Roots of End Demand

They’re not just protecting women — they’re protecting the purity of white femininity

Often, conversations on “End Demand”, the increased policing and criminalization of purchasers of sexual services, begins when we talk about the “Nordic Model.” In 1999 Sweden made a move to criminalize the purchasing of sexual services, known as the Swedish Sex Purchase Act. A number of countries have adopted various forms of the model, including Iceland and Norway, and more recently Canada and France. While the laws are always passed saying it’s about…