Maggie's in Toronto.
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…
Prostitutes Keep Up the Good Work - Poster
Poster made to counteract anti-cruising signs in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto.
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…