QABA
Mission Statement
To advocate for the viable development of the Queensland legal brothel system. For the safety and security of workers, clients and the community at large.
Mission
Meet the Executives
Neil Gilmore
President
Licensee of Pentagon Grand on the Gold Coast with 18 years experience.
Grant Bromley
Vice President
Licensee of Yimi476 in Brisbane with 5 years experience
Joan Leeds
Secretary/Treasurer
Licensee of The Viper Room in Brisbane with 15 years experience
Current Advocacy Focus
COVID 19
QABA is currently working with Queensland Health, the Prostitution Licensing Authority, Respect Qld Inc and all member brothels to implement the COVID Industry plan and to promote compliance with the plan to ensure continued operation of all legal brothels in Queensland.
Illegal Operators
The identification of illegal brothels and massage palours, along with developing a reporting structure and legal disinsentives for rogue operators.
Members
Members
Industry News
In The Media: Red light district: Qld’s hidden brothels revealed
Courier Mail Red light district: Qld’s hidden brothels revealed Sex workers say the number of licenced brothels in Queensland is not an accurate reflection of paid sex happening in suburbia. SEE THE MAPFelicity Ripper Queensland sex workers say the number of licenced...
In the media
NO HUMBLE OPINIONS EP23 | Ryan Elson: No Humble Opinions – The Business of Sex
IN THE BEGINNING
A Brief History of Brothels in Queensland The sex work industry in Qld is widely acknowledged as the one of the most restricted in the country. Legalised for the most part to counteract the risks and dangers of the illegal prostitution industry, it remains one...