To summarize this guidance in the simplest terms, it treats a trans or intersex person not disclosing their gender identity and/or the sex they were assigned at birth as a form of deception which negates consent.
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Dear Home Secretary: A Plea for Sex Work Decriminalization
This is my letter to the UK Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, calling for the decriminalization of sex work.
Dear Home Secretary,
I’m writing this letter to urge you to oppose measures criminalizing sex work in the UK, and to instead support the full decriminalization of it.
How Sex Workers Keep Working on Our Periods
Aside from catering to the occasional client with a menstruation fetish, sex workers who experience periods can have a tough time when we start bleeding.
Rate Shaming
The basic premise behind rate shaming sex workers over how much we charge is that our rates are viewed as correlated to our worth as individuals. Fundamentally, doing sex work is not something inherently degrading which must be balanced out by an empowering sum of money. It is a neutral act.
Nowhere to Hide: Facial Recognition and Sex Work
Any sex worker who advertises online or posts pornographic content has heard that the internet is forever and that people will eventually find out what they do for work. That used to mean that we had to be prepared for people to stumble across porn that featured us, or for friends or family to noticeContinue reading “Nowhere to Hide: Facial Recognition and Sex Work”
An Open Letter to Sugar Babies
To those engaging in transactional relationships with wealthier people, also known as sugar babies.
Let’s talk about why sugar babies are sex workers too, and why you need to accept that.
So, You Have Feelings for a Sex Worker?
Before you confess to your romantic interest in a sex worker, you should think about whether you could actually handle dating one of us. There are issues like jealousy, stigma, and even potential legal consequences to consider.
How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Porn
There is nothing wrong with watching people engage in sexual activity, whether that’s through your screen or in real life. What matters is that you’re considerate about the desires of all those involved, and that people whose job it is to create that entertainment are fairly compensated.
Studies on Violence Against Sex Workers
Sex workers experience violence at a high rate. Almost no-one expects me to provide sources to back this up, because it’s intuitive to them. From hearing about Samuel Little choosing sex workers to murder because we’re easy targets to dead hooker jokes finding their way into all sorts of cherished media franchises, everyone knows thatContinue reading “Studies on Violence Against Sex Workers”
Kinship Between Asexuals and Sex Workers
Asexual people who have sex with others for closeness, intimacy, and even physical pleasure in the absence of attraction, were my gateway to feeling an affinity as an allosexual sex worker who also has sex without attraction.
Jack Talks About Sex Work 