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This is an update on the status of some of the ex-Maison Massage girls, who are still in business:
Aniah is working as an indy travelling mostly between Montreal and Toronto. You can reach Aniah via her website.
Little Nadia is now working at Alteza Massage in Montreal. For an appointment contact Alteza Massage.
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The Sex Work Reference Resources list is no longer available at the URL posted previously. However, it is available here: http://sexworkerhelpfuls.tumblr.com/post/114424633518/swer-media-club
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I found this list on a tumblr site (http://free-speech4sexworkers.tumblr.com/.) It is quite an exhaustive list of sexwork reference resources including biographies, Sociology texts, documentaries, how-to guides, novels, magazines, movies, TV shows, etc. I thought it would be worthwhile to post here. Here is the URL for the list:
http://free-speech4sexworkers.tumblr.com/post/112850462653/swer-media-club
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This is an update on the status of some of the ex-Maison Massage girls, who are still in business:
Aniah is now working along with Ophelia (also formerly of the old Maison Massage) at a new location in Old Montreal in a re-christened Maison Massage, now owned by Ophelia. You can reach Aniah via her website.
Little Nadia is now working as a independent masseuse, for at short time only, in downtown Montreal in the Atwater area. You can her reach by email at her littlenadia-massage hotmail address.
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The film has been presented in the past with English subtitles - for example, as announced here:
http://phi-centre.com/en/events/id/lescriminelles
Thus, there is a version available with English subtitles. The film can be ordered on DVD here:
http://lescriminelles.com/dvd/
The web page does not mention whether the DVD comes with English subtitles, although since it is available with English subtitles, one would expect that the DVD should include this choice in it's language options.
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oh I REALLY want to see thisDoes anyone know if it's possible to view it or buy it online?
I would love to have the chance to watch it. Without going to Mtl
The film is now available for viewing online here:
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A follow-up on this story in the Globe and Mail: Sex workers panicking after deaths of two B.C. escorts
[url]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/sex-workers-panicking-after-deaths-of-two-bc-escorts/article13994042/[/url]
Here is an extract:
[QUOTE]After the news broke, Susan Davisâ??s phone rang nearly non-stop â?? around 80 calls in the first 24 hours alone. A long-time sex worker, an outspoken activist and a mother figure of sorts for other women in the trade, Ms. Davis became a go-to contact for other workers panicked to learn of two recent escort deaths and left wondering: â??What should I do?â?
â??Theyâ??re freaking out. Everybody is freaking out,â? Ms. Davis said Tuesday.
â??People are working together in little collectives because no one wants to be working alone, independently, right now. Some girls have come together; other girls are going on tour. Other people are just taking down their ads and everything.â?
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Simon Fraser University criminologist John Lowman, who has studied prostitution and related law and enforcement for more than 35 years, says safety measures are complicated by the quasi-legal status of prostitution in Canada: The sale and purchase of sex is legal, but many elements related to it â?? such as keeping a bawdy house, soliciting or communicating and living off the avails of prostitution â?? are not.
â??Legally, they canâ??t have any kind of person who lives in part on the avails of prostitution, so they canâ??t have a bodyguard,â? Mr. Lowman said. â??They canâ??t have a driver if the driver knows heâ??s being paid through the avails of prostitution.â? Sex workers canâ??t operate out of one place on an ongoing basis, or else it becomes a bawdy house, or communicate in a public place.
â??The current legal system is worse than absurd: Prostitution is legal as long as you donâ??t do it,â? he said.[/QUOTE] -
YMMV is a a commonly used term in the escort business, which one does not generally find in other services industries, where all customers expect to be treated equally. Thus, one can legitimately ask the question: Why is it different in the escort business? There are several subsidiary questions regarding this issue that one can ask, which can best be answered by SPs:
- In most cases, is YMMV under the control of the client (eg. cleanliness, behaviour) or out of his control (eg. physical attractiveness, chemistry)?
- Does YMMV depend on the mood of the SP at the time, or does it solely depend on the client attributes or behaviour?
- Is YMMV time-variable - ie. should a client always expect the same, or possibly different, results the next time he visits the same SP?
