History Prof Makes Headlines
March 27, 2012 - In the News
An opinion piece by history professor Jacqueline Murray about Monday’s Ontario Court of Appeal decision regarding sex-trade workers appears today in the Globe and Mail.
Murray, the director of the First-Year Seminars program, is a medieval historian whose research focuses on sex, sexuality and gender. Her op-ed article discusses examines the history of the sex-trade industry and the legalization of brothels.
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that many sections of Canada’s criminal code violated the rights of sex-trade workers. The ruling didn’t strike down the law that makes communicating for the intent of prostitution illegal.
