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Arrrgh. This came up in my time line. Julie Bindel on why Sex Work is Bullshit.  I hadn't heard Julie for several years now, I thought she had disappeared, but no she is going strong on her pet project, the extinction of Sex Work.

 

Watch at your peril, this is a Trigger Warning.

 

 

In a disturbing trend, sex workers using WhatsApp, a messaging platform owned by Meta, have reported sudden and unexplained account bans, leaving them feeling vulnerable and isolated. This article explores the experiences of sex workers like Alice, Reed Thomas-Litman, and Danielle, shedding light on the potential consequences of such bans on their safety, privacy, and professional networks.

The Disappearance of Digital Identities

For Alice, a 34-year-old sex worker, the abrupt disappearance of her six years' worth of messages, contacts, and media on WhatsApp was a distressing experience. The messaging app, known for its encryption features, has been a lifeline for sex workers like her, providing a secure means of communication with clients and a support network for colleagues. However, recent account bans without clear violation notices have left sex workers perplexed and anxious about the future.

Meta's Crackdown on Sexual Content

The ban on sex workers from WhatsApp echoes a broader trend observed across Meta's platforms, including Instagram. Sex workers engaging in online promotion of their services have faced shadowbans and account removals, making it a common occurrence in the industry. Alice, having faced bans on Instagram multiple times, expected a similar fate on WhatsApp. However, the lack of clarity and communication regarding the reasons for the ban has heightened concerns for the affected individuals.

Personal Impact on Sex Workers

Reed Thomas-Litman, a sex influencer and part of the duo Come Curious, expressed the devastation caused by her recent WhatsApp ban. Unlike her numerous Instagram bans, the removal from WhatsApp affected her deeply. Reed, who set up a group chat for sex workers, lost access to crucial support, creating a sense of isolation and upheaval in her life and work. The ban not only impacted her mental well-being but also raised questions about the validity of the ban itself.

Legal Complexities and Consequences

The legal complexities surrounding sex work in the UK further complicate the issue. While sex work is technically legal, certain laws criminalize communication between sex workers, such as group chats. The English Collective of Prostitutes highlights the challenges sex workers face, both legally and socially, and the critical role platforms like WhatsApp play in providing support networks.

WhatsApp's Encryption and Confusion

The use of end-to-end encryption by WhatsApp has left many sex workers puzzled about how their activities are being flagged. While the app claims that only the communicating parties can access the content, Meta's spokesperson revealed that group chat titles and display names are not encrypted. This information, sometimes used to identify illegal activities, raises questions about the level of privacy and security provided by the platform.

Loss of Support Networks and Safety Risks

For sex workers like Danielle, who lost access to her WhatsApp account unexpectedly, the consequences go beyond just lost messages. The platform served as a crucial tool for communication and vetting clients, ensuring a layer of safety in their profession. The removal of this digital lifeline has not only affected her income but also raised concerns about her personal safety.

Challenges to Advocacy and Privacy

When contacted for comment, WhatsApp provided limited information, requesting personal phone numbers of the interviewed sex workers. The refusal to provide this information to protect sources' anonymity further highlights the challenges sex workers face in advocating for their rights and privacy. The reliance on platforms like WhatsApp for emergency helplines adds an additional layer of concern, especially as anti-sex sentiments rise globally.

The Larger Cultural Context

The bans on Meta platforms and the legal landscape surrounding sex work occur in the backdrop of an escalating anti-sex sentiment, exemplified by legislations like the UK's Online Safety Bill and the U.S. FOSTA-SESTA bills. Sex workers find themselves at the center of a culture war, facing potential offline repercussions due to online crackdowns.

Conclusion

The ban on sex workers from WhatsApp, coupled with the broader context of online regulations and societal attitudes, raises serious concerns about privacy, safety, and the ability of sex workers to connect and support each other. The digital lifelines provided by platforms like WhatsApp are essential for their well-being and protection, making it imperative to address the challenges and potential unintended consequences of these bans. As discussions around online safety continue, it is crucial to consider the impact on marginalized communities, such as sex workers, and ensure their rights to privacy and support are not compromised.

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Chelsi Black's journey from homelessness and financial despair to prosperity and stability is nothing short of remarkable. At just 28 years old, this single mother found herself facing the harsh reality of losing her home and her business, leaving her and her son without a place to call their own.

Placed in a B&B by a compassionate council in North Wales, Chelsi's nights were often filled with tears as she grappled with the heart-wrenching question from her little boy about the absence of toys. Sacrificing her own meals to ensure her son's needs were met, Chelsi's determination to provide for her child remained unwavering even in the face of adversity.

