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Sex Workers Demonstration in Paris 

April 14, 2017 
by Patrick Zachmann 
On April 8th 2017, Patrick Zachmann photographed a demonstration against French laws that impose heavy fines on anyone caught patronizing prostitutes. The protesters say that these laws have worsened the working and living conditions of sex workers, and called for their immediate repeal. The demonstration was attended by groups of Nigerian and Chinese women, as well as transgender activists, who wore masks to symbolize the lack of agency or identity of sex workers.


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