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A sex worker sent us a copy of her letter to her MP against the criminalization of sex work in the Modern Slavery bill. We found it to be a moving plea to be heard, and are reproducing it with permission here. Content note for rape and child abuse. I am writing to you as a constituent to ask you […]
April 24, 2014
Hello, I’m Lori from Kink, etc… Recently I shared a bit about my story about being a victim of the industry and a little about how my views of the sex workers has changed. In case you missed it you can find it on Sortify. Today, I wanted to share a bit more about it […]
August 30, 2013
We are constantly accused of not paying tax, which in many countries is simply untrue @sweetEmilyJ wrote this great piece which presents the Canadian perspective. and has kindly given permission to republish it here. Sex work is work, paying tax is part of the deal. You can find out more about Emily here. Taxable […]
August 22, 2013
This post is republished with the kind permission of @princessjack a former dancer and fetish model. After beginning a self-funded PhD into Lap-dancing, emotion and affect at LJMU, now a funded PhD student at Leeds Met researching sex workers’ experiences of prison. Her research interests cluster around the regulation of womens’ bodies and include whiteness, the chav, class, […]
August 5, 2013
The sixth in our series on problematic languge, this post addresses the “But would you want your daughter to be a sex worker?” When the antis plan their next line of attack the “Would you let your child be a prostitute?” masterclass must be packed to the seams, since it is brought up every time […]
July 29, 2013
Those opposed to sex work try to demonise service users, and claim we need protecting from them. This piece challenges the idea they are anything but ordinary men and women. by Dexter Richards I did something recently with another adult behind closed doors in private. It was legal in the city where I reside. It […]
July 21, 2013
Some people may have already read this post by a sex worker explaining why being a victim of rape does not take away her ability to consent, it is worth repeating, since so many do not seem able to grasp this basic concept. This post discusses in detail and quite graphically my first hand account of rape and sexual […]
July 5, 2013
A post from an ally of sex workers exploring the idea sex work is somehow a special class of work. Sex work is either, according to some, an exceptional experience that is unlike any other, or is another type of work, like lots of other types of work. I used to be a recruiter. I […]
July 2, 2013
The second on our series of posts of whorephobic tropes and language. This post is going to be slightly shorter because there is already some good stuff out there on the net, but it is worth repeating just how wrong in every way the suggestion that the past experiences of sex workers mean they cannot […]
June 28, 2013
An anonymous piece from a view we so rarely hear; Many sex workers are in relationships, and our partners share with us and support us. Being the lover of a professional escort in the United States isn’t always easy. Oh, I imagine it would be very easy in a place where her work wasn’t criminalized, […]
everyday whorephobia 
November 9, 2014
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