At this year's Red Umbrella march, sex workers and their allies say that this business is being forced into the shadows, where marginalized people are more susceptible to predators and other violent criminals.
The protest will highlight the dangers sex workers face as a result of the federal government refusing to recognize that they should enjoy the same rights accorded to other business people.
Agustin has often made the case that the media, authorities, and what she calls the "rescue industry" dismiss the possibility that many women make rational choices to become sex workers based on an examination of the alternatives in their lives.
