Videocrux - The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly

#Videocrux - The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly
Gladcia Mendes says to be a sex worker doesn't make you smaller than another one, or that you have less knowledge than another, we are the same, I am here to help in this case. The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly. And if their health is put at risk they say it can have a drastic knock-on effect.
Fashion show in Vienna being staged by sex workers
The world's oldest profession takes on one of the world's newest. This fashion show in Vienna is being staged by sex workers modeling clothes from Brazilian label Das Putas, which was founded by a former prostitute. It's not just a stunt it's a way of coming out from the shadows while the city hosts a major international conference on AIDS.
The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly
Gladcia Mendes says to be a sex worker doesn't make you smaller than another one, or that you have less knowledge than another, we are the same, I am here to help in this case. The AIDS crisis affects sex workers particularly badly. And if their health is put at risk they say it can have a drastic knock-on effect.
AIDS conference calling for better access to HIV
Camille says all kinds of men are customers of sex workers. And when you speak of sex workers, you speak about public health. And health of sex workers is the public health. Now, they want to use this conference to stand up for their own rights notably calling for better access when they contract HIV. It's a rare chance to take the stage in a more positive way.
Strack says need of strategies in AIDS prevention
Friederike Strack says we think we need other strategies, cultural strategies in AIDS prevention also for our rights. And we think it's easier to do it by fashion, in a fashion show, than by the usual strategies. And the label they're modeling is leading the way. They sell some 10,000 T-shirts a year with all proceeds channeled into HIV prevention.

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