Even referring to minors as being capable of “selling sex” is going to be controversial to a lot of people. A person selling sexual services and being raped or abused are not mutually exclusive – saying minors can sell sex does not minimize that their clients are raping them.
Category Archives: Teens and Sex Work
Sexual Autopilot
I’m sure it’s not strictly true that I can’t have sex without slipping into what I think about as my “sex autopilot” mindset. For now, I seem to slip into it often, and it destroys my romantic relationships.
Applying the Label “Sex Worker” to People Selling Sex Throughout History
When it comes to researching historical prostitution, it is incredibly difficult to find accounts which come directly from people selling sex. The further back in history we go, the more true that is. Since the term “sex worker” is a recent invention, coined in the late 70s, and most works will use euphemisms or derogatory terms, there is often debate over whether it is appropriate to retroactively call people sex workers if they sold sex.
Translated Letters from Sex Workers, Mistresses, Brokers and Pimps.
Paid Subscriber Only: The following letters are assorted ones published in “La Prostitution Contemporaine” which I have translated. I will provide context for each, and many were written by people who were not fully literate and therefore won’t make perfect sense even after corrections and translation.
Perpetual Teens: Sex Workers Lying About Their Ages
The teen category is a popular one in porn, and it’s mostly populated by people who are 20 and over. Pretty much anyone who could theoretically pass for 18 and 19, even if they’re really pushing it, will tack on that tag to their videos because it’ll get them some extra clicks.
Poor with Rich Clients: Survival Sex Work and Wealth Disparity
The juxtaposition between being hungry and unsure where you’ll sleep that night and spending an evening in a lavish hotel room with room service is an extreme one. Finding sugar daddies, when I first began selling sex, caused me to experience that first-hand…
Whoring Out Our Trauma
With the global conversation around sex work focusing on sex trafficking and the trauma many sex workers face, sex workers’ stories are subject to being weaponized to deny them the very rights which would protect them from that harm. In Whoring Out Our Trauma: Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, these issues are presented from the pointContinue reading “Whoring Out Our Trauma”
Trauma Fantasies about Prostitution
When people want to convince others that prostitution is inherently dangerous, and especially when they want to use their claims about the danger to argue that it should be illegal and continue to be stigmatized, they will often resort to giving long descriptions of possible traumatic scenarios for sex workers. Sometimes these scenarios are basedContinue reading “Trauma Fantasies about Prostitution”
The Shame of Discussing Childhood Abuse for Queer People and Sex Workers
One pervasive piece of rhetoric that is used as propaganda against queer people and sex workers alike is that our lifestyles are what they are because we were abused as children. People will argue that gay men were turned gay because they were molested by a man when they were a child, or that lesbiansContinue reading “The Shame of Discussing Childhood Abuse for Queer People and Sex Workers”
When Teens Joke About Starting Sex Work
Ever been chatting to a teenager or young adult and heard them make a joke about how they should just drop out of school and get a sugar daddy for easy money? Maybe you’ve seen teens joking about how they’ll just start an onlyfans if they fail to get another job or don’t pass theirContinue reading “When Teens Joke About Starting Sex Work”
Jack Talks About Sex Work 