But adversity often breeds resilience, and Chelsi's resilience shone through as she seized an opportunity in the adult entertainment industry. Despite the stigma surrounding this profession, Chelsi embraced it as a means to not only survive but thrive. Transitioning from destitution to earning a substantial five-figure income monthly, Chelsi's life underwent a profound transformation, much to the delight of her son, who declared their recent Christmas as the "best ever."

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Star, Chelsi shared her journey, reflecting on the profound impact of her newfound financial security. She candidly expressed how the adult entertainment industry not only rescued her from despair but also restored her role as a mother. Recalling her darkest moments, Chelsi revealed the anguish of feeling like a failure, unable to provide the stability her son deserved.

Yet, with nothing left to lose, Chelsi ventured into the fetish circuit of the sex industry, finding empowerment and financial stability in meeting clients face to face. Contrary to misconceptions, she emphasized that her choice was not born out of desperation but rather a genuine passion for her work.

Despite facing additional challenges, including a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy, Chelsi's newfound success enabled her to navigate through adversity with resilience. Today, she finds herself in a place of calm and contentment, free from the anxiety that once plagued her days and nights.

Now residing in the North West with her son, Chelsi has found love and stability in a supportive relationship. Her journey serves as a testament to the power of resilience and determination in overcoming life's most formidable obstacles. As she reflects on her remarkable transformation, Chelsi's story is one of hope, perseverance, and the unwavering strength of the human spirit.

A forty-year-old sex worker is planning to take a case to the High Court, urging the Government to allow sex workers to work in pairs. She states she earned £52,000 last year and paid paid tax on this, so why is she not allowed to work in safety? She has no issues with the vast majority of her clients, who have stories about their life which are so sad to hear. It is the very few who are dangerous, and it is these she needs protection from.

Date of Event: Thursday, May 4th 2023

Time of Event: 9:30 AM — 1:15 PM

Place of Event: Webinar

There were believed to be 105,000 individuals in the UK who are involved in prostitution, up from 72,000 in 2016. The vast majority of these are women. The cost-of-living crisis is pushing yet more women into sex work and forcing them to take work from violent and exploitative clients. A 2015 National Ugly Mugs Our survey with Leeds University found 49% of sex workers were “worried” or “very worried” about their safety and 47% have been targeted by offenders. Meanwhile, 49% were either “unconfident” or “very unconfident” that police would take their reports seriously. It is estimated that 152 sex workers were murdered in the UK between 1990 and 2015. The charity Beyond the Streets highlights that 76% of those involved in prostitution experience some form of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of this work.

Currently, sex work is legal in England, Wales and Scotland, but many of the surrounding aspects remain illegal, such as solicitation or running a brothel. The UK government have stated though that whilst they do not intend to change the law around sex work, they are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation associated with sex work. The Scottish government has also been criticised for focussing their support in this area towards charities that are not backed by sex workers, and that are focussed on getting people out of the industry rather than supporting those in it.

The Home Affairs Committee’s 2016 report, Prostitution, recommended a shift to complete decriminalisation. Dan Vajzovic, the National Police Chief Council’s lead for prostitution, who is working alongside government officials to reassess brothel keeping legislation, has called on the government to review prostitution laws to ensure sex workers can work together on the same premises to remain safe. This would “better enable the police to focus our resources on protecting sex workers and tackling those who are controlling or exploiting,” Vajzovic argues. According to National Ugly Mugs, sex workers are ten times safer working indoors than on the streets.

Christine Jardine MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for women and equalities, who supports the decriminalisation of brothel keeping, has called for a proper government strategy to accompany it. Also supporting decriminalisation of brothels, Labour MP, Nadia Whittome, has highlighted that “Other laws aimed at sex work – such as soliciting – should also be repealed, to improve sex workers’ rights, safety and ability to leave the sex industry if they choose. Alongside decriminalisation, the government must urgently tackle the growing levels of poverty that are pushing more women into sex work to make ends meet.”

This timely symposium will provide sex workers, safeguarding boards, police forces, local authorities, and social care providers with an opportunity to identify and debate priorities for reform and develop strategies for protecting and expanding the rights of sex workers.

Lacey Amour confesses she would not change anything about working as an adult entertainer after quitting a nursing degree to work full time as an adult movie performer.

I was a carer waiting to start university to study nursing, and I started OnlyFans in late 2019 to help me pay for uni. It progressed from there," she said, adding: "I can’t even remember the day I joined OnlyFans or how I knew it existed, it just happened. I fell into the career.

