Because of the current laws around bawdy houses, many sex workers are forced to walk a stroll (work on the street) rather than work inside. Sex workers can't hire security when they're on the streets, they are constantly on the move to avoid police and are generally at a higher risk of violence.
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![Nico Little](http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/imagecache/thumbnail/category_pictures/Photo 93_0.jpg "Nico Little is an Anglo-Albertan who decamped to Montreal sometime in the late nineties "to learn French and be gay." He then moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he worked as an HIV outreach worker in bathhouses, bars and online chat rooms for several years. In 2008 Nico helped found POWER (Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work Educate and Resist), an organization of current and former sex workers advocating for recognition of their labour, Charter and human rights. Nicholas now lives in London, U.K. You can follow his blog, Ickaprick & Ironpussy, at www.ickaprick.com. He is also a regular contributor to the Montreal-based magazine No More Potlucks.")