It would be interesting to have the viewpoint of SPs on the board regarding this question, as well as the opinion and experience of hobbyists on this subject.
- In most cases, is YMMV under the control of the client (eg. cleanliness, behaviour) or out of his control (eg. physical attractiveness, chemistry)?
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This is an update on the status of the ex-Maison Massage girls, excluding those who have retired.
Aniah is working along with Nikki out of a small apartment in downtown Montreal - a sort of mini-Maison Massage - Aniah during the week, and Nikki on weekends. They plan to do the same in Toronto. Currently, Nikki is in Montreal every second weekend, while Aniah, who does travel to Ottawa and Toronto, spends most of her time in Montreal. Eventually, she plans to spend two weeks of each month in Montreal, with the other two weeks of the month split between Ottawa and Toronto. There is more info on Aniah's website, which can be found by googling Aniah independent.
Tiffany works out of a condo in Villeray close to Jarry metro station and also travels to Toronto. Her website can be found by googling Tifany (one "f") massage.
I have heard that Milena is now doing therapeutic massages only, but I do not have her contact info.
My personal favorite, Little Nadia, has come close to returning to erotic massage quite recently, However, those plans may, or may not, be on hold for the moment.
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The Hamilton Spectator, May 31, 2013:
Hamilton police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man they say is a high-risk offender.Scott Alan Rigby, 37, is wanted on a charge for fail to comply with a recognizance after breaching a term of his court order.
Police say Rigby has a history of violence toward women involved in sex work. He is transient, but it's believed he may be in the downtown area.
Rigby is described as white five-foot-eleven, 220 pounds with a heavy build. He has brown hair, with a Mohawk cut, which extends longer to the rear.
Rigby has several tattoos on his arms and legs and also has obvious scars on both his arms and legs.
If anyone knows of Rigby's whereabouts call the Hamilton Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit at 905-546-8911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Huffington Post: Michael Edward Farley Arrested In Vancouver Sex Worker Attack
Vancouver police have identified the suspect in a violent assault on a sex worker as Michael Edward Farley, 39, a New Zealand national who has been in Canada illegally. He's been charged with sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, assault, kidnapping, uttering threats, overcoming resistance by choking to commit a kidnapping and sexual assault, and administering a noxious substance. -
An article appears in today's McGill Daily student newpaper, with input from Stella (Montreal sex worker support group), on the subject of how Montreal Police force (SPVM - Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal) deals with street sex workers in the city, and the consequences of these policing polices. - [url=http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/03/sex-and-the-spvm/]McGill Daily: Sex and the SPVM[/url]
The article mains two main points:
1. SPVM targeting of clients results in increased risk to sex workers from bad clients:
[QUOTE]Every year, beginning in the spring and early summer, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) plants fake police officers disguised as sex workers on corners normally occupied by outdoor workers, in an attempt to target and prosecute clients seeking sexual services.
â??[B]Client-based approaches are dangerous for sex workers[/B],â? says Ã?milie Laliberté, a former sex worker and the general director at Stella.
â??Whenever thereâ??s a raise in the persecution of [Stellaâ??s] clients on the streets [by the SPVM], we have way more descriptions on the bad tricks list.â? The â??bad tricksâ? list is a section of a monthly bulletin released by Stella that provides workers with descriptions of violent assailants recently seeking services, and the act, and location, so that the workers may better protect themselves.
According to Laliberté, the SPVM might arrest anywhere from 50 to 75 clients in one week. Fewer clients on the streets leads to longer hours spent soliciting, more tension and stigma from area residents, and less choice and control over clients. Reports of violence against sex workers increase.
Theyâ??re going to accept clients that they would have not accepted before, and theyâ??re going to accept less for services than they would have done before. Sometimes they will have the instinct that maybe someone doesnâ??t look good or they get a bad feeling, but theyâ??re not going to listen to it because theyâ??ve been waiting on the corner for three hours, and so theyâ??re going to jump in the car.â?[/QUOTE]
2. The attitude of the SPVM towards sex workers results in violence against sex workers most often not being reported, and even when it is reported, it is often not investigated, effectively leaving street sex workers without any protection from the violence they are subject to on a regular basis.