Three massage parlours in one area have shut down as men cut back their spending, and energy bills rise.

A receptionist who books men into a massage parlour has lifted the lid on the industry's secrets - and the impact of the cost of living crisis. She says their business is now the only one in the area as others have been forced to close because of rising costs.

The parlour in an unsuspecting terrace has taken on clients from three nearby parlours that have closed down. BirminghamLive found 15 parlours which advertised their services in 2022, were no longer available, with mobile numbers disconnected.

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Reasons never to go into prostitution, the horrors of it and UKpunting Rant.

I have seen many posts talking about working as a escort or sex worker and some of them being in a positive light and some women doing this while married or having a partner.

Well i wanted to write this not just as a rant for myself and to get it off my chest but to let other's know who might consider doing it that there is not that many positives to it. Quite a long detailed post but a necessary one.

I first started doing it 12 years ago and since i have come back the last 2 years i dont want to go into details of exact reasons of why i did it but i had my reasons. I want to give a honest account and hope not to be judged. People in my private life would never guess i do this i am not a typical stereotype nor do i have any addictions or have a husband or partner leeching off me. It was my decision and not taken lightly but there was reasons why i needed money this way.

Male escorts were scammed of thousands of pounds by man who paid with cheques that bounced.

Goldsmith, from Menai Bridge, booked the session with an escort on December 5, 2020. The court heard that the session was to include consensual sexual intercourse, which took place as planned.

Goldsmith, of Beaumaris Road, Menai Bridge, admitted two counts of obtaining services dishonestly, two breaches of a criminal behaviour order and possessing Class B and Class C drugs. Her Honour Saffman sentenced Goldsmith to a total of five years and six months in prison, while also giving him a 10-year order banning him from making payment for goods or services by escorts or prostitutes by cheque, among other conditions.

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Derelict farm/ Chic Hippie Location

Swings – Use one our swings from tyre swings over stream, rope ladder swings and tree rope swings.

Barns and outbuildings – Two main barns and sheds to shoot in. The one barn has a beautiful Welsh stone outside staircase leading you to the barn loft. The barn loft features wooden floor and oak beans, beautiful Welsh stone walls and Welsh slate roof.

Derelict farmhouse – old derelict farmhouse although it’s perfectly safe to enter.

Derelict old kitchen, old dark bedroom, old stone and wood Mantle place, old stone walls with oak beams, and beamed walls in living room, old wood burner, cottage garden with old stone wall background.

Streams, natural springs, picnics

Are you brave enough for a nude stream glamour shoot? Or be adventurous on our robe tyre swing over the stream. We also have natural springs and ponds to shoot next too as well.  

Ever fancied a nude picnic shoot out in the countryside? Well, now is your chance! Put down your picnic blanket, set out the picnic table and strip off and start sexily posing in your birthday suit.

Old stonework backgrounds – The 18th century barns and outbuildings are built from Welsh stone and Welsh slate. Perfect for an Urban explorer feel photo shoot.

Haybale barns – Roll around in the haybales and have a farm country girl shoot!

Yurts, Tepee & Touring Caravan – shoot a hippie chick look in a luxury yurt, tepee, or touring caravan. Perfect for a relaxed hippie chic look or gypsy caravan shoot.

Gates and fences – pose sexily naked, topless, or simply in your wellies over gates and fence posts.

Wild gardens, Trees, woodlands and plants and flowers

Explore wild gardens with beautiful green fern background and pretty foxgloves. Shoot in beautiful green pine tree forests, oak woodlands, ash trees and crab apple trees and during the springtime shoot amongst the blossom’s trees and bluebells!

Mud shoot -ever fancied a mud fight or a mud wrestling match? Then our location is perfect for you! Plenty of rain and mud pools in Wales. Remember to bring your wellies or boots, raincoat, and water.

Sandwiches, snacks, and flask of tea / coffee will be provided.

Looking for glamour photography poses that’ll give stunning results?

In this article, I’m going to share glamour pose ideas. You’ll find a pose or two for every model – and you can also have fun tweaking the ideas to fit your subject’s interests.

Now, some of the ideas below are nude poses – after all, posing for nudes is a part of glamour photography. But if nudes don’t interest you, that’s completely okay; feel free to skip past.

So, without further ado, let me share the poses you can use for your glamour portraits, starting with:

1. Lying down sideways

This is a good starting pose for intimate glamour shots. It works well in different settings and with different surfaces; for instance, your model might lie on a bed, on the ground, in the grass, or on a sandy beach.

