Hi, and welcome! This is a blog dedicated to calling out whorephobia!
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What is Whorephobia?
"Whorephobia refers to the negative stereotypes, stigma, and marginalization sex workers face, which stems from a pervasive fear and hatred of sex workers." - via endwhorephobia.org
This blog is PRO:
Sex Work & Kink
BIPOC + Asian rights
Trans rights
Free Palestine
ACAB
Abortion
This blog is ANTI:
bigots
censorship
AI
Inspired by accounts like (but not limited to):
@this-is-ableism
@this-is-anti-homeless
@this-is-antitransfeminity
@this-is-fatphobia
@this-is-poly-phobia
@this-is-xenophobia
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Resources:
https://www.nswp.org/
https://www.endwhorephobia.org/
https://decriminalizesex.work/
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Get the idea that porn somehow rots mens' brains and turns them into domestic abusers and monsters out of your head right now. That is quite literally what Ted Bundy used as an excuse. Evil men would rather blame sex workers for "turning" them evil instead of taking responsibility for their own actions.
Seeing this post shared uncritically has deeply pissed me off, because there are several layers of misinformation in it. It is not true in the first place that 60% of trans people incarcerated in the UK are charged with sexual crime, yet the response seems to take that as true. Secondly, selling sex itself is not illegal in the UK and sex workers are not prosecuted as sex criminals here solely for selling sex. The risks of criminalization come with brothel keeping charges and facilitating/inciting, for which roughly 10 people a year total receive prison sentences (most not being sex workers) and these aren't even sex offences!
The 60% claim comes from here, and it's based on incomplete data which examines only a fraction of trans prisoners, and the person above has actually only used the statistic for trans women. For reference, 19% of the overall prison population are incarcerated for sexual offences. This is because trans prisoners' existence is only recorded in the cases where a "local case board" was arranged to deliberate on how a trans person should be treated with regards to their gender. These local case boards often won't be held for lesser offenses and are most likely to be held (unsurprisingly) for sex crimes, and also are not held if the trans person decides not to disclose that they are trans (which we can do even if visibly medically transitioning).
This data was also collected before the recent legal guidelines changes which make trans people guilty of sexual offenses if we don't disclose we're trans before sex. This will of course skew the data even further, because these actually will be treated as sex offenses.
I'm admittedly especially frustrated that I found this level of misinformation shared by a blog supposedly dedicated to pointing out and challenging whorephobia. (@this-is-whorephobia)
Don't mindlessly reblog things when you have no idea where the stats are coming from or the laws they supposedly refer to!
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and I deeply apologize for sharing misinformation. I will indeed do better at researching before reblogging. I'm sorry for that.
Thank you for correcting the misinformation as well, providing the sources, and the emotional labor.
If everyone could reblog this version please. I will be removing the other version without the addition.
Again thank you @mxjackparker for calling me out, correcting me and the post.
I hope this isn’t too personal of a question but how does one become a sex worker?
It's not too personal, but I am curious the intent behind this question. Are you just generally curious how it happens? Or are you wanting to become one?
If you're asking out of genuine curiosity, the short answer is, for lots of reasons, and many are no different than why anyone goes into any other line of work. With things like intersections of ones identity, location, timing, preferences, etc. all playing a part. Some people love doing sex work and it's as simple as that. Some people do what's called survival sex work and do it to make their world keep turning one way or another. Some fall in-between, or are both situations, or neither. Basically any reason why you can think anyone would take up any other job, is probably a reason someone has taken up sex work at one point or another.
If you're asking because you want to get into sex work, I want to ask you, why? Why do you want to do sex work? Not that you shouldn't, not that you can't, but why? It is a line of work that is quite frankly dangerous, no matter what type you get into. It is a line of work with lots of stigma. It is a line of work that can make it difficult to get future employment. It is a line of work you can get stuck in and struggle to get out of. It is a line of work that is difficult, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It is a line of work that can make you lose friends and family. I'm not saying there aren't good reasons to get into sex work, but really ask yourself, is it worth the risk? Both now and in the future? Why do you want to do sex work, and is it worth the price?
Stop saying that sex workers are “selling their bodies.” Using your body to perform a service for someone else in exchange for pay is something so many other jobs require, like construction workers and electricians and plumbers and miners and football players. And none of that involves “selling” your body, because you still have possession of your body! You still own it! Just like how when you use your physical strength to carry boxes into someone’s house, you haven’t “given” that person your body, sex workers do not lose possession of their own fucking bodies because they perform a service with them.
