Ah Boys to Bullies: Part 1
“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Since the inception of major education reform in the 80’s, Singapore’s education system has blossomed into a globally recognized model for excellence – ranking 5th in the world in a 2012 education survey conducted by Pearson Group, and […]
In Support of Amnesty International’s “Draft Policy on Sex Workers’ Human Rights”
Amnesty International recently came under fire for coming up with a draft policy that calls for the decriminalisation of sex work. In particular, many celebrities signed an open letter to ask Amnesty vote against decriminalisation (which is what sex workers globally are calling for). As such, the Global Network for Sex Work Projects (NSWP) has come up […]
On Safety, Relationships, and Coming Out as a Sex Worker: Interview with Alia
Sex work has been known as, “the world’s oldest profession” throughout the era of human civilization. However, even until today, societal and cultural level of acceptance towards sex workers has always been of prejudice and social stigma. In Singapore we rarely hear voices from our local sex worker women on why they choose to work […]