Make sure you get a nice head turn and pay careful attention to the position of your model’s hands.

2. Lying down at an angle

This is a variation on the previous glamour pose, and one that works well with all body types.

Simply ask your model to lie on the ground with their far elbow propping up their head and shoulders. Make sure they angle themselves toward the camera so that their feet are farther from the camera than their head.

3. Lying parallel to the camera with the legs up

This is a lovely pose with a more playful result. Ask the model to keep her upper body lifted, with her head tilted toward the camera and directed slightly down.

Make sure your model’s legs are up – and make sure her toes are pointed over her back.

And for the best results, shoot from a low angle.

4 Natural poses for natural looking results.

I shot a model and used the curvature of the tree for her to lean back on, producing a sexy, relaxed pose.

An article in Psychology Today about the different regimes in which sex work is viewed in different countries. The article discusses the different regimes enacted in various countries and regions. It is a fair article and does not decide on one regime or the other. 

• Policies that criminalize sex work exist on a broad spectrum: from prohibition to abolition and neo-abolition.
• Views about sex work have shifted in many countries, resulting increasingly in public support for the decriminalization of prostitution.
• Decriminalization and criminalization policies and implications typically vary from country to country.

Yet another Tech Company persecutes sex workers.  Linktree is a site where you can place several links associated with your social media precense. Your website, your twiiter, instagram and facebook accounts.

 

It appears many sex escorts are finding their accounts being closed.  Tose affected received a message stating 'This account has been removed due to inappropriate use of this service.'

Linktree was asked for comment and replied with the following statement.

Per our company's policies, the Linktree accounts banned stemmed from sharing a URL which violated Community Standards by sharing advertisements for the sale of real-life sexual services.

The answer my friends is, host your own website an an adult friendly service, such as Select Website Design, and place all your link there.

 

A sex worker in New Zealand has won a sexual harassment case against a business owner, including a six-figure settlement to compensate for "emotional harm and lost earnings", the country’s human rights commission has said.

Human Rights Proceedings represented the sex worker at the centre of the case and director Michael Timmins noted the importance of the ruling, stating: “All workers, regardless of the type of work they do, have the right to freedom from sexual harassment in the workplace. We encourage all business owners and employers to ensure that they understand and respect those rights." 

The BBC reported on the case and spoke with Dame Catherine Healy, national coordinator of NSWP member the New Zealand Sex Workers Collective.

"It's great to see a settlement of this type has been awarded in the context of sex work to a sex worker," Dame Catherine Healy, national coordinator of the New Zealand Sex Workers Collective, told the BBC.

"It takes courage to stand up in the workplace, any workplace," she added, saying it was a "wake-up call" for businesses.

17th December 2021 marks the 18th International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (or IDEVASW), a day when sex workers and allies around the world gather to remember those we have lost due to stigma, marginalisation and harm.

Last year, and in previous years, National Ugly Mugs (NUM) invited you to join us and say their names. This year, we ask you to do more. We ask all of you to take time to remember our colleagues and friends alongside us, and then resolve to continue fighting for equal rights for all members of society.

Olease watch the Nationl Ugly Mugs video which includes a statement fron @NadiaWhittomeMP Nadia Whittome is a Labour MP who supports decriminilisation of sex work.

 

#IDEVASW #IDEVASW21

OnlyFans stumbbled,  they told their creators there would be not adult work hosted on their site. This was because Mastercard drew up draconian rules on payments for adult content. Since then OnlyFans has relented. (It had to relent, they would have folded without the content)

Twitter is jumping into the market with Super Follows. Twitter announced on Wednesday that it has finally, officially, started the rollout of Super Follows.  Wirh Super Follows, people can monotise behind the scenes content to their most engaged followers..  The feature allows users to charge a monthly flat fee in exchange for access to additional content. Of course Twitter takes a cut.

Presently it is being rolled out to a select few US twitter accounts,  Will it allow adult content?  The present standards for adult content on twitter are.

Twitter defines "adult content" as "any consensually produced and distributed media that is pornographic or intended to cause sexual arousal." The company writes that users "can share graphic violence and consensually produced adult content within your Tweets, provided that you mark this media as sensitive."

So in theory the answer is a yes. Well lets wait and see what happens.

 

So to all escorts, who want to supplement your income through other channesl other than OnlyFans, you shall have to wait and see. It is always a good idea not to put all your eggs into one basket.

