Perhaps Ontario Premier Doug Ford wasn’t expecting the backlash he received when he enacted Bill 28 on Thursday last week.

Following Labour Day, this column explores the origin of the phrase sex work and how sex workers are an important part of the labour movement.

The same people who criminalize sex work, criminalize other “serious offences” against sexual norms such as medical treatment for trans people and access to abortion.

Queer advocates worry how the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, set to go into effect in Florida, could impact education on gender diversity and sexual orientation of young Canadians.

They have failed to step into the current political climate and counter far-right protests, and get workers the income, housing and other social support they need.