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How to Write Sex Worker Characters

Let’s go through how to write about sex workers by asking some questions about the potential story and characters, whilst discussing how the law and stigma would impact them within the narrative.

Anti-Capitalists Selling Sex

For roughly as long as I have been selling sex, anti-capitalism has been central to my core values. There are many people who find my identity as an anti-capitalist to be in conflict with my identity as a sex worker, but I find them to be in perfect alignment.

Reflections on Sex Work During the Covid Lockdown

Covid has had a profound impact on how many sex workers view health, including the health of our clients, and the way we work. I don’t think enough of us have taken the time to consider just how much, and I finally have been.

Trans Solidarity With Sex Workers

Supporting sex workers is not only the right thing to do, because we are a marginalized group who face constant abuse, but it is also beneficial for trans people who do not do sex work to ally themselves with sex workers. We have common struggles.

Why Julie Bindel is Wrong About Sex Work

Julie Bindel is a prominent figure among so-called “radical feminists” who oppose the decriminalization and destigmatization of sex work. Sex work is work, regardless of what Bindel and her ilk keep saying, and here’s why.

Self-Conscious Because of Clients

Clients don’t deserve to make me self-conscious. They aren’t people who I truly care about the opinions of, yet in trying to please them I make choices that turn my appearance into something I like less and which feels less like me.

Paying to Advertise: The Costs When Selling Sex

On top of the costs that cannot be avoided, such as travel and accommodation, it is heinous that escorting websites charge so much money for sex workers to advertise.

Hustling on Grindr

Here we will break down what it’s like to sell sex over Grindr, how this impacts safety, and why someone might choose to use Grindr for this instead of a traditional escorting website. Grindr isn’t built for sex workers, but we’re on it anyway!

NPCC Sex Working Guidance

This is a breakdown of the newest UK police guidance regarding sex work (due for review between April 2024 and August 2025), including criticisms from a sex worker perspective.

Clients Cancelling

A cancellation from a sex worker is a minor inconvenience to a client. They can book another sex worker or forego seeing one without any significant consequences. If a client cancels on a sex worker, that cancellation may be the difference between being able to afford food or rent.