Jackie Jones

Trafficking Internet brides

This article critically examines the world of international marriage agencies who operate on the Internet, selling women for profit to men to buy from one end of the world to the other. It examines the relationship between capitalism and choice with coercion and misogyny, as expressed on Internet dating sites. It highlights the role governments play in facilitating trafficking of young women and girls from economic poor areas to advanced economies, arguing that states underwrite this type of violence against women and children, profiting in the process. It concludes that there is no dignity for humanity in trafficking women and girls in order to (sexually) exploit them for profit.

Trans dressing in the workplace

Purpose – The purpose of the article is to examine the problems faced by transsexuals in the workplace, in particular to analyse whether the applicable anti‐discrimination laws in the United Kingdom are effective in preventing harassment of transsexuals in the workplace.Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses common problems faced by transsexuals at work, including dress codes.Findings – There are few UK cases dealing with these issues and the law has so far not been effective at stopping discriminatory behaviour towards transsexuals in the workplace. A more supportive approach is required.Originality/value – There are few, if any, articles that specifically look at the effect on transsexuals of dress codes, law and organisational change in this way.

A long journey: an interview with Jeffrey Weeks

Jeffrey Weeks is one of the most prolific academic writers in the area of sexualities. The article interviews him about his long career and what he will be doing next.

Review of Survivors of Slavery: Modern-Day Slave Narratives, by Laura T. Murphy

“If there are unfree people around you, you cannot live peacefully” (Chapter 6). This single line from the book concisely encapsulates one of the main reasons Murphy’s book is essential reading for anyone interested in preventing trafficking of human beings anywhere in the world. It compels those who have not personally experienced slavery to do something about this pandemic. The book provides persuasive narratives that assist anyone wanting to learn more about this crime. Be it prosecutor, judge, police officer, government official, porter, taxi driver, wife/husband, child, or adult, we know it is wrong to enslave people. Yet, it happens on an industrial scale. This journal, and indeed, these books, seek to shed light on the many manifestations and complexities surrounding trafficking and slavery — starting with terminology (i.e., “slavery”, “trafficking”). Addressing terminology is more difficult than one might expect, especially for lawyers, as each word has a distinct legal meaning. For a U.S. audience, slavery conjures images of the antebellum slave period, rather than the many manifestations of trafficking detailed in the book. The word would not normally cover the situation of a white child trafficked within the United States from one state to another for sexual exploitation. Modern-day slavery is now a term in common usage in Europe. It is a term often employed by the survivors themselves. So perhaps the name does not matter as much as lawyers like to think. Murphy gives the victims (or “former victim” as one survivor calls herself) a voice. She rightly declares in the introduction to the book that “this collection of modern-day slave

Ms. Y: a life less ordinary – an interview

Purpose – Ms. Y is a MTF (male‐to‐female) woman. The purpose of the interview is to examine the problematics of leading a life that is perceived as different in the workplace and in private.Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses common problems faced by transsexuals at work.Findings – Ms. Y divulges some personal and intimate thoughts, in particular her thoughts about dress codes, difficulties at work and becoming herself.Originality/value – The interview comments highlight the lack in the pace of change and persistent attitudes towards transsexuals.

The prospects of legal recognition of same‐sex marriage in Germany

The legal possibilities of opening marriage to same-sex couples in Germany is explored against the ban in the Federal Constitution.