"#Sexwork in #Sweden operates under the #NordicModel, also known as the “Equality,” “Entrapment,” or “End Demand Model,” which #criminalizes #buyingsex but not selling sex. The text of the newly-passed bill states that criminal liability for the purchase of #sexualservices shouldn’t have to require physical contact between the buyer and seller anymore, and should expand to online sex work, too.

Sweden’s law isn’t isolated to European countries. In the U.S., #Maine adopted the Nordic Model in 2023."

https://www.404media.co/sweden-sex-work-internet-law-nordic-model/

Sweden criminalises payment for sexual services online.

In Sweden, it will be illegal to pay for sexual acts on the internet from the summer. Parliament has extended an existing law and made payment for remote sexual acts a criminal offence.

This affects online platforms such as OnlyFans.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250521-sweden-criminalises-payment-for-sexual-services-online?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#OnlyFans #Sweden #SexualServices #SexWork #Sex #Online

#LGBTQ #business #owners in #Toronto say they're being #unfairly #excluded from #Ontario #grants #program.

#Province says #application, which bans #sexualservices, #products, has no intention of excluding #LGBTQ #community.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Toronto #Business #Representation #Culture #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lgbtq-businesses-ontario-grants-program-1.7052503