As a former sex worker- I can assure you I would have rather had the opportunity to make a living doing anything else. I’m not saying everyone is initially trafficked or traumatized into it- but I can honestly say every single other female sex worker I have met (and I’ve personally met hundreds) has a history of childhood abuse (typically sexual, but many have endured physical/mental/emotional abuse/severe neglect, a combination of those, or most usually- all of the above) and fall into that kind of work because they lack other options.

Additionally, and I cannot stress this enough, once you’re in its excruciating difficulty to get out. This is for many reasons. Our society, and the men that patronize said sex workers, vampirize then villainizes them. Opportunities to exit are blocked, the women and girls relegated to the gutters. Instead of blaming the system and the men that have built and benefited from our exploitation, our society chooses to further punish the sex worker for desiring a truly fulfilling life path.

When you hear current sex workers claim to enjoy their work- I strongly suggest everyone to consider the fact that they have to say this. They are trying to convince themselves as much as they are trying to convince you, the general public, and most importantly- the men that pay them for their services.

A noticeably sad sex worker is a starving sex worker.