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  • Many girls who elope get killed, end up as sex workers, says Bihar police chief

    Many girls who elope get killed, end up as sex workers, says Bihar police chief

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 31, 2021 · 05:19 pm
  • ‘A Death In Shonagachhi’: This debut novel eschews a smart script in favour of the real, messy world

    ‘A Death In Shonagachhi’: This debut novel eschews a smart script in favour of the real, messy world

    Gayathri Sankar
    · Jul 31, 2021 · 12:30 pm
  • How a British law against modern slavery is leading to moral policing in Sri Lanka

    How a British law against modern slavery is leading to moral policing in Sri Lanka

    Sandya Hewamanne, The Conversation
    · Jul 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • Tumblr’s ban on adult content will hurt the sexual subcultures that found space on the platform

    Tumblr’s ban on adult content will hurt the sexual subcultures that found space on the platform

    Zahra Zsuzsanna Stardust, The Conversation
    · Dec 10, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • Camming: Why adult stars are increasingly turning to web cameras to make money

    Camming: Why adult stars are increasingly turning to web cameras to make money

    Sophie Pezzutto, The Conversation
    · Nov 29, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • In Dhaka, homeless girls must battle drug addiction, poverty and sexual abuse

    In Dhaka, homeless girls must battle drug addiction, poverty and sexual abuse

    Shuprova Tasneem, Dhaka Tribune
    · Oct 15, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • 'Discourse on human rights, feminism has been appropriated by the West:' Nandita Haksar responds

    'Discourse on human rights, feminism has been appropriated by the West:' Nandita Haksar responds

    Nandita Haksar
    · Feb 18, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work

    Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work

    Meena Saraswathi Seshu
    · Feb 15, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Webcamming: The sex work revolution that no one is willing to talk about

    Webcamming: The sex work revolution that no one is willing to talk about

    Rachel Stuart, The Conversation
    · Jan 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • How the American online sex trade continues to thrive

    How the American online sex trade continues to thrive

    Loretta Stalans and Mary Finn, The Conversation
    · Sep 22, 2016 · 05:30 am