The Red Thread (De Rode Draad)

For other uses, see The Red Thread (disambiguation).

The Red Thread (De Rode Draad in Dutch) is an advocacy-support group for prostitutes in the Netherlands. The group aims to bring legitimacy to the prostitution industry by seeking regulation via labour and employment laws and by working against the stigmatization of prostitutes, considering prostitution a valid choice. The group also works for prostitutes' access to health care.

The group was formed in 1985 by former members of the prostitution industry. It is subsidized by the Dutch government as a measure of HIV/AIDS prevention. Since 1988 they have published a magazine, Blacklight, written by and for prostitutes. While they don't self-identify as a feminist group, they sympathize with sex-positive feminism. The group closely collaborates with the union FNV which has accepted prostitutes as members since the full legalization of brothels in the Netherlands 2000.

See also

• A Vindication of the Rights of Whores
• COYOTE
• International Committee for Prostitutes’ Rights
• International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
• Margo St. James
• Prostitution in the Netherlands
• Sex worker rights
• Sex worker
• World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights

External links

• Official site
• Description of The Red Thread

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