From October 1, the online subscription service will no longer allow “any content containing sexually-explicit conduct”, except nudes. Users of the platform have revealed they intend to look elsewhere following the announcement, though many are anxious about what the future holds. “It will have to be starting up from the bottom and working our way up again,” said a 23-year-old known online as Arabella Amyiah, who currently generates between £7,000 and £8,000 a month from a legion of around 1,000 subscribers. Obscenity lawyer Myles Jackman said he believes OnlyFans could decline like Tumblr, which saw numbers drop after it decided to ban pornographic images in December 2018. “It’s difficult to see that OnlyFans will survive purely as an influencer site,” he explained to PA.

Strip clubs and escort services could lead to a substantial fall in sex crimes, new research has found.

The study, published in The Economic Journal, discovered the existence of adult entertainment venues triggered a fall in the number of sexual offences carried out close by.

About 10 percent of the respondents indicated that they had paid for sex at some point in their lives. This number is similar to that obtained in other studies, although the percentage is typically somewhat higher in countries where prostitution is legal or tolerated.

 

But as Catherine Hakim points out, men, on average, have higher sex drives than women at all ages, and this gap only widens with age. While young women usually have no problem attracting as many sex partners as they want, some older women have little desire for sex.

This widening gap between the sex drives of men and women leads to what Hakim calls the “male sexual deficit.” Especially as men enter into middle age, they often find themselves with a spouse who is no longer interested in sex. Those older men who can still attract younger women will do so, either by having extramarital affairs or else by divorcing and remarrying. Meanwhile, those who can’t do so may turn to sex workers instead to meet their sexual needs.

Catherine Hakim,  argues that the male sex deficit is so great that sex work can never be completely abolished, since there will always be young women willing to make their living by meeting the needs of “generous gentlemen.” Thus, criminalizing the sex trade only makes it more dangerous for sex workers to ply their trade.

Then how do we best protect the women who engage in sex work? Jerald Mosley, a retired attorney at the California Department of Justice, conducted extensive interviews with sex workers and found that they overwhelmingly had a positive attitude toward their profession. This further suggests that legalizing or decriminalizing sex work is the best way to protect the women and men who choose to engage in this line of work.

 

A volunteer helping sex workers in south Wales communities has lifted the lid on the hidden industry and how much like everything else it has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

She said every one of the people she met was just someone’s cousin, sister, auntie or mother, trying to find a way to make ends meet.

But doing so has left many of them even more at risk than they might usually be. They have had to put fears of catching the deadly virus aside to put food on the table for their families or themselves.

She revealed there were brothels operating in the most unexpected locations and that even the smallest towns in south Wales were home to sex workers.

Many have been set up due to the good transport links in the area and also as the towns are so close to the M4.

But other sex workers choose to work under the radar from their own homes.

The woman said: “There’s brothels in Skewen and Briton Ferry, in Skewen it’s near the railway station - the brothels are on the transport route.

“In Briton Ferry it’s on the M4 corridor and in Swansea there’s a brothel in St Helen’s or Walter Road.

“They have travelled from London and Manchester and Bristol. They work away from home and say they are working away.

“They usually have girls from Bulgaria and Romania. We keep an eye out for the younger looking girls."

Austerity cuts, the introduction of the harsh Universal Credit scheme and the Hostile Environment has driven more people to sex work to meet their basic needs. Despite this, sex work remains a criminalised profession that is not recognised as legitimate work. The pandemic further exposes the injustice caused to sex workers by outdated laws and policies. Danielle Worden reports on the rise of survival sex

Each year on 17th Dec #IDEVASW, sex workers across the world mourn those we have lost. This year, due to Covid-19, we are unable to do this. National Ugly Mugs has invited sex workers and allies to remember alongside us. We ask you to join us and #SayTheirNames.

For 12 years I worked as an escort, I also did occasional phone & cam work. I varied between working full time and part time, but around half was full time and the other half part time.

I've been put off doing one of these because of how they usually go but I'm always banging on about people making assumptions about sex workers and accepting stereotypes about us so I might as well.

To be clear, this is a thread for people who want to ask questions, not for people who just want to make a point about sex work or sex workers.

Anyway, if anybody cares...ask away

Safer Wales has been running the StreetLife project since 2005, aimed at helping woman trapped in prostitution. 

The Cardiff-based charity has seen a 69% rise in its dealings with women.

Safer Wales said the introduction of lockdown measures left sex workers faced with the difficult choice of self-distancing with no income or continuing to carry out sex work at a risk to their own and others' safety.