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Its¹ Not Easy Productions LLC
Happy Endings?
Contact: Tara Hurley
Tel. 401.490.5815 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cell. 401.265.2890
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WORLD PREMIER OF ³HAPPY ENDINGS?² @ CINEKINK NEW YORK
February 6, 2009: ³Happy Endings?² a documentary film on Rhode Island¹s Asian massage parlors, will be making its world premier at CineKink, February 28,
2009 @
2:30 pm.
³Happy Endings?² follows the life of ³Heather² over three years as she works in a massage parlor, while the Rhode Island legislators debate over the ³loophole² in a law that allows prostitution behind closed doors.
This film features interviews with many of Rhode Island¹s notables:
Providence Mayor
David Cicilline, Dennis Roberts (Attorney General 1978 -1984), Steve Brown (ACLU), Stephen Brown (Providence Phoenix) Donna Hughes (University of RI, Human Trafficking Expert) Senator Rhoda Perry, Representative Joanne Giannini, The Providence Police Department, The Family Life Center, D.A.R.E. (Direct Action for
Equality) and local residents.
Founded in 2003, CineKink features a specially-selected program of films and videos that celebrate and explore a wide diversity of sexuality, with offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond. Works presented by CineKink range from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn, mildly spicy to quite explicit – and everything in between.
In addition to screenings, the annual festival also includes a short film competition, audience choice awards, presentations, parties and a gala kick-off fundraiser, all followed by a national screening tour.
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If you would like more information about ³Happy Endings?² or to schedule an interview with Tara Hurley please call (401)265-2890 or email happyenddoc@gmail.com.
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(917)609-5928 or
press2009@cinekink.com
Filed under: Sex Worker Rights |
Bound, Not Gagged 
I have a problem with how Donna Hughes is called a “human trafficking expert.” If she’s an expert on any topic, her expertise is on how to promote oppressive laws against sex workers under the guise of fighting human trafficking and on how to keep laws in place that are resulting in sex workers being trafficked into jail cages by law enforcement.
What’s great is that she says: “nobody has been convicted of being a trafficker.”
Donna Hughes is an opportunist. Since 9/11, since the money began to flow in the war on terror, Donna has jumped on the bandwagon linking Islam to trafficking to all prostitution.
Google Donna Hughes, trafficking, Islam
You get pages of Donna Hughes “expertise” and “logic” tjat rivals the vast analysis ability of President Bush.
Gee, you think there is a coincidence between 9/11 and the huge amount of money that became available to those aligned with the Bush view on fighting terror? Or the funding exclusivity that comes with her TVPRA support.
And in conclusion to my post here is a quote from the genius intellect of Rhode Island’s expert………
‘I’m critical of my sister feminists,” says Donna Hughes, a professor of women’s studies at the University of Rhode Island and an expert on trafficking. ”To me, the two biggest threats to women today are Islamic fundamentalism and the trafficking and normalization of prostitution. Mainstream feminists really have not been responding to these issues or active on them the way they should be.”