Nordic Model Now!
Movement for the Abolition of 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
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
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 based on a new paper examining the New Zealand government’s studies into the results of decriminalising prostitution. Read More
The Nordic Model Now! submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s Inquiry into Human Trafficking. Read More
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
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
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
A review of Brook Anderson’s novel, ‘Object of Desire’, which is set in 2031, four years after India fully decriminalises prostitution. Read More
Sex trade survivor Michelle explains why she supports the Nordic Model approach to prostitution law and policy rather than full decriminalisation. Read More
Why Surrey students’ union’s ‘Safety Toolkit for Student Sex workers’ will NOT make students involved in the sex industry safe. Read More
Background to US prostitution law and policy and a detailed look at an innovative approach taken in Washington State. Read More
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
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
Sex trade survivor, Rose Hunter, interviews Sheila Jeffreys about her trailblazing book, The Idea of Prostitution. Read More
Review of Gary Wilson’s brilliant book, Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction. Read More
An “altruistic” surrogate mother explains how she was abandoned by the intended parents and a midwife talks of some harrowing surrogacy cases she witnessed. Read More
London police officers are now banned from paying for sex. This is a significant step in changing the culture within the Met and is recognition that buying sex is incompatible with sex equality. Read More
How one woman’s surrogacy journey turned into a nightmare of lies, manipulation and cruelty. Read More
In-depth discussion of why prostitution can never conform to modern workplace practices and legislation. Read More
Review of ‘Towards the Abolition of Surrogate Motherhood’ which provides a profound and urgent feminist critique of the modern surrogacy industry. Read More
On the 20-year anniversary of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (PRA), which introduced a fully decriminalised system of prostitution in New Zealand, Wahine Toa Rising reflects on its dismal record. Read More
Text and list of signatures to an open letter to The Lancet in response to their editorial calling on the EU to adopt full decriminalisation. Read More
NMN’s response to the UK government’s “sex for rent” consultation, which you can optionally use as a template. Read More
A brief introduction, plus the key policy approaches to prostitution.
What is webcamming; how does it work; is it safe; what do you need to know? Read More
Now that the University of Leicester has withdrawn its misguided “student sex worker” toolkit, the UCU has decided to develop another one in its place. Read More
‘Cyanide circus’ talks of the impact of porn, on herself, her partners, and her sex life, and what happened when she tried webcamming. Read More
‘Belle’ tells of her life in prostitution – how she had no idea what she was signing up for or the devastating consequences it would have. Read More
A critical response to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)’s ‘8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law Proscribing Conduct Associated with Sex, Reproduction, Drug Use, HIV, Homelessness and Poverty’. Read More
Tsitsi Matekaire discusses how a women’s movement for full decriminalisation of the sex trade developed in post-colonial Africa and how it diverts attention from addressing the root causes of sexual exploitation: poverty, inequality, gender-based violence, and men’s demand for prostitution. Read More
Steve explains why he realised that decriminalisation is not an appropriate response to prostitution and Ben explains why, as a disabled man, the idea that disabled men are entitled to prostitution is abhorrent. Read More
Send a template letter to your MP in two minutes calling for the rejection of the Law Commission’s recommendations for a commercial-style surrogacy system in the UK and tips for writing your own personalised letter. Read More
A short statement on the UK Law Commissions newly-published recommendations for surrogacy law reform and how they were opposed by the majority who responded to the consultation. Read More
Searing critique of the recent Journal of Law and Economics study that claims rape rates go down after countries legalise prostitution. Read More
A powerful and moving talk from Ally-Marie Diamond about the realities of the decriminalised system of prostitution in New Zealand and its disastrous impact on Māori and Pasifika women and girls. Read More
What it would be like if we had to have sex with every single man we can see in a crowded train or pub and what would this tell us about prostitution? Read More
‘Miranda’ fell into prostitution as a young woman and for a while portrayed it as glamorous and exciting – until a few years’ after she’d left the industry, the true horrors of her experiences came back to her… Read More
An article, based on correspondence with a young Iraqi woman about prostitution in Iraq and the many factors that lead to women being trapped in prostitution there. Read More
A former cam girl reflects on Andrew Tate’s influence and how it is a reflection of a much deeper problem – the institutionalised objectification and hatred of women. Read More
We are thrilled to release the second edition of our popular Handbook for Universities, containing minor updates. Read More
Brendan writes about being sexually abused and raped while at school and the violence and many years involvement in prostitution that followed. Read More
Download a free PDF or buy printed copies of our 48-page A5-sized ‘What are we talking about when we talk of the sex industry?’ booklet. Read More
Why you should sign and share our petition calling for a change in the sexist police culture by banning police from paying for sex. Read More
Audio recording of the ‘Prostitution. Pleasure for men. Pain for women.’ event that Nordic Model Now! hosted in Nottingham on 25 June 2022. Read More
Esther reflects on the hypocrisy of sex trade advocates condemning Andrew Tate, when they are essentially advocating for the same things: male entitlement and female degradation and servitude. Read More
Japanese activist, Seiya Morita, argues passionately that Norway should reject the recommendation of its Criminal Law Council to decriminalise the buying of sex. Read More
A woman who has been webcamming for six years explains the reality – that it’s nothing like it’s depicted in the mainstream media and the consumers are abusive and manipulative. Read More
In this harrowing piece, Sandra explains the reality of ‘femdom’ webcamming to male consumers, who – surprise, surprise – do not usually “behave like fans or friends but as jealous stalkers or abusive partners”. Read More
Gemma Kelly gives a brief introduction to the Nordic Model approach to prostitution and how it is rooted in a gender equality framework. Read More