A phrase you will see used by some sex worker advocacy organisations is the term “survival sex work”. Typically, this refers to people selling sex in precarious circumstances to meet their basic survival needs on a direct basis. Whilst people who are using prostitution as their sole income are obviously paying for their needs withContinue reading “What is Survival Sex Work?”
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Coming Out as a Sex Worker?
Most sex workers keep their work a secret from at least a subset of people, if not most people in their life. Usually depending on how much stigma they face due to the type of work (legal brothel vs. street work vs. online onlyfans, as some examples) and their personal circumstances (whether they’re a parent,Continue reading “Coming Out as a Sex Worker?”
Trans People in Sex Work
We all know that within sex work, the most marginalized people are the most impacted by criminalization. Today I’m going to talk about trans people as a demographic, and how we’re vulnerable.
Christian Groups and “Rescuing” Sex Workers
There have always been Christian groups who speak about sex work as sinful, but now there is an increasing trend toward seeing sex workers as victims who must be rescued. These groups tend to see sex workers either as fallen women (because of course, they don’t recognize how many sex workers are not women) whoContinue reading “Christian Groups and “Rescuing” Sex Workers”
Empowerment vs Objectification: A False Dichotomy
A common anti-sexwork talking point, is that sex workers contribute to the objectification of women. It is often suggested, by certain groups of radical feminists, that we objectify ourselves and present ourselves as a commodity, in a way which harms women’s liberation as a whole. To combat this, some sex workers will respond that theyContinue reading “Empowerment vs Objectification: A False Dichotomy”
Jack Talks About Sex Work 