Reading Red: Infidels (2016)
Content warnings for: torture, societal persecution and mentions of rape Synopsis Infidels, originally written in French, is a 2012 novel by acclaimed Moroccan author Abdellah Taia. It centers primarily on the life of Jallal, a gay man, and his relationship with his mother, Slima, an introductrice (a sex worker who helps couples on […]
Stop taking non-consensual photographs of women. It’s creepy, predatory and abusive.
On 16 July 2025, a Shin Min reporter went undercover and filmed women without their consent, and without disclosing his identity as a reporter. His non-consensual photographs of the women were published, and his reports accuse the women of being sex workers. Multiple media outlets republished the report. Shin Min’s article used dehumanising terms […]
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Reading Red Beyond Borders: Working Guys: A Transmasculine Sex Worker Anthology
Working Guys is a collection of stories by transmasculine sex workers that take readers through different moments in their lives. The stories intersect between a few central themes, such as perceptions, media representation, and violence inflicted on trans sex workers. These nudge us to look at support systems and systematic changes required to address […]
Project X Chinese New Year Feature – Joanna
“When you have to stand up for yourself, you do it” Joanna’s story: Reflections about Chinese New Year, family, and ushering in the new year meaningfully Chinese New Year marks one of the few times a year where friends and family gather to celebrate against the backdrop of an all-around vibrant and cheery atmosphere. […]
Reading Red Beyond Borders: Beauty Is A Wound
Synopsis Penned by Indonesian writer and screenwriter Eka Kurniawan, Beauty is a Wound (2002) centres around the life of half Dutch half Indonesian sex worker Dewi Ayu and her descendants in the fictional town of Halimunda. Kurniawan combines folklore, wit and graphic imagery to spin a captivating tale of Indonesia’s history, drawing significant parallels […]
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2024
This International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, we’d like to address another kind of violence that has become far more prominent today. Just two weeks ago, the Straits Times released an article about hair salons in Geylang that heavily implicated the sex worker community. Besides the journalist’s approach to reporting which we have […]
Reflections from the 14th Singapore AIDS conference: How the sex worker movement contributes to the International AIDS movement
From the bottom of our hearts, we are deeply grateful to be a recipient of the Red Ribbon Award this year alongside giants A/Prof Martin Chio, A/Prof Sophia Archuleta, Dr Wong Chen Seong, Prof David Lye, Cheryl Yeo and Victoria Wondersnatch. We would like to dedicate this award to all the staff, peer educators, interns, […]
Film Review: Mee Pok Man (1995) by Eric Khoo
Mee Pok Man (The Legacy That Needs to End Now) CW: Sex, Necrophilia, Death, Corpses, Some Physical Violence and MASSIVE SPOILERS Eric Khoo’s Mee Pok Man is widely heralded to be the spark for Singapore’s revival in filmmaking. It has garnered foreign acclaim for showing a grittier side of Singapore, often conveniently censored. […]