世界各地有許多人對於有關性工作的學術和文化很有興趣，也做了各式各樣的努力在這個領域中累積資源和資訊，這個網絡希望成為一個世界性的資料中心，以匯集各地有關性工作的思考、研究和資訊。
在運作上，這個網絡屬於所有的參與者，它沒有觀點和立場的限制，只要資訊進到這個網址，不管是和各地性工作團體的聯繫、性工作研究的進行現況、性工作抗爭運動的報導、性工作者的自述控訴等等，網站都會傳遞各國學術、文化、妓權、法律、媒體等訊息，並且開放討論區，轉貼郵件。我們也願意幫助任何性工作團體或研究者建立其專屬版面或網頁，促進資訊流通。
在眼界上，此一網際網路網站，除了性工作者的分門別類（含「賣淫」以外的各種性工作），尚有性旅遊、性工作的空間和社區、經濟影響、法律與政策、疾病防治、電影與小說中的性工作等等文化現象，以及性工作研究者和團體、學術現況、新書評介。我們還希望能藉此網絡對外開放並開發出一個對話空間，而且是一種友善的文化交流空間，以便吸引不同性工作的言說、發聲、現身，使我們有機會積極地建構出新的研究對象以及新的研究關係。性議題之研究常常因為污名化而很難接觸到現實中實踐各種性活動的性主體，但是當研究者有個開放的友善空間之後，許多性主體就會主動現身，我們因此希望藉此網絡讓各地的性工作者和他／她們的朋友們有現身建構世界的可能。 |
There are many in this world who are
interested and concerned about academic research and cultural studies in
the field of sex work, and have done a lot of nice work in accumulating
informationand experience in that area. This network hopes to become a
worldwide information center that bringstogether such efforts and
thoughts of sex work.
As it operates, this network belongs to all that participate in it. That
is why we have not set any fixed views or standpoints to be our
baseline. As long as information enters this web-site--be it networking
activities between various sex work groups, descriptions of on-going
researches in sex work, book review, reports of current prostitutes'
rights struggles, self-proclamations and narration by sex workers
themselves--it will be posted in appropriate locations within our site.
We hope to propagate and mediate the dissemination of information in
relation to the academic researches, cultures, prostitutes' rights,
legal matters, media in the field of sex work through our web-site. We
will not only forward mail but also established discussion areas.
As far as categorization is concerned, this web-site will include
various forms of sex work-related persons (including men, women,
third-sex sex workers, pimps, customers, bodyguards, etc.), sex tours,
sex work and community, political economy of sex work, laws and
policies, sex work in films and literature, AIDS, sex work other than
prostitution, etc. We also hope to create a friendly space for dialog
where various marginal sexual subjects could come out and articulate
their voices. We believe the stigmatization that follows sex-related
topics can only be overcome by the strongest affirmation and the most
unrelenting support. |
