No matter how much I try not to tie my self-image to what clients think of me, I cannot help but do so. If I start to have less people interested in paying me for sex, I begin to feel as though I’m unattractive. I’m not sure how many other sex workers feel this way,Continue reading “Desirability and Insecurity”
Category Archives: Trans
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”
Trans Men and Imprisonment
I don’t want anyone in prison, including trans people. While prisons do exist, I don’t want us to treat the rape that occurs within them as if it’s a fucking inevitability; I want to eradicate it.
Transmascs Rentboys and Why We Hate Ourselves
There are a lot of sex workers who are trans men or non-binary people. Many of us delay transition, or don’t transition, or convince ourselves that we don’t need to… because of our involvement in sex work. As well as concerns about making enough money alongside a drop in demand, the broader sex work communityContinue reading “Transmascs Rentboys and Why We Hate Ourselves”