Holbeck has been a ‘managed area’ for 5 years now, meaning prostitutes are not prosecuted while trading. Isabel Ralphs talks to a former prostitute to find out the impact this has on sex work in […]
Are We Failing Sex Workers?
The realm surrounding the world of sex workers, unfortunately, and undeniably, is still significantly stigmatised. The paradigm that prostitution brings forth no less than sheer abomination has persisted through the centuries with many still condemning […]
Holbeck Residents Seeing Red: Is the End in Sight for the UK’s First Legal Red Light District?
Locals, businesses and councillors are calling for an independent review of the UK’s first managed street-sex work zone. It was put in place in October 2014 by community safety partnership “Safety Leeds”, but many are […]
‘Managed area’ for sex workers in Leeds to be made permanent
A ‘managed area’ for sex work is to continue indefinitely after being trialed for over a year. The scheme, the first of its kind in the country, has been running provisionally in Holbeck, Leeds since […]