“Is there any wonder there is a culture of fear within the sex worker community when sex workers are harassed by Gardaí, or people impersonating them, and when they try to report through a third party this is dismissed?”
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— Adeline Berry🧜‍♀️🇵🇸 (@adeline_whitney) April 25, 2022

“A (Garda) spokesman said as well as regularly meeting with those in the sex trade and carrying out safeguarding, wellbeing and exploitation checks, the unit provides contact numbers, advice and assistance to those involved.”
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— Adeline Berry🧜‍♀️🇵🇸 (@adeline_whitney) April 25, 2022

“Exploitation and wellness checks” look like raids on our end and often end up in evictions as it did in our case after months of Gardaí harassment and intimidation.
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— Adeline Berry🧜‍♀️🇵🇸 (@adeline_whitney) April 25, 2022

Under current laws - that the Gardaí lobbied for - that doubled fines and sentences for workers working together, workers are now increasingly vulnerable whether working alone or together - purportedly to “protect” the workers:https://t.co/cAkVxztudp

— Adeline Berry🧜‍♀️🇵🇸 (@adeline_whitney) April 25, 2022

Fucking bullshit. Try making a formal complaint when they keep sending you away pretending they emailed you to reschedule. It's also pretty hard when you've just been evicted to keep turning up at the police station when you don't have the resources.... pic.twitter.com/pr8K9fpr98

— Irish Jezebel 🔞🇮🇪🇺🇦#fuckputin (@irish_jezebel) April 25, 2022

This did go ahead this morning (busy day). We also had a different story in national media. Therefore, whilst we will still upload this presentation, we will wait a few days as don't want the 2 stories to be confused with each other.

— UglyMugs.ie Public (@UglyMugsPublic) April 25, 2022

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again, any politician passing laws or judgements on sex work should have their internet history made publicly available. pic.twitter.com/EXLmhSAJxl

— Kate Lister (@k8_lister) April 27, 2022

Thursday, May 5th at 7:00 pm Labour Youth will be having a talk on the Nordic Model and how it currently impacts the lives of sex workers in Ireland, with speakers @adeline_whitney and @dottymurf. People interested in the Zoom link please DM for details. We hope you'll join us! pic.twitter.com/DZwaBgmzsO

— Labour Youth (@labouryouth) April 22, 2022

When Drew Harris came to office he did so with a pledge to protect the vulnerable & make a more transparent force. We desperately need to improve policing of sex work & sex trafficking by developing good practice, evidence based, published policing policy @gardainfo

— UglyMugs.ie Public (@UglyMugsPublic) April 25, 2022

Delighted to speak with Lucy @UglyMugsPublic about men posing as gardaí in order to exploit sex workers - and the overall failure to protect sex workers by the state https://t.co/gFiHy99yUb

— vicky conway (@drvconway) April 30, 2022

All workers have a right to work in safety, report crime &have their cases taken seriously. It’s that simple. Sex workers, in particular migrant sex workers, experience discrimination & exploitation at the hands of those who should protect them. Sex workers need & deserve better. https://t.co/PGjMWkxMhr

— Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (@MigrantRightsIr) April 28, 2022

Been so busy forgot to share this online until today! https://t.co/UNl77xTGgK

— UglyMugs.ie Public (@UglyMugsPublic) May 8, 2022

Really loved listening back to this @labouryouth talk in full today with @adeline_whitney and @dottymurf. It is great how accessible recorded talks are. https://t.co/0DmsxAbGNm

— UglyMugs.ie Public (@UglyMugsPublic) May 9, 2022

You can now listen back to my talk about the Gardai and how they police sex work / trafficking with @drvconway @Trickstersworld on @PolicedPodcast. No paywall. But please consider supporting @TortoiseShack on patron. This is vital independent journalism https://t.co/VbehLwQQfA https://t.co/03IU7PXlsJ

— UglyMugs.ie Public (@UglyMugsPublic) May 9, 2022

Listen to @UglyMugsPublic talk to @PolicedPodcast about how badly prostitution is being policed in Ireland today https://t.co/dFeOC7M20Q

— Honor Bright (@misshonorbright) May 11, 2022

We welcome this news. Decriminalisation of drugs will help destigmatise drug use. The war on drugs has failed and continues to cause damage. https://t.co/g2OGqY2U9K

— Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) (@SWAIIreland) May 11, 2022

Jason Domino, porn actor and sex worker rights activist, fears that the “true nature of the bill is about not only censorship, but about the government wanting leverage against tech giants”.
“…it’s not paired with any real dedication towards…” https://t.co/WGFmokwSzd

— Jason Domino [SFW account] (@TheJasonDomino) May 10, 2022

It is my dream to see legal protection from discrimination for sex workers in Aotearoa. I really hope we will follow Victoria on this in the future. So, so, so good to see! https://t.co/X6F0VS5XJy

— Dr Lynzi Armstrong (@DrLynziA) May 10, 2022