Scotland, and in particular Glasgow, has long been an inspiration to activists and professionals working to end prostitution in other countries. Scotland is clear: prostitution is violence towards women and children. Other countries are beginning to follow its lead. I am proud to be associated with the women and men who are working with such determination and courage to end the complacency surrounding the effects on women and society of prostitution. Long may you continue to lead the way in this crucial struggle to end the commercial sex industry and bring about true equality between men and women.
Julie Bindel, Activist, academic and freelance journalist

Congratulations to Glasgow City Council in launching the End Prostitution Campaign with the support of partners. Glasgow’s courageous and historic stance against the institutionalization and normalization of prostitution and the sex industry is known and admired in many parts of the world. Our hope is that this model will be become national policy in the fight against sex trafficking and sexual exploitation not only in Scotland but globally.
Janice Raymond and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

The End Demand Illinois Campaign and Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation supports End Prostitution Now!

http://www.enddemandillinois.org/index.html   http://www.caase.org/

Stop Prostitution Now!! Vera Baird QC. MP.

Give Prostitution the Red Light – Engender says Criminalise Demand Now!

This is exploitation. End violence against women now! Wales Women’s National Coalition

Scotland as usual, is an inspiration! Gunilla Ekberg, officer who designed and introduced the Swedish legislation, former Co-Director of the Coalition against Trafficking in Women

Stop this exploitation, given these women a voice and a choice.  Elaine Hill, Medaille Trust

Women involved in prostitution are mothers, sisters and daughters; victims not criminals.  End prostitution now! Carol Connolly, Glasgow Community and Safety Services

Scotland is brave enough for a blanket ban!! Bring it on! Ruth Eaves

How would you feel if it were your daughter?  Go for it! Jacci Stoyle, Amnesty Paisley branch

Prostitution is NOT work! Jan McLeod (Women’s Support Project)

Stop the harm, June Freeman, Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge

We want freedom from slavery and sexual exploitation. Angela Deavall, Churches Against Sex Trafficking in Europe

I am pleased to give my backing to this campaign to end the exploitation of women through prostitution. Other countries have taken steps to tackle the demand for sex, and I want Scotland to be next. Catherine Stihler, Member of the European Parliament for Scotland

Another man who wants to end prostitution now. Michael Kaufman, Co Founder White Ribbon Campaign

Equality for women by ending exploitation. Helen Easton, Senior Research Fellow, London South Bank University

NAWO is supporting: criminalise the buyer decriminalise the women. Annette Lawson, National Alliance for Women Organizations

Good luck in your campaign! Alan Campbell, MP

Women should not have to sell their bodies, END POVERTY STOP SEEING WOMEN AS OBJECTS!! Electra

Please………stop reducing the innate value of women…they are too precious to be damaged! Bola Adeyemi

It is time to vote for women not pimps and punters! Lorin Jenkins, Demand Change!

Women’s National Commission supports challenging demand Baroness Joyce Gould

Until women and children are safe Deborah McIlveen (Women’s Aid, England)

While any woman can be bought and sold no woman is truly free. Hilary McCollum, feminist activist

Yes we can  Beatrix Campbell

Prostitution’s a form of violence! Julian Heng, NHS Open Roads

End prostitution now Kenny Baillie, Chief Exec Glasgow Warriors

“While women weep as they do now I’ll fight” (William Booth) Anne Read Salvation Army

Let’s stop it now Denise Marshall, Chief Exec, Eaves Housing for women

YES Bernie O’Roarke, Solace Women’s Aid

Making women’s voices heard! Ann Henderson, Women’s National Commission

End sexual exploitation Isabelle Grant, Fawcett Society

Well done! GEMS (Genuine Empowerment of Mothers in Society)

I want to congratulate Glasgow City Council on this initiative, and hope that in Ireland a similar campaign to end prostitution will be launched in Spring 2010 to join our voices with yours to make prostitution unacceptable. Grainne Healy, Dignity Project, Dublin

We believe prostitution is a form of Violence Against Women.  For too long, society has concentrated on the perceived 'choice' (or, in reality, the lack of choice) open to women exploited through prostitution.  This approach fails to take into account the only real free choice involved - that choice exercised by a man each time he pays a woman for sex.  We fully support the endprostitutionnow campaign and this focus on the buyers of sex. Highland Violence Against Women Strategy & Delivery Groups

Feminist Coalition Against Prostitution (FCAP) supports the Campaign!

I fully support this campaign. Prostitution is not a free choice but is an act of desperation to survive in difficult circumstances. We will never end the appalling trafficking of men and women without this law. Bailie Dr Nina Baker, Scottish Green Party, Councillor for Anderston / City Ward

Amnesty International UK held their annual AGM from the 9-11^th April 2010 at Warwick University. The Paisley Branch have, since their inception, been particularly concerned with trafficking and prostitution as a form of violence against women and children. They decided to propose a resolution at the Conference that would bring prostitution per se to the attention of the members. The following resolution was overwhelmingly passed both in the working party and in the plenary and will now be taken to the International level: This AGM decides that in light of the Integrated Strategic Plan’s (2010-2016)long  term perspectives, in particular, the need to integrate gender and women’s rights, international justice and the exploitation of children throughout the perspectives, AIUK believes the time is now right to ask the International Secretariat to review the issues of prostitution and human rights. (Amnesty International UK)

The Scottish Women's Convention would welcome any change in legislation which criminalises the act of purchasing sex and recognises that prostituted women are victims of male violence against women.

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