great explanation about the sentiment back then. Aah as always the politicians, they always got to keep us divided, fix it for one side and screw it for the other.
Yea, I understood your sentence 'Purchasing sex or sex itself is not a right ' you pay for the escort's time.... pre 2014, neither SW nor johns could go to the police if they were exploited. Providers couldnt go to the police even if there was violence or rape or any other force involved...And what happened in 2014 was for the better. Even now I see far too many times, the women here (yourself, Candi, Heather, Amber etc) have reviews where the hobbyist paid an agreed amount, expected sex or some other acronym, but didnt get it, its upto your discretion and vibes you get if you as a provider want to partake or not; and its common sense for the hobbyist not go further or exert force, else is borderline rape, though consent can be argued.
Not sure if Im intellectualizing this a little too much, but I do feel it was looked at as a man vs woman thing back then, and this hobby really isnt just about that. The 2 sides of this world are hobbyists (which can be men, woman, trans and other genders) and providers (also can be men, woman, trans and other genders).
If it were to be tested today, it essentially is that providers (whether they have status or not in Canada) have agency to go to Law enforcement and get their justice, its a travesty that most trafficked providers don't even know this. Hobbyists, well if youre ripped off (by ripped off I mean blatant robbery, money changed hands and provider scrammed or took your valuables forcefully or any other sort of physical violence ) you have no recourse.