Category Archives: News & Reviews

By Maria Caspani SHEFFIELD, England (TrustLaw) – Can sex work ever be a good thing or even do some good? Meet Rachel Wotton, a witty, outspoken young woman from Sydney, Australia, where she has been working legally as a sex … Continue reading →

You’ve never seen a movie about sex work like this one. And Rachel Wotton is a sex worker like no other. More than 50 per cent of her clients have disabilities, and she trains colleagues to serve that clientele and … Continue reading →

Documentary Spotlight D: Catherine Scott She hovers over his belly, smiling, then gently, almost imperceptibly, strokes his skin with her silken curtain of hair. Her hand guides his up and onto her, affording him the same pleasure, the affirming grace … Continue reading →

Scarlet Road Director: Catherine Scott The film follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long over-looked clientele – people with disability. … Continue reading →

Call me a prude, but I consider sex to be a very private function. Like defecation, I don’t see the point of discussing it, much less watching it in a movie. The concept of an erotic narrative film is hilarious, actual porn … Continue reading →

At the Sundance Film Festival this year, audiences and critics gave a lot of praise to The Surrogate, a film based on a true story starring John Hawkes as a nearing 40 year-old virgin due to his affliction with polio. … Continue reading →

At this year’s South by Southwest Festival, a very interesting documentary is premiering about Rachel Wotton. She is a “sex worker” in Australia who works for the rights of not only her fellow specialists but also for a manner of … Continue reading →

Rachel Wotton says that people with a disability have adult desires just like anyone else, and for those without a partner a sex worker can be a godsend. Often it’s the parents of the client who initiate contact with her, … Continue reading →

Rachel Wotton has clients with cerebal palsy, down syndrome and advanced MS. Some of them have very limited physical function below the neck, others need a computer to speak. But Rachel isn’t a physio therapist, a social worker or doctor … Continue reading →

Sex is the most basic need, most primal desire any human can have in the world. Often it brings us the most satisfaction, and bind us to other human beings like nothing else. Everyone notionally seems to be entitled to … Continue reading →