This is the recording from our recent livestream to mark 11 years since the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) became law in Canada.

The discussion featured:

• Andrea Heinz and Kathy King, co-authors of When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?

• Michelle Abel, Vice President for Children and Youth & Global Affairs, National Council of Women of Canada

• Liz John-West, Executive Director, CEASE (Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation & Trafficking)

• Linda MacDonald and Jeanne Sarson, co-founders of Persons Against Non-State Torture

Speakers reflected on the impact of PCEPA since its adoption, shared observations from anniversary events held in Ottawa, and outlined what further measures are needed to strengthen Canada’s response to sexual exploitation and trafficking.

The episode provided updates on policy outcomes, community initiatives, and the continuing challenges in preventing exploitation and supporting those affected.

It was moderated by Elly Arrow.

Partners and families of sex buyers are often the unseen victims of commercial sexual exploitation. In this episode, Andrea Heinz reads her renowned peer-reviewed paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families,” sharing powerful insights on how women in the sex industry come to understand the betrayal trauma and financial abuse faced by buyers’ partners. Sabrinna joins the conversation to talk about her own efforts to warn partners about infidelity and to unpack the historical narratives that have justified prostitution while dividing women into “private” and “public property.”

Links

Andrea Heinz’s paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families”: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=dignity

Ingeborg Kraus’ on “shadow women”: https://www.trauma-and-prostitution.eu/en/2018/10/19/shadow-women/ 

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Host Elly Arrow interviews Michelle Kelly on surviving domestic violence and trafficking into prostitution, her experience of women’s shelters, exploitation in the camming industry, and fighting her way out through becoming a professional writer. They touch on negative community reactions, the lack of alternatives to reporting abusers to police, as well as the blind spot among many feminists when it comes to the need to safeguard women against forced abortions. Centrally, they analyze how placating the sex buyer closely mirrors managing the volatility of the domestic abuser.

Links

“Eyes Wide Open” by Michelle Kelly: https://www.amazon.de/Eyes-Wide-English-Michelle-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00WKMLCE4

Michelle Kelly on Twitter: https://x.com/MichKelly8

Michelle Kelly’s writing about prostitution for NordicModelNow: https://nordicmodelnow.org/testimonial/michelle-kelly/

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Victoria Gugenheim and Elly Arrow are joined by veteran experts Dr. Stacia West and Dr. Karl Widerquist to discuss various forms of guaranteed basic income with a focus on curbing violence against women and how innovations in programs against IPV may be applied to commercial sexual exploitation. They bust myriad myths surrounding basic income and discuss how poverty and resource deprivation is intentional and preventable.

Links

Center for Guaranteed Income Research (Dr. Stacia West): https://www.penncgir.org/

Karl Widerquist: https://widerquist.com/

Universal Basic Income program in Brazil: https://www.maricabasicincome.com/

Universal Basic Income fund in Germany: https://www.mein-grundeinkommen.de/

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In this bonus episode to our "Men For Equality" series, Rob Jessel has an all encompassing talk with Victoria Gugenheim on male hazing, grooming, prostitution, the crisis of pornified male sexuality, how men are falling in love with porn, the use of 'revelatory shame' in reclaiming healthy sexuality and much, much more.

Links

“Pornocracy” by Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel (out Oct 31st, 2025): https://www.amazon.de/Pornocracy-Jo-Bartosch/dp/1509565132 

Rob Jessel’s Twitter: https://x.com/robjessel16

“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.amazon.de/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

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In episode eight of our #MenForEquality series, Victoria Gugenheim interviews Björn, co-founder of Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS), who campaign against sexual violence and exploitation. Their #NoAbusersOnStage campaign works to deplatform male artists who have harmed and raped women and girls, while #RefuseTheBait is trying to help men stop consuming porn, especially the recent trend of lining up to participate in ever more dangerous and humiliating acts done to women on OnlyFans. Björn also gets personal about his own journey quitting porn and holding himself to account.

Links

Male Allies Challenging Sexism Site: https://menchallengingsexism.org.uk/

MACS Twitter: https://x.com/MenVSexism

He Chose Porn Over Me: https://www.amazon.com/He-Chose-Porn-over-Me-ebook/dp/B0B5FMSJC7

Porn star life expectancy (it's actually worse than stated in the episode at 37, not 47): https://beyondfantasy.com/stats/

Lost economic potential due to sexual violence against women in the USA:

https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/opinion/end-violence-against-women-and-save-billions-every-year

"Violence against women costs the global economy $1.5 trillion a year, increasing absenteeism from work and placing a burden on health, police and criminal justice services"

Hooked up and Tied Down, the Neurological consequences of sadomasochism: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/02/14470/

USA now at over 100k untested rape kits:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/09/19/doj-rape-kit-testing-program-results/74589312007/

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In episode seven of our #MenForEquality series, Savannah Severn interviews Patrick Erlandson, the founder of FatherCon, an organisation that aims to get fathers involved in the fight against human trafficking. They discuss how fathers serve as role models to sons on how to treat women, while fathers' relationships with daughters can set the stage for how she expects to be treated by men. They get real about how trafficking is often intra-community, with victims, perpetrators, but also those who can make a difference, being all local. They discuss how elevating meaningful connections and trust over short-term pleasure and (male) entitlement leads to more safety and happiness for all.

Links

FATHER-CON: https://www.father-con.org/

Patrick Erlandson's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickerlandson/

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In episode six of our Men For Equality series, Merly Åsbogård interviews Swedish researcher Dr. Max Waltman, who has published extensively on the subject of exploitation in prostitution and porn. They explore the history, successes, as well as some of the limitations of the Nordic Model approach to prostitution and its contrasts with countries like Germany or New Zealand. They discuss how this might translate to the treatment of pornography, including Sweden’s recent move to rein in OnlyFans.

Links

Max Waltman’s Twitter https://x.com/Max_JC_Waltman

Max Waltman’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-waltman-political-science-law 

Max Waltman’s book “Pornography: A History of Legal Challenges”  https://www.amazon.com/Pornography-Politics-Challenges-Max-Waltman/dp/0197598536 

Max Waltman’s recent paper with Dr. Catherine MacKinnon “Legal Prostitution: A Crime Against Humanity?” https://journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/HILJ-Vol661_MacKinnon_Waltman.pdf 

“Prohibiting Sex Purchasing and Ending Trafficking: The Swedish Prostitution Law”: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1966130 

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In episode five of our #MenForEquality series, Red Light Exposé host Sabrinna interviews Dr. Michael Flood, Queensland University Professor, and researcher on men.  They discuss the many contradictory messages men and boys receive in our hyper-masculine culture, how better portrayals of masculinity are needed instead, how centering a feminist framework helps us all, regardless of our sex, and how all of this ties back to sexual exploitation.

Links

Michael Flood’s website: https://xyonline.net/category/authors/michael-flood 

Michael Flood’s Twitter: https://x.com/michaelglflood 

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In episode four of our Men for Equality series, host Mia Döring interviews Tom Perez, Founder and CEO of Epik Project. Tom and Mia discuss Epik's work connecting with sex buyers online at the 'point of sale' when they're attempting to purchase sex acts. Together, they break down the changing cultural influences on men's social and sexual behavior (including 0nlyFans), some valuable characteristics of generative masculinity, and what meaningful accountability for sex purchasers looks like.

Links

Epik Project: https://www.epikproject.org/

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