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Crossroads of vulnerability. Collision course or place of solidarity?. Sex work and religion in Asia. By Fatimah binti Abdullah, APNSW Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers. 2. APNSW . 3. PT works in Malaysia. 4.
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Crossroads of vulnerability. Collision course or place of solidarity? • Sex work and religion in Asia. • By Fatimah binti Abdullah, APNSW • Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers
2 APNSW
3 PT works in Malaysia
people think that sex workers are either not religious of are in some way against their religion. 5
6 Sex workers and other vulnerable communities have worked with religious leaders and in many cases they have helped us in fighting stigma and discrimination.
8 Leadership and Advocacy by religious leaders: • In Cambodia a temple accepted sex workers and transgenders. A procession to the temple was held and the monk welcomed sex workers and talked about their rights and their place in society
11 • Procession to temple of sex workers and family
BON PRAKA-Solidarity Ceremony Monk Speaking about how sex workers cannot be discriminated against in Buddhism.