# The laws that sex workers really want

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxEastEnd
- Speaker: Juno Mac
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Law
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) ... but what do workers themselves think would work best? Activist Juno Mac explains four legal models that are being used around the world and shows us the model that she believes will work best to keep sex workers safe and offer greater self-determination. "If you care about gender equality or poverty or migration or public health, then sex worker rights matter to you," she says. "Make space for us in your movements." (Adult themes)

## Lectures

1. [The laws that sex workers really want](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want/9fbac6b37bcc), 18 min (TED's player)