A new website/weblog has been created called "My First Professional Sex", which is set up specifically to counter the meme that all sex workers are victims of abuse.
From the intro page:
Here you’ll find the stories from sex workers about their decisions to enter the sex business - porn stars, prostitutes, strippers, webcam actors, phone sex operators, professional doms/dommes, and others for whom sex or sexual fantasy is a part of what they do for a living. Each person who enters this type of work goes through some kind of thought processes where they decide to engage in the work and we’ll be shedding some light on that for the average person.
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This is an attempt to invalidate all of those who claim that every sex worker is abused, drug-addicted, and/or uneducated. It is important for everyone to see why people make the decisions they do and to demonstrate that the reasoning behind why one enters sex work is uniquely configured to their specific set of circumstances.
I think this is an invaluable project and hopefully will be useful as an important part of future campaigning for sex workers' rights and sex worker advocacy. I think such stories as those being collected at MFPS are an essential part of understanding what makes sex work happen. And without that understanding, how is it possible to create intelligent and targeted policies to protect sex workers and make them safe?
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