New Zealand former sex worker becomes a dame in Queen's birthday honours
When New Zealand police arrested Catherine Healy after raiding the Wellington brothel she worked in during the 1980s, it was impossible to imagine that one day she would be recognised by the Queen for her services to the industry. “It could have never happened in our minds,” Healy told the Guardian. “It couldn’t have happened in my mind even a couple of weeks ago.” For years she and her fellow sex workers fought stigma while campaigning for greater rights and recognition.
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