Claim 1:

“The Nordic model decriminalises sellers.”

That’s a lie. It doesn’t.

Why this claim is misleading:

The phrase “decriminalises sex workers” is a PR spin. On paper, yes - the law says selling sex is no longer a crime. But in reality, the entire infrastructure around sex work is still criminalised, and sex workers are often collateral damage.

Real consequences:

• Working together for safety is illegal: Two sex workers sharing an apartment? That’s a “brothel.”
• Security, bodyguards, and drivers get arrested: So you’re forced to work alone.
• Landlords are forced to evict sex working tenants: Leaving sex workers at constant risk of homelessness.
• Police still target sex workers: Raids, surveillance, confiscated condoms as “evidence,” confiscated earnings, eviction from housing - all legal under Nordic-style enforcement.
• Exit services come with strings attached: Exit services are only available to those who have already exited, if you want to transition out slowly, or can’t afford to leave overnight - no help for you.
• Migrant sex workers hit hardest: They’re often deported, criminalised, or denied services.

Claim 2:

“The Nordic Model Punishes Buyers for perpetrating Sexual Violence.”

The foundational message of the Nordic model is this:

“Prostitution is never truly consensual. It’s male violence against women. Buying sex is inherently exploitative. The act is coercive by nature.”

That sounds like a serious accusation. If you believe that buying sex is akin to rape, or any form of sexual violence, then the logical assumption would be: it deserves to be punished accordingly, like rape or sexual assault.

But what’s the actual punishment for this “violence”?

• A fine.
• A warning.
• Possibly a couple of weeks jail sentence (rare).

If sex buyers are rapists, why aren’t they being charged as such, and imprisoned for life?

If buying sex is violence, why isn’t it punished as violence?

You can’t call it “sexual violence” on one hand and hand out a misdemeanour fine on the other.

This false narrative that all sex buyers are rapists, and that a small fine or a few weeks in jail is suitable punishment for raping a sex worker, does nothing to help sex workers when we are actually raped by clients.