Jenna, a prostitution survivor, writes about the impact of stealthing on women involved in prostitution. Read More
When rape is part of the job
Belgium’s New Prostitution Legislation: Separating Fact from Fiction
A critical analysis of Belgium’s decriminalised prostitution system, showing that far from being a triumph for sex workers, it is as fatally flawed as Germany’s legalised system. Read More
When I grow up
Prostitution survivor, Emma, reflects on the utter confusion involved in selling sex and the mismatch between the hype that “sex work is real work” and the actual reality. Read More
Response to the Musicians’ Union’s ‘Position Statement on Sex Work’
Esther, who was herself involved in porn and prostitution, explains why the Musicians’ Union’s statement on sex work is misleading and biased. Read More
The Pop-up Lap Dancing Loophole that Must be Closed
A brief overview of legislation that governs lap-dancing in England and Wales, and why the “frequency exemption” must go. Read More
Prostitution: What adverts, punters and survivors tell us
A short film of a series of prostitution adverts, quotes from reviews by sex buyers (punters) of the women they buy, and quotes from women with lived experience of prostitution about what it is really like. Read More
Women for sale: Private matter or public crisis? | London | 9 November 2024
Links to the recordings of this conference, which took a critical look at pornography, prostitution, and surrogacy. Read More
Pornography, Prostitution, and Violence Against Women and Girls
Why the Home Secretary will not succeed in reducing male VAWG unless she urgently addresses the porn and prostitution industries. Read More
Evidence of the harmful impact of online pornography on viewers and society
Based on our response to a government consultation, this post provides detailed evidence of the harms of pornography. Read More
New flyers about the Nordic Model
Full references and PDF download for the new ‘What did you want to do when you were growing up?’ flyers. Read More
Let’s build a world without porn, without prostitution
In this powerful piece, French prostitution survivor, Florence Jacquet, calls for the end to the porn and prostitution systems. Read More
‘Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self’ a decade on
An interview with Kajsa Ekis Ekman, author of the brilliant ‘Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self” Read More
Body Shell Girl: The Sex Industry, Men’s Violence Against Women, and “Choice”
The text of a brilliant speech that prostitution survivor-activist, Rose Hunter, gave at a Feminist Forum in Melbourne, Australia. Read More
Book review: When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?
Review of: WHEN MEN BUY SEX: WHO REALLY PAYS? Canadian Stories of Exploitation, Survival, and Advocacy by Andrea Heinz & Kathy King. Read More
Paying for the company of an “escort” is not an effective remedy for loneliness
A brilliant rebuttal to a recent article in the Metro claiming “escorts” reduce male loneliness. Read More
I told myself ‘I give it away, I may as well get paid.’
This testimony about how predatory men sexually used and abused a 17-year-old girl who had endured years of child abuse and neglect would be shocking – were it not so common. Read More
Open letter to the leaders of the main UK political parties in advance of the general election
Open letter from Nordic Model Now! and 27 organisations and 426 individuals to the leaders of the main UK political parties in advance of the general election. Read More
‘Prostitution is not as things are portrayed in the media’
Two women and a man provide short accounts of their experience of prostitution, explaining how they were groomed, coerced and exploited. Read More
Porn, prostitution and the public understanding of consent
Fascinating talk from prostitution survivor, Esther, about how porn and prostitution are confusing people’s understanding of sexual consent. Read More
SCREWED: How the sex industry harms women
All you need to know about our public event in Birmingham on 15 June 2024. Come along to hear women who have lived experience of the sex trade discuss its reality once all the propaganda has been stripped away. Read More
Open Letter to the Council of Europe
Open letter in response to a ‘Human Rights Comment’ entitled, ‘Protecting the human rights of sex workers’, published on 15 February 2024 by the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dunja Mijatović. Read More
Ask your Council of Europe delegation to hold the Human Rights Commissioner to account
A call to action for people who live in Council of Europe countries to write to their PACE representatives to call for accountability. Read More
Rethinking Consent: Language matters more than you think
The recording of the NMN Rethinking Consent webinar held on Sunday 25 February 2024. Read More
Hubris at the Council of Europe: ‘Protecting the human rights of sex workers’
A critique of the ‘Human Rights Comment’ entitled, ‘Protecting the human rights of sex workers’, published by the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dunja Mijatović. Read More
Power and Control in Prostitution
The Duluth Power and Control Wheel adapted to show the complex interplay of violence, abuse and coercion inherent to prostitution. Read More
Bending reality to match ideology: A critique of ‘Criminalising the Sex Buyer: Experiences from the Nordic Region’
Debunks claims in an LSE Policy Brief that the Nordic Model de facto criminalises selling sex, and increases economic marginalisation and deportations of “sex workers”. Read More
NMN welcomes the Scottish Government’s new strategy for tackling prostitution
Our initial thoughts are that Scotland’s new strategy for tackling prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation is really impressive. Read More
How the British establishment was captured by ‘sex work’ lobbyists
Fascinating account of how Britain went from understanding prostitution as harmful to supporting the “sex work is real work” ideology. Read More
A Reanalysis of the Equality Model in Northern Ireland
A data scientist examines the DOJ-commissioned study into the operation of the Nordic Model in Northern Ireland and shows that it led to a significant reduction in the scale of the sex trade. Read More
Pathways out of prostitution: What do women need?