[QUOTE][B]Sex workers in Montreal greatly mistrust the SPVM because it sees them as criminals rather than members of a community[/B]. As a result, they are unable to ask for the services they need, and are forced to choose between obeying the law and maintaining their own personal safety.
One of the major issues regarding sex workers and [lack of] police protectionâ?¦is that all the violence faced by sex workers goes unresolved. We have about 15 to 20 bad trick descriptions of events of assault, sometimes rape, sometimes attempts of murder,â? Laliberté told The Daily. â??These sex workers that come to us with a number, address, description â?? they wonâ??t necessarily press charges against the assaulters because they donâ??t believe in the system and theyâ??re afraid theyâ??re going to be the one ending up in jail.â?
In Montreal, Stella annually records between fifty and sixty cases of violence, including rape, brutal beatings, and attempted murder against sex workers. These statistics, and the information that accompanies them â?? sometimes as specific as home addresses of the assailants â?? are available to the SPVM, often only nominally investigated. Only four or five cases reach the courts every year.
171 female sex workers were murdered between 1991 and 2004, according to a 2006 Statistics Canada report. Because many such killings go unreported, a House of Commons sub-committee declared that these numbers were â??almost certainly lower than the real figures.â?[/QUOTE]
The article concludes by stating that sex workers are pinning their hopes on a favorable decision in the Bedford case which will be heard by the Supreme Court on June 12.
[QUOTE]Weâ??ll be looking to the Supreme Court to make a decision that could make it much safer for all sex workers to work in Canada and receive as much protection from the police as any other citizen,â? says Laliberté.[/QUOTE]
It is also worth mentioning that the attitude and policies of the SPVM towards sex workers contrasts greatly with those of the Vancouver Police, as explained in a recent article on the subject:
[url=http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+police+policy+prostitution+laws+called+model+country/8025737/story.html]Vancouver Sun: Vancouver police policy on prostitution laws called a model for the country (with video)[/url] -
Man sought in beating of sex worker:
http://www.castanet.net/news/BC/88346/Man-sought-in-beating-of-sex-worker
by The Canadian Press - Story: 88346
Mar 5, 2013 / 1:27 pm
Vancouver police are hunting for a man suspected of beating a sex trade worker who was tied up and dragged by a van.
Police say a 42-year-old woman was picked up in the Downtown Eastside and driven to a secluded area where she was attacked.
Several 911 callers then reported seeing her dragged down the street before she managed to partially free herself and jump from the moving van.
Police conducted an extensive search but were unable to locate the suspect, who police say may have an Australian accent.
His vehicle is described as a white panel van with roof racks.
The woman remains in hospital where she is recovering from a head injury and extensive abrasions.
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A full-feature documentary film, Les Criminelles, by Quebec film maker Jean-Claude Lord, opened this past Friday in Montreal, playing in French only, at Cinema Quartier Latin and Cinema Beaubien. Here is the film trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=uA5oei4D0rg
The film features interviews with various Montreal sex workers, including strippers who work at the Kingdom strip club, as well as escorts, erotic masseuses, a street worker, a tantric goddess, personnel at Stella, a sexologist and others. The documentary denounces the stigmatization and criminalization of sex work and powerfully illustrates the impact of the stigmatization and criminalization of sex work, in terms of compromising the safety of sex workers, and the impact on the lives of sex workers in general. In seeking to understand the root of society's attitude toward sex work, the film asks several questions: Why is sex for money illegal when sex in return for a meal at an expensive restaurant or a trip is perfectly acceptable? Why is nudity so offensive to so many people when portrayal of graphic violence is perfectly acceptable to these same people? What are the consequences for society of such hypocrisy?
