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Blogs Liberty and Power The Case for Legalizing Brothels

Aug 21, 2009

The Case for Legalizing Brothels

by Liberty and Power

"We get so pissed off when politicians portray us as victims," says Anna Read of the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective.

Read here how legalizing brothels in 2003 worked out.