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June 26, 2023

Decriminalizing Sex Work Would be Ireland’s Next Opportunity to Choose Equality

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    Kate McGrew and other members of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland hold a candlelit vigil outside Leinster House in Dublin, Ireland to mark International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, December 17, 2014.

    June 26, 2023

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    Decriminalizing Sex Work Would be Ireland’s Next Opportunity to Choose Equality
    Erin Kilbride
    Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program
    Published in: The Irish Independent
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    Kate McGrew and other members of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland hold a candlelit vigil outside Leinster House in Dublin, Ireland to mark International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, December 17, 2014.
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