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It's part of a package called the KIDS Act, filled with digital ID and age verification and censorship!
MAKE THOSE PHONES RING!! CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES ALL WEEK
202-224-3121
i HIGHLY encourage everyone to read the bills in the KIDS Act, because you will be doing more than 95% of people who read and introduce these bills
Crucially, this is being led by a lot of Democrats. This is not just Republicans sneaking bullshit in while they have the power to simply not listen to anyone; your democratic representatives will continue to co-sponsor and speak in support of this unless they know you, their voters, do not want them to.
Really wish we'd, on the left, stop laughing and assuming this is ACTUALLY about strippers. I'd be willing to bet this ISN'T about some one with the actual job of stripper being somehow hired and sent to a school, that indeed DOESN'T happen - instead it will be used to target any female teacher who, like, wears a bikini on social media one time. She'll be called a "danger" to children and fired, as a cover for the fact that she's pro-queer or too far left or doesn't support ICE enough on that same social media. The bikini pic will just be the legal tool used to ruin her life
Everyone was making fun of him in the comments. Talking about how ugly he already was and how the drawing somehow did him a favor.I think a lot of people forget, or maybe they just don’t care, that a lot of the people on the sex offender list didn’t hurt people.
They were homeless people who could not find a bathroom, or trans people who had sex without disclosing to their partner that they were trans, or a teenager sexting with another teen, or they were sex workers.
And even if they were all people who had actually harmed another person, I still think it’s fucked up to do that to them. You can’t convince me that showing the full name and address of anyone to thousands of eyes is okay.
I'm not sure who/ what offense/ what comments you're referring to, but yes whorephobia, transphobia, anti-homeless legislation, etc. does lead to these groups of people being labeled as sex offenders, and yes these systems are set up so that way people do blindly attack them without considering possible bigotry.
In this digital age, and with the severe lack of community and understanding of community, I would say doxxing is rarely beneficial. I also don't claim to know what the best way to handle those who perpetuate actual harm other than to try and provide the resources to help reduce recidivism.
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I know a man who was previously forced into sex work (this is being shared with his permission,) and the legal aspect around sex work made it impossible for him to get legal help in escaping. The laws meant to "protect against sex trafficking" kept an actual sex trafficking victim in his situation for over a decade. Some of the other sex workers he knew wound up becoming aware of his situation and one managed to hook him up with resources that helped him escape, he wound up needing to flee the country because his trafficker was after him and obviously he couldn't go to the police. He's doing great now, happy and living his best life with a husband and a few kids. He's one of the lucky ones in that way.
Whorephobia is that the laws meant to "protect" people forced into the industry wind up protecting traffickers and making it impossible for victims to get help or seek justice without being jailed themselves
THIS is why SWers and victims of trafficking fight for decriminalization! Because legalization does nothing to protect victims or provide recourse for the crimes committed against them.
Review about an inappropriate kid chanel on YouTube. The reviewer goes on about how horrible this cat's family and friends are, and he points out the aunt being worse than the parents for cheating, because the aunt is a prostitute and/or pornstar, and that's compared with the stalking and child predators. Even if prostitution was bad (which it isn't) that should be the least bad out of all of them, especially since she tries to keep the kid out of her work space. The other prostitute in this channel knows the dad is cheating with her so she bribes the kid to keep his mouth shut.
(sorry if this isn't worded properly, I'm still slightly high)
This is definitely an inappropriate YT kids channel, and whorephobic representation.
Sidenote: the preferred terms are (full service/in person) sex worker or escort/escorting, instead of prostitute/prostitution which are often used to dehumanize and strip SWers of our rights
sorry for the vagueness, i was hesitant about sending it honestly.
um, i live in canada, specifically the province of quebec. i mostly post pictures and audios of me (sometimes w my partner) having fun, id like to maybe post videos
As far as safety/privacy resources for Québec, I couldn't find a ton readily available, but I did find these sex worker resources that are Montréal/Canada specific:
They're not online specific but they're worth checking out, I saw youtube videos about online work you might find useful!
I know this still doesn't answer your question fully, but I do hope this helps some!
hi there! sorry to share on anon in case the link won't work, but there's a major strike being organized by canadian sex workers next weekend. i've seen some of your posts abt sex work before and was hoping to share/boost visibility on this ^_^;
not a whorephobic experience, just solidarity and class action!
sorry if not allowed: do you have any advice for someone who's like....interested/already posting content online but with the *gestures vaguely at the internet* everything is scared/nervous about things like personal safety/privacy and just....making money who wants to actually make money of their content? i offer custom stuff on my kofi, im guessing id actually have to mention it frequently and be vocal about it? is there anything else? platforms in particular?
