The Scarlet Isle: the politics of male sex work in Ireland Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are taking steps towards new regulations for the sex work industry, principally aimed at better protecting victims of coercion and trafficking. Howeve...

My writing on #sextarianism was also a dimension of this piece on the #geography of male #sexworkers in #Ireland with my colleague Graham Ellison at #QUB.

theconversation.com/the-scarlet-...

‘Sextarianism’ is drawing new battle lines in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s old sectarian divides aren’t as stark as they were – but old enemies are coming together in a war fought on sexual fronts.

Wrote this about regulations in #NorthernIreland surrounding #sexwork and #sexshops. I really like the term #sextarianism as it captures the pernicious discrimination against sexworkers and LGBTQ populations.

theconversation.com/sextarianism...