Prostitution survivor, Sian, welcomes an excellent study on women’s routes out of prostitution in Ireland. Read More
Why a critical analysis of the sex industry is necessary now more than ever
A radical feminist challenge to the way prostitution is increasingly framed as “sex work” and a normal job that women have the right to “choose”. Read More
Hubris and hypocrisy: Leicester University research into ‘adult services’ websites
A critical response to the research entitled ‘The role of adult service websites (AWS) in addressing modern slavery’ from the University of Leicester. Read More
Breaking the Cycle: Exposing the links between male violence, pornography and prostitution
Transcripts and recordings of Nordic Model Now’s ‘Breaking the Cycle’ conference that was held in central London on 11 November 2023. Read More
Andrew Tate is not an anomaly
Tackling the harm of Andrew Tate and other “Loverboy” pimps requires tackling the demand for prostitution and challenging its online facilitation and normalisation. Read More
People partying around a girl who has to wait for the next rape
In this exquisite piece of writing, Huschke Mau describes what she encountered in Chinatown after speaking at the Breaking the Cycle conference. Read More
How legalisation made Germany the brothel of Europe
Prostitution survivor and activist, Huschke Mau, explains the 11 ways that legalising the buying of sex changes society for the worse. Read More
PRESS RELEASE: Breaking the cycle: Exposing the links between male violence, pornography and prostitution
Everything you need to know about the ‘Breaking the Cycle’ conference being held in central London on Saturday 11 November and via live stream. Read More
Has prostitution effectively been decriminalised in England and Wales while we weren’t looking?
Latest data on the prostitution-related offences in England & Wales show the police do not enforce the law & these offences are now practically decriminalised. Read More
‘Why the UN is wrong to recommend that all countries should decriminalise prostitution’
Discussion of the weaknesses and incorrect assumptions that underly the policy of full decriminalisation of ‘sex work’ recommended by the WHO and other UN bodies. Read More
Infographics about what REALLY happened in New Zealand after prostitution was decriminalised
Infographics based on a new paper examining the New Zealand government’s studies into the results of decriminalising prostitution. Read More
Submission to the Home Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into Human Trafficking
The Nordic Model Now! submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s Inquiry into Human Trafficking. Read More
What REALLY happened in New Zealand after prostitution was decriminalised?
A data scientist shows that the official studies into the results of NZ’s fully decriminalised prostitution system provide unequivocal evidence that it has been a total failure. Read More
A step towards a Europe free from prostitution
Prostitution survivor, Sian, explains why she wholeheartedly welcomes the EU Parliament resolution of 14 September 2023 on the regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications & impact on gender equality & women’s rights. Read More
‘Every single person I’ve ever met who’s been involved in the sex industry was sexually abused as a child’
Sian describes her experience of prostitution as a teenager and its link to child sexual abuse. She explains why the term ‘sex work’ obscures the violence and horror of the sex trade. Read More
Book review: ‘Object of Desire’ by Brooks Anderson
A review of Brook Anderson’s novel, ‘Object of Desire’, which is set in 2031, four years after India fully decriminalises prostitution. Read More
Why I Support the Equality/Nordic Model instead of Decriminalisation of Brothel Owners and Pimps
Sex trade survivor Michelle Kelly explains why she supports the Nordic Model approach to prostitution law and policy rather than full decriminalisation. Read More
Surrey University Students’ Union publishes ‘Safety Toolkit for Student Sex Workers’
Why Surrey students’ union’s ‘Safety Toolkit for Student Sex workers’ will NOT make students involved in the sex industry safe. Read More
Prostitution law and policy in the United States
Background to US prostitution law and policy and a detailed look at an innovative approach taken in Washington State. Read More
‘These men did not even view me as human let alone a beautiful woman’
Jenna explains why she entered prostitution, what it was like, and why it took her so long to face the reality that ‘sex work is real work’ is a lie. Read More
The New National Police Sex Work Guidance: The good, the bad and the downright shameful
A discussion of the new NPCC Sex Work National Police Guidance for the UK, welcoming its new ban on police buying sex but showing that in other ways it is misguided, ill informed, naive, and worse. Read More