Sorry I don't have much advice to give, I also don't know what kind of content you make or where you're generally located, which will affect what laws will impact you or not. I did find this though:
https://www.beyond-the-gaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BeyondtheGazeSafetyandPrivacyFOSWCopyrightBtG.pdf
Sorry I know this doesn't really answer your question but I hope it helps!
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i genuinely hate the fact that being a sex worker is legal but paying for their services isnt.
and i was talking to my roommate abt it and she says it's to deal w trafficking but i don't see how it does. she also said that the majority of sex workers are trafficking victims and that the workers for whom it's just a job are a minority? is that true?
Hi, and thank you so much for your question!
This form of "legalized sex work" is known as the Nordic model and is actually not what sex workers want or advocate for! Sex workers push for decriminalization! Let's go over what the differences are!
The Nordic model:
"[aka] The Entrapment Model refers to the theory that criminalizing clients and third parties (e.g., managers) will reduce demand in the sex trade, thereby “freeing” sex workers, who are often seen as victims. This framework has vocal proponents among certain prohibitionist feminists, but its impact has been devastating where it has been implemented. Unambiguous data shows a clear correlation between laws that criminalize clients and an increase in violence against sex workers, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and exploitation within the sex trade. While the Entrapment Model may seem enticing in theory, it’s impossible to create a safe environment for sex workers and their clients when one side of the transaction is criminalized."
(source: https://decriminalizesex.work/why-decriminalization/#:~:text=The%20Entrapment%20Model%20refers,the%20transaction%20is%20criminalized. )
What can legalized sex work look like in practice?
"Mandatory registration with the government
as a sex worker
Licensing requirements for sex work
establishments and sex workers
Restrictions on the number of sex work
establishments allowed
Discriminatory zoning and location restrictions
dictating where sex workers can work,
excluding areas such as residential zones,
and areas near schools and businesses
Mandatory HIV and STI testing and treatment
in government health facilities
Restrictions on advertising
These regulations undermine sex workers’ human rights by restricting where sex workers can live and work, violating their privacy and bodily autonomy, and placing extra burdens on them which do not apply to other workers. In this way, legalisation does not treat sex work as a form of work like any other, but as a special form of work that needs to be heavily controlled and monitored
by the state."
"Decriminalizing sex work means that consenting adults who buy or sell sex are not committing a crime. With the decriminalization of prostitution, there would, of course, still be laws against trafficking, rape, violence, and sex work involving minors."
Now as far as the overlap between the number of sex workers and trafficking victims, it's important we know these terms are not interchangeable, and also why someone might be both a victim of human trafficking and choose to be a sex worker.
Definition of a sex worker:
"Sex workers include female, male, trans and gender diverse adults, and young people (over 18 years of age) who receive money or goods in exchange for sexual services, either regularly or occasionally."
Definition of human trafficking:
"Trafficking means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation."
Sex workers participate in selling of consensual sexual services, while victims of human trafficking are being abused.
This being said, some people who have experienced human trafficking do choose to become sex workers for many reasons, but even if their reason is linked to their past, consensual work does not equal abuse. There is no real way to know the exact number of overlap between these two groups of people, as collecting accurate data on either group is difficult to begin with, not to mention the conflation of the two muddies the waters further.
If you'd like more reading/resources on this here are more links:
Here are some helpful links, articles, and reference materials relating to sex worker rights and the decriminalization of sex work
The Entrapment Model, also known as the Nordic Model, or Equality Model, refers to the theory that criminalizing clients and third parties.
that one insta reels video that said onlyfans workers are just as bad as drug dealers and most people were agreeing with it, unfortunately....
i also remember one of the comments was "blame the guys who pay for it, not the women who work" as if thats not just as bad either??? you cant fight slutshaming by demonizing men over their hormones
There is nothing inherently bad about being a sex worker or a drug dealer (yes nuance). That is whorephobia.
And yeah, criminalizing those who pay for/seek out sex work is not the answer. This is often put into legal framework known as the "Nordic model" and is infamously hated by sex workers because of how it actually puts sex workers in more precarious and dangerous positions and still does not provide recourse for the violence sex workers face.
Additionally, I will say men are not any more affected by their hormones than any other gender, and are not more inherently horny, nor do they need to "give into these urges" more than any other gender. All genders do sex work. All genders seek out/pay for sex work.
