Wanna Be a Movie Star? It may be more than you bargain for...

If a date wants to videotape you, WATCH OUT!

IF A DATE WANTS TO
VIDEOTAPE YOU,
WATCH OUT!

If a date wants to pay you to be in a video and you're over 18, and you don't mind who sees it later, that's your business. Otherwise, think twice.

Most kinds of sex are legal to do once you get to be 14. But if you are under 18, it is against the law to pay you for sex. It is also a crime to make or own sexy pictures (videos, polaroids, even drawings!) of someone under 18 years old.

If you are under 18 and police get a sexy picture of you, you could be forced to name your friends, lovers and customers, or even put in a detention centre!

Any video is evidence that can be used against you.

This has already happened to boys working in Toronto, London and Vancouver.


PHONE NUMBERS FOR WITHIN VANCOUVER

  • Brydges hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • . . . . . . . . . 631-0566
  • Lawyer Referral Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • . . . . . . . . . 687-3221
  • Legal Aid, 1170-605 Robson St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • . . . . . . . . . 601-6300
  • Lawyers Assistance Program, 808 Nelson St. . . .
  • . . . . . . . . . 685-2171
  • Legal Resource Center, 1140 W. Pender, 2nd Fl.
  • . . . . . . . . . 660-4673
  • Dial-A-Law, 845 Cambie St., 10th Fl. . . . . . . . . . .
  • . . . . . . . . . 687-4680
    Trials of the Sex Trade... [Legal tips]

    Created: August 21, 1999
    Last modified: August 21, 1999

    CSIS Commercial Sex Information Service
    Box 3075, Vancouver, BC V6B 3X6
    Tel: +1 (604) 488-0710
    Email: csis@walnet.org