Cost of living crisis – Jack Talks About Sex Work

Paying to Advertise: The Costs When Selling Sex

On top of the costs that cannot be avoided, such as travel and accommodation, it is heinous that escorting websites charge so much money for sex workers to advertise.

Clients Cancelling

A cancellation from a sex worker is a minor inconvenience to a client. They can book another sex worker or forego seeing one without any significant consequences. If a client cancels on a sex worker, that cancellation may be the difference between being able to afford food or rent.

Selling Sex and Scarcity Mindset

As someone with a history of homelessness and financial struggle, which I have always used sex work to remedy, my stress about finances has always been connected to an expectation that selling sex is the sole solution.

Responsible Reporting on Sex Work

A lot of people are being undervalued for their contributions in journalism or other forms of written media. Journalists and other writers should have solidarity with the sex workers they interview and seek to make the process as easy and safe for them as possible, rather than being a part of the machine which exploits us.

Streets to Spreadsheets: Prostitution and Taxes

Workers with cash-in-hand jobs are often subject to stigma where it is suggested that they don’t pay their taxes like everyone else. When your earnings aren’t going through the bank, it’s much harder for anyone to prove how much you earned and to catch you out for not declaring the entirety of your income. In-personContinue reading “Streets to Spreadsheets: Prostitution and Taxes”

What is Survival Sex Work?

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?”

Cost of Living Crisis: How Sex Workers Cope

Those who sell sex often have a very different relationship to our bills and recurring costs than people with traditional full-time jobs, especially compared to those who are on a salary. When I’m hit with an unexpected bill, my first thought is always to sell sex to earn enough to pay it in time. IfContinue reading “Cost of Living Crisis: How Sex Workers Cope”