News Bits (catch-up)

Raising awareness among Mongolians who are at-risk of being trafficked. There's a joke in here somewhere, but I can't think of it. I especially liked this part: "It was especially important to educate sex workers because almost all of them knew nothing about TIP and they are at high risk for being trafficked."

Condom ringtone (probably in Bangledeshi). Great idea though.

No, my dear Jonathan, most sex workers probably would not consider your job list to be somehow better than sex work. Sorry. You had crappy jobs.

"We do not want to cook or knit! We are not dying for lack of sewing machines," shouted Elena Reynaga, founder of the Argentine Association of Female Sex Workers and the first sex worker to ever address an International AIDS Conference."

Exactly.

A sad, stupid burglary of a strip club.

Book review: If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs,. Not a work of fiction, apparently.

A politician who realizes the Swedish model doesn't work. Wish she could change others' minds.

Female sexual fantasies, including pretending to be paid for sex. Come on girls, admit you really want the money.

Call-Girl Wives, retro fiction.

Vitter wants to use campaign funds to pay for his wigggling out of the Palfrey trial.

The Phillipines recognizes the Catholic Church is full of it -- at least in regards to AIDS prevention. The country is encouraging condom use.

Sri Lanka's success in fighting AIDS seems to be based on fidelity, though most Sri Lankan women with AIDs got it from their husbands. Still, the country has a really low AIDS rate and provides free treatment to those with AIDS.