Newfoundland Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:26:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Newfoundland Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 Lifting Newfoundland Moratorium on Massage Parlors Important for Safety of Sex Workers https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/lifting-newfoundland-moratorium-on-massage-parlors-important-for-safety-of-sex-workers-51500/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/lifting-newfoundland-moratorium-on-massage-parlors-important-for-safety-of-sex-workers-51500/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:25:37 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51500 The lifting of the ban on massage parlors in St. John’s, Newfoundland is being deemed a really important first-step towards increasing the safety and rights of sex workers across the province. St. John’s is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It lies on the eastern tip of the […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/lifting-newfoundland-moratorium-on-massage-parlors-important-for-safety-of-sex-workers-51500/feed/ 0 51500 Newfoundland judge: sex doll is child porn, but Kenneth Harrisson not guilty https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 16:44:49 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=47347 A Newfoundland, Canada man has been found not guilty of possessing child pornography after a judge determined it was not proven he knew the sex doll he ordered was child-sized. Judge Mark Pike said he accepted expert testimony that the doll was child pornography, and said that Kenneth Harrisson’s stated reasons for ordering it did […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-judge-sex-doll-is-child-porn-but-kenneth-harrisson-not-guilty-47347/feed/ 0 47347 Newfoundland and Labrador adds law to protect ‘revenge porn’ victims https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-and-labrador-adds-law-to-protect-revenge-porn-victims-30468/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-and-labrador-adds-law-to-protect-revenge-porn-victims-30468/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:06:02 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=30468 In addition to criminal court, civil causes of action will be added for people who share intimate images without consent in Newfoundland and Labrador Judges could order damages or a court order to remove the revenge porn images. Justice Minister Andrew Parsons said he hopes the law will give power back to victims and prevent more […]

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]]> https://mikesouth.com/legal/newfoundland-and-labrador-adds-law-to-protect-revenge-porn-victims-30468/feed/ 0 30468 Politics of prostitution: Indigenous inquiry hears different views on sex trade https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/politics-of-prostitution-indigenous-inquiry-hears-different-views-on-sex-trade-29573/ https://mikesouth.com/prostitution/politics-of-prostitution-indigenous-inquiry-hears-different-views-on-sex-trade-29573/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:46:41 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=29573 ‘Prostitution paid for my daughter’s tap-dancing shoes’ St. John’s should have consulted sex workers before drafting new rules for massage parlours St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada — The inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women heard testimony Wednesday from a woman who runs a new program in St. John’s that helps people leave the sex trade, […]

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