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Life is hard enough for prostitutes without our work being criminalised Who has a right to judge me? People have sex for all kinds of reasons. My reason was to escape the poverty trap. I’ve been told that prostitution is degrading and self-abuse, but how many other people feel abused by their jobs? An excerpt from a powerful statement by sex worker Sheila Farmer published in the Guardian. She was recently acquitted of charges of brothel-keeping - after 18 months of struggle - for working alongside another sex worker. Read her full statement here.

Life is hard enough for prostitutes without our work being criminalised

Who has a right to judge me? People have sex for all kinds of reasons. My reason was to escape the poverty trap. I’ve been told that prostitution is degrading and self-abuse, but how many other people feel abused by their jobs?

An excerpt from a powerful statement by sex worker Sheila Farmer published in the Guardian. She was recently acquitted of charges of brothel-keeping - after 18 months of struggle - for working alongside another sex worker. Read her full statement here.


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    It’s not really up to you though, is it? It’s not up to you and you shouldn’t judge sex workers. You’ve got to stop...
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    I honestly don’t want to think about sex workers. It’s a job, it gives people money, any gender and age can do it (which...
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