I Am a Sex Worker

New York-based advocacy organization Sex Work Awareness recently implemented its first day-long Speak Up media training workshop for sex workers, which took place at the Harm Reduction Coalition in mid-April. At the end of the day, the workshop participants made a public service announcement video.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• sex work
• prostitution
• stripper
• sex
• sex industry
• speak up

[smarterthanyoulook]

Whatever the bullshit "moral" view that people have about sex workers, it's a profession that exists, and as long as it remains between two consenting adults the workers should have the security and legal protections of other industries.

Get it off the streets and out of the alleys, and get the women and men who work into places where they can be safe from harm while servicing their clients.

[misterpantybuns]

i am NOT a sex worker nor do i get involved with any money stuff (i just like to male model ladies panties for free) but i think there's absolutely nothing wrong with those who are. Everything should be legal, in the open, and people should get knowledgeable. There would be less wasted time, better health and a higher taxable revenue stream if people would just be more open minded.

[Haleycomet92]

Bacon girl was awesome. She made the whole video.

[SmileysRevenge100]

@Xelanderthomas Stupid.

[SuperUFB]

Love you Ladies :)

[Xelanderthomas]

But you're all victims. Obviously, you can tell from the video, that you're all stupid , uneducated and suffering from deep psychological abusive scars that prevent you from making any choices about who you are and what want to do or not do . Don't you see that you CAN'T THINK and you need groups and laws to protect you from yourself. 

[MissTemperence]

@professorfoxtrot The wife of a wealthy celebrity can hardly be considered representative of what is typical. The vast majority of women are never going to get alimony. My father, however, did get alimony when my mother divorced him. Because she had been the bread winner and he had been a home maker. But the majority of families cannot afford to live on one income, as I said.

[professorfoxtrot]

@MissTemperence Women get alimony all the time. In fact, it is a business and it's getting out of hand. Guess how much Phil Collins wife took from him- 25 million pounds!

[MissTemperence]

@professorfoxtrot Please. Hardly anyone gets alimony anymore. And hardly any couples or families survive off of one income. This idea that "most" women are cashing in on marriage is more than a bit outdated. And I've known plenty of women who have supported or supplemented their boyfriend's income.

[professorfoxtrot]

@MissTemperence Sure does, which is why they're ashamed to use it. In reality most women are sex workers. They have sex, and sell it in the form of marriages, alimony etc. Though marriage is considered to be more dignified.

[MissTemperence]

@shinyalbert Yeah, and I still say you don't know what MOST sex workers are going through in their personal lives, here or abroad. Yes, poverty is often a factor. But the important point to take away from this is that sex workers are not one homogeneous. Their are many different types of prostitutes throughout the world, and people's experiences can differ widely. All of them have the right to relate their own experiences.