Who is who?
We would like to introduce ourselves to you. For some of us it's not possible to be recognizable in the pictures. The taboo on sex work also has consequences for them. Do you have a question specific to one of us? Everyone is reachable through the 'proudmail'.
The board
Yvette Lurs
Chairwoman
Is chairwoman of PROUD, porn performer, and a sex positive pornographer. Besides that she's specialized in sex in mainstream media.
"There's nothing wrong with being nude on the internet"
Marianne
Treasurer
Is besides treasurer at PROUD also founder of SWexpertise and besides that also working for SOAAIDS Nederland.
"Only rights can stop the wrongs!"
The core group
Hella D.
Core group member
Hella D. is active as a sex worker and active within PROUD's core group, the editorial- and fieldwork team.
"Every person needs labour rights. Every sex worker, whatever their background or situation, needs labour rights. That's what we ask."
Felicia Anna
Core group member
Is sex workers in Amsterdam's Red Light District and besides that also member of PROUD's core group. Also see her blog.
"Sexworkers are also just human beings with the same rights!"
behindtheredlightdistrict.blogspot.nl
Alexandra
Core group member
Member of PROUD and besides that working for 4 years as a stripper because of the flexible hours, in which she determines how much she works.
"Im a feminist and I believe that if we want to fight against exploitation in the sex industry people need to listen to, and act upon, what sex workers themselves have to say"
Jacqueline
Advisor Privacy
Is advisor regarding privacy related to sexwork of PROUD and also working as a sex worker.
"Activist by nature, sex worker by heart!"
Anna
Core group member
Tries to make a living as a sex worker besides all the transitions. Has as a wish to manage within short notice a sex club or private house in which the position of the sex worker is placed central.
"Free to be me to live my own life as sexworker."
www.easthertrans.com
Anong
Fieldworker
Is PROUDs fieldworker with as speciality (Thai) massage-salons and works besides that as freelance consultant.
"No exploitation of sex workers!"
Veronika
Core group member
Is member of PROUD and has been working for years as a sex worker at the now closed Zandpad in Utrecht.
"To live in a world where they human rights are respected and they safety prioritised"
The advisory council
Laurens Buijs
Advisor
Is a member of the advisory council of PROUD and besides that sociologist at the University of Amsterdam.
"The whore stigma doesn't just damage sex workers, but all women!"
www.uva.nl
Marjan Wijers
Advisor
Is member of the advisory council of PROUD and besides that self-employed business owner. Works in the area of human trafficking, human rights and sex workers rights.
"Standing up for rights and fighting coercion are two sides of the same medal"
Licia Brussa
Advisor
Founder and director of TAMPEP International Foundation, a European network that has been fighting for the rights of (migrant) sex workers in Europe since 1993.
I believe that the greatest tool to challenge rights violations is advocacy for rights, and legal and policy reform. Ensure sex workers enjoyment of their human rights is a state obligation
Hendrik Wagenaar
Advisor
Is member of the advisory council of PROUD and besides that professor Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield.
"Because effective and democratic prostitution policy can't exist without the input of sex workers"
Sietske Altink
Advisor
Is besides member of the advisory council of PROUD researcher and expert in the areas of prostitution policy and human trafficking.
"Research and prostitution policy keeps me off the streets"
Iris de Munnik
Fieldworker coordinator
Is PROUDs fieldworker coordinator and part of the advisory board. Besides that she's finishing up her studies at the University of Amsterdam as a social psychologist.
"Everybody has the right to their own opinion, but nobody has the right to their own facts"
