Selling bareback (unprotected) sex is something sex workers have always done, in varying amounts. There’s always controversy around it within sex worker communities and then waves of disgust from outsiders looking in. Prostitutes are seen as disease vectors by many, referred to as dirty or tainted, and the idea of us selling unprotected sex isContinue reading “Selling Unprotected Sex”
Category Archives: STDs
Hookers Carrying Diseases?
One accusation often levelled at sex workers is that we spread disease. Instead of responding to this by talking about safety measures we take, we should refuse to see catching a disease as a moral failing. There have always been claims about sex workers being “dirty” or “diseased”, mainly with STDs like HIV as theContinue reading “Hookers Carrying Diseases?”
Intentional Condom Breaking
One of the insidious things about clients who intentionally break condoms is that in most cases where they do it, you’ll never be certain. For clients who frequently break the condom while meeting with sex workers, they develop a technique over time to avoid getting caught. Often they’ll combine tactics like suggesting a position whereContinue reading “Intentional Condom Breaking”
STD Spread and Prostitution
I often hear comments about the spread of STDs relating to prostitution. The tendency people have to blame sex workers for this or to suggest that we should have mandatory STD checks as part of a “legal model” for sex work tells me that people utterly misunderstand this issue. It is often claimed that sex workContinue reading “STD Spread and Prostitution”
Jack Talks About Sex Work 