LGBTQ Policy Journal
At the turn of the year, Project X was contacted by the Harvard Kennedy School to contribute an article for the prestigious institution’s journal. While daunting, we sought to shed light on a particularly distressing issue which was scarcely ever discussed – forced sterilisation (programs or government policies which attempt to force people to undergo […]
On Rights, Wrongs, and the In-Betweens
As part of a project on diversity and inclusivity, a group of friends and I decided to interview Project X to find out more about the lives of sex workers in Singapore. In that short hour-long conversation with the staff of Project X, I found myself challenged in many ways. I went into this interview […]
The Ally Interviews – Terry Xu
You saw them in our video, now find out why they’re allies of the cause! ________________________________________ Why are sex workers’ rights important to you? Because they are decent human beings earning their livelihood through their body and hard work. I see them as workers who fill up a need of society just like the seemingly insignificant […]
The Ally Interviews – Kelly Kimberly
You saw them in our video, now find out why they’re allies of the cause! ________________________________________ Why are sex workers’ rights important to you? I think everyone’s rights are important and nobody should have their rights taken away from them regardless of what they do. Sex workers just wanna do their job, I don’t think they […]
A Jihad For Love; film, faith, and the freedom to love.
A Jihad For Love; film, faith, and the freedom to love. By Sherry A Jihad for Love is a very emotional documentary about homosexuals and faith in Islam. Everyone with a different background, ethnicity, or religion would enjoy the movie, as it shows how gay and lesbian individuals/partners live in Islamic countries (such as Saudi […]
The Ally Interviews – Becca D’Bus
You saw them in our video, now find out why they’re allies of the cause! ________________________________________ Why are sex workers’ rights important to you? As a drag queen, I am a performer. I am reminded of something a theatre teacher said in class one day – there is a reason that in many large cities, […]
Student Activism: an interview with student activist Brenda Tan
1. Why sex workers’ rights? Okay, a bit of a backstory here: I stay on campus in NUS, at College of Alice and Peter Tan. The college offers a seminar called “Hidden Communities”, where we learn about various ‘hidden communities’ in Singapore that don’t gain much public attention but whose members require special consideration from […]
“They protect all but us”
It was a Saturday morning in Geylang. Sheryl, a 27 year old Singaporean transgender sex worker was working over time because business was bad. But she didn’t think that it was going to be bad enough for her life to be threatened. She managed to take a client after fair bit of bargaining from his […]
ISWRD-2016
Today, 3rd of March is the International Sex Workers’ Rights Day. At 2am, Project X received a phone call from a 50 year-old Singaporean cisgender female sex worker (Ruby) who had $250 stolen from her by her client. She wasn’t sure if she had the right to call the police, and she wasn’t sure how […]
5 Telltale Traits of a Good Escort Agency
Escort noun |ˈɛskɔːt| a person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection or as a mark of rank: a police escort | [ mass noun ] : he was driven away under armed escort. • a man who accompanies a woman to a particular social event. Louise and her escort were given the best table. […]