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The Secret Lives of Older Sex Workers
Some do it for after-retirement income, like grandma’s part-time job at Dress Barn. VICE talked to five of them.
My Life as a Teenage Escort
"I realised I could make more money in sex work than with any degree. But all the money I put in my pocket came at a price: it put me into a crisis."
Sex Work Empowers Me as a Disabled Woman
I never thought I'd be able to find a job that worked for me, but being an escort allows me to work around my health issues.
What It’s Like to Be a Genderfluid Sex Worker
Jane Way tells us about being cast in cis female porn roles, how they deal with misgendering from clients, and the frustration of fluidity.
Sex Worker Advocates Slam Bizarre Anti-Sex Trafficking Campaign
Crime Stoppers has some questionable tips for spotting the signs of sex trafficking.
Why Are Cops Catfishing Sex Workers in Canada?
Sex workers and prominent organizations are asking for police to stop.
What It’s Like to Tell the World You’re a Sex Worker
‘Modern Whore’ author Andrea Werhun on parents, client connection, and the nature of shame.
What It’s Like to Use Sex Work to Afford Living in Vancouver
Life inside a Vancouver teardown, where a cohort of friends keep afloat by camming, stripping, and escorting.
How Will Millennials Pay for Sex?
Will millennials abandon the world’s oldest profession, or is there a way to move escorting into the app-enabled future?
This Cartoonist Wants to Convince the World the Virgin Mary Was a Sex Worker
Chester Brown talks about paying for sex, the spiritual dimensions of prostitution, and his new, sex-charged reimagining of the Bible.
What Life Is Like as a Male Transgender Sex Worker
In a city filled with escorts, Samuel East is one of Toronto's few male transgender sex workers.
We Asked Sex Workers How They Screen Clients
In Canada, where it's legal to sell sex but not to buy it or advertise it, it can be tricky for sex workers to navigate the laws and avoid dangerous or shady johns.