In arguing against the stigmatization and criminalization of sex work, the film deals extensively with the fact that a good part of the demonization of sex work is spearheaded by feminist groups, specifically radical feminists. The film points out that the laws against prostitution were written by men and date back to a time when women did not have full right rights, could not vote, and were not considered as full citizens. The film goes on to to highlight the fact that, ironically, today it is radical feminists who are in the forefront of the fight against prostitution, and that feminists who refuse to accept the fact that there are sex workers who have chosen their profession of their own free will, are essentially portraying these women as infantile, immature and incapable of making the right choices on their own, which is not much different from how men viewed women before the birth of feminism. The film compares the actions of these radical feminist groups who campaign for the abolition of sex work to the witch hunts of the 18th century.
If you are in Montreal this week and understand French, the film is well worth seeing.
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Why is this person not prosecuted for defamation??Apparently' date=' the site claims that it is protected from prosecution for defamation by Section 230 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (wikipedia: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act):
It claims impunity from defamation charges on the grounds of a law called the ?Communications Decency Act.?According to the website, Section 230 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, guarantees that such a website as Potential Prostitutes can't be treated as the publisher of user-generated content, even if it refuses to remove content that has been proven to be false.
?Because the submitted profiles on PotentialProstitutes.com are authored by users of the site, we cannot be legally regarded as the ?publisher or speaker? of the reports contained here, and hence we are not liable for reports even if they contain false or inaccurate information,?
The site makes this claim at the beginning of their FAQ webpage:
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A site called Potential Prostitutes allows anyone to anonymously upload any woman's photo and contact information, then publicly accuses them of prostitution - Site Accuses Women of Prostitution, Demands Money to Take Their Private Information Down
Here is an extract from the article:
A site called Potential Prostitutes allows anyone to anonymously upload any woman's photo and contact information, then publicly accuses them of prostitution. They demand $100 from each woman to take the listing off their site. If that's not extortion, I don't know what is.The site lists alleged "convicted prostitutes" along with women who in theory have no criminal record whatsoever. Every entry includes the woman's photo, name and telephone number. This is so impossibly wrong at so many levels that my head is exploding in a big bang of swearing.
We tried the site submission system ourselves and, indeed, anyone can send any photo, add the name and contact information, and submit it. What's even worse: the uploader doesn't have to provide any contact information whatsoever. There's zero accountability for the dickhead who does this. This means that any butthurt douchebag may be able to defame his ex-girlfriend or ex-wife.
The site is located in Sweden, while the women who are being targeted are mostly American. It may prove difficult to have the site shut down. However, the group Anonymous has taken note of the site and may be planning to attack it.
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The Tits and Sass link in the previous post doesn't work. However, it may have been in reference to one of these Tits and Sass posts:
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Do you have any names, recommendations? How does this place compare to other massage salons in Montreal?
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A George Washington University study (The Intimacy Prism: Emotion Management among the Clients of Escorts), based on hobbyist escort review board comments, explores the issue of emotional intimacy between escorts and clients.
The study is reported in a story on the "Medical Daily" website -
A Third of Men Who See Prostitutes Crave Emotional Intimacy, Not Just Sex
Here are some relevant extracts from the story:
New research has emerged saying that a significant minority of Johns find emotional intimacy from the sex workers that they see, creating opportunities and complications for them and sex workers... A third of men find themselves... infatuated, falling for, or engaging in friendships with the sex workers... These men ... pride themselves in their ability to give pleasure to the worker, and seem to have respect for them as well... Milrod and Weitzer (the authors of the study) separate these people into the following categories:-
[--]those who feel that their providers are engaging in counterfeit intimacy,
[--]those who feel that their provider reciprocates,
[--]and those who are confused by the feelings that they have for their provider or that the provider might have for them.
This issue does come up from time to time on CERB. The recommendations is usually, and rightfully so, to keep a clear head and avoid becoming emotionally attached to your provider. Always remember that the escort-hobbyist relationship is a business relationship.
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I agree that Maison Massage was a unique concept. It was also one of my favorite places. Regarding the other girls who worked there, Tiffany has moved on to Mascarade Massage, Dani has also found a new salon and Michelle is looking for a new place. Aniah is now travelling more often to other parts of Canada and the eastern US and plans to be in Montreal only one week each month. Finally, my favorite, Little Nadia, came back to Maison Massage for a couple of weeks before they closed, but now seems to have retired from massaging as well.
