Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is pushing more of its sex workers into taking potentially dangerous risks in order to make ends meet. | AFP
‘It’s a luxury’
The cost-of-living squeeze, which worsened dramatically last year, has also prompted cash-strapped customers to book less. “There are often fewer clients — and if there are fewer clients, then you have to work more to try and make the same amount of money that you were making before.”Sex work is commonly used to refer to prostitution, but it can also be lap dancing, pornography, stripping or any other paid sexual services including telephone and internet sex.
She recently agreed to show her face to some clients, something she had previously avoided to ensure anonymity.“I only take pictures where you can’t see my face, from behind, or with a mask.” Sex worker Audrey C, who has created an online petition calling for the decriminalization of prostitution, says she feels compelled to accept all clients simply to survive.
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