Polina Bachlakova is a Russian-Canadian journalist, editor and feminist activist based in Copenhagen. Her bylines appear in publications like the BBC, VICE Identity and FRAME - where she writes about everything from sex work to design. Besides, she’s an editor at ethical porn company Bedside Productions - and the founder of BITE ME, a newsletter about food and feminism. Previously, Polina was a board member and activist at The Red Van, a harm reduction initiative for street-based sex workers in Copenhagen. She’s also held managing editorial positions at award-winning companies like VICE and SPACE10.
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine doesn’t need the Russian diaspora’s shame. It needs its voiceRussians abroad must not allow Putin to define them but must shape a new national identity, one that can take a...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLong read: How the Nordic model in France changed everything for sex workersIn 2019, 10 sex workers were killed in France in the span of six months. Critics say that the Nordic model and its...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySelling decriminalised sex work to the public: a guideMarketing professionals know how to sell a message, and at its core decriminalisation is just another message. Let’s...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySex work, stigma, and the challenge of harm reduction in DenmarkHarm reduction does not exist in a vacuum.