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The importance of freedom in a democratic society often becomes more evident when governments restrict or limit such freedoms, as the Quebec Government has done recently by passing Bill 78, which imposes important limits on freedom of assembly and freedom of association - a draconian mesure to deal with the Quebec student uprising. Interestingly, the so-called "Liberal" Government of Quebec siezed upon the opportunity to restrict the rights and freedoms of not just students, but those all of it's citizens. Here is just a sample of the clauses in Bill 78 limiting freedom of assembly:
Bill 78Section. 16.
A person, a body or a group that is the organizer of a demonstration involving 50 people or more to take place in a venue accessible to the public must, not less than eight hours before the beginning of the demonstration, provide the following information in writing to the police force serving the territory where the demonstration is to take place:
(1) the date, time, duration and venue of the demonstration as well as its route, if applicable; and
(2) the means of transportation to be used for those purposes. The police force serving the territory where the demonstration is to take place may, before the demonstration and to maintain peace, order and public security, order a change of venue or route; the organizer must comply with the change ordered and inform the participants.
Section 25.
Anyone who contravenes section 3, the first paragraph of section 4, section 5 or 7, the first paragraph of section 10 or section 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 is guilty of an offence and is liable, for each day or part of a day during which the contravention continues, to a fine of $1,000 to $5,000.
However, the fine is
(1) $7,000 to $35,000 if the offence is committed by a senior officer, an employee or a representative, including a spokesperson, of a student association, a federation of associations or an association of employees, by a senior officer or a representative of an institution, or by a natural person who is the organizer of a demonstration; and
(2) $25,000 to $125,000 if the offence is committed by a student association, a federation of associations, an association of employees or an institution, or by a legal person, a body or a group that is the organizer of a demonstration.
The fines prescribed by this section are doubled for a second or subsequent
Section 29.
Anyone who, by an act or omission, helps or, by encouragement, advice, consent, authorization or command, induces a person to commit an offence under this Act is guilty of the same offence and is liable to the fine prescribed by the first paragraph of section 25 offence.
Bill 78 is now being challenged in the courts on the basis that it violates the Quebec and Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedoms.
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Some of the best upscale massage parlours in Montreal are:
- The 2214
- Isis
- Kama (Crescent Street)
Each has their own particular characteristics. Such a list will vary depending on your specific requirements. For example, The 2214 is a members-only establishment.
- The 2214
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Some of the best upscale massage parlours in Montreal are:
- The 2214
- Isis
- Kama (Crescent Street)
Each has their own particular characteristics. Such a list will vary depending on your specific requirements. For example, The 2214 is a members-only establishment.
- The 2214
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The ladies who choose to be MAs rather than SPs do so for a reason; while I'm sure the reasons are different for everyone, you may rest assured that if any MA wished to do FS on a regular basis, she would simply do so and advertise as a SP.This may depend on the city, but there are some MAs who do choose to offer FS on a regular basis in a salon, and not as SPs, for whatever reason, but this is more the exception than the rule.
And yes, you'll doubtless hear of MPs or particular MAs that will give you "more". I have no doubt that there's truth to some of these rumours... but please remember that going in *expecting* this sort of thing is a sure route to disappointment and a lot of questions to which the answer is, "No." .
I would add that going in *expecting* more is not only a sure route to disappointment, but based on the posts by MAs on various boards, is also a source of major frustration for certain MAs who complain about constantly being pestered for more liberal services, even when they have made it abundantly clear that they do NOT offer these services. Asking for services that are not clearly available, thus forcing the MA to say "No", not only puts
a damper on the session, but may affect the MA's mood for her following clients. And when such requests are constant they may become a source of major frustration for the MA, thus affecting her overall level of satisfaction and consequently the level of service she offers to all her clients.
A good rule to follow is when looking for FS go see an SP, and not an MA, unless you know specifically that the MA offers such services. And don't ask an MA for FS unless you know beforehand that she does actually offer such services.
Where do I find info on Montreal Massage or Escorts?
in Escort Discussion for Montreal
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For massage in Montreal there is also montrealmassage.ca