Thulisa Portia Khoza was a prostitute, but is vehemently against decriminalisation of sex trade despite her harrowing experiences. SaturdayStar
Johannesburg - As a former sex worker, Thulisile Portia Khoza has been through plenty of harrowing experiences. But there’s one in particular that haunts the 34-year-old. Barely a few months after getting in to the sex trade in 2008, Khoza was lured into a dark alley in Johannesburg one evening and raped repeatedly by 17 men.“I met a man outside the brothel I worked at and he insisted that we go to a dark alley as he didn’t want to walk into the brothel.
“Prostitution is a terrible thing and something that no one chooses to do. I know that you agree to sleep with the guy and money gets exchanged, but the things that go on are terrible. Someone will treat you like you are nothing because they have paid you. They will shout at you to ‘just open your legs, this is my money I paid you, so do what I say’.
Ramaphosa said he would work with all stakeholders to develop policy around the decriminalisation of sex work. However, he insisted it would be a matter for public debate and public policy.She believes that the government will be making a terrible mistake should it go ahead with its plan to decriminalise sex work.
Khoza believes the decriminalising of the sex trade will cause further damage to women in South Africa. There was a time, however, when Khoza advocated for the decriminalisation of sex work, a mistake she regrets . Embrace Dignity, an NGO that fights for the rights of sex workers, is also strongly against the decriminalisation of prostitution.
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