Andrea Heinz: The Lie of Liberation: When Sex-Work Ideology Masks Exploitation | Luma & Bloom w Nic and Kate Ep. 65

About this episode

Andrea Heinz discusses the dangers of licensing brothels and body rub parlours in Canada, sharing her personal experiences with sexual exploitation.

*Trigger warning: this episode contains conversation around suicide and suicidal ideation* International suicide hotline list: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/ In this powerful conversation, survivor and advocate Andrea Heinz joins us to unpack the growing push to license brothels and body rub parlours in Canada — and why she believes these policies fundamentally endanger women. Andrea shares her story of being sexually exploited, the psychological toll of dissociation, and t...

People in this episode

Hosts: Nic, Kate

Guest: Andrea Heinz

Topics covered

• sex work
• exploitation
• mental health
• advocacy
• women's rights

Keywords

• suicide
• dissociation
• brothels
• body rub parlours
• women's safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada

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