What are your thoughts on the rise of sex work during this pandemic and unemployment crisis?

[Anonymous]

I guess I can say I do sex work on the side now.
I enjoy it, no shame here. I’m not engaging in anything I’m uncomfortable with. I love having complete control, it fuels my spiritual practices, and the money is a bonus. Not necessary but a bonus. I got into it when my second business took a hit and although I’m perfectly safe (due to me never spending despite my large income), I desire a bigger security blanket.

I haven’t had to worry about money for a while and I need it to stay that way. I’ve done poverty once... never again 😂 not if I can help it.
I understand that most do it out of necessity so I never want to take advantage of all these platforms to promote myself since it’s not important enough for me to siphon attention off of everyone else.

It does break my heart to see families and singular people break past their own boundaries out of survival. My heart goes out to you all. And no I don’t just mean sex work, that applies to anyone who has had to do something they didn’t want to do just to put food on the table.

—also sex work comes in various forms so if you have a bias against a particular kind, please detail what and why

[MrOracle]

I'm fine with women who do sex work by choice, and saddened by those who do it because they have no other option - but I also recognize that a ton of men do awful, difficult, dangerous jobs, not by choice, but because they have no other option, and it's really no different for me.

I couldn't imagine being a miner, or a sewer worker, or a coroner, or a nuclear materials worker, or a construction worker building skyscrapers, bridges, and the like. Those jobs need to get done, so I'm glad there are people who do them, but many are dangerous or significantly life-shortening or just awful to do.

[Lliam]

I have no problem with people engaging in sex work. The description covers a wide spectrum, though, and can be dangerous for a number of reasons. But it can be safe. I'd like to see it completely legalized or at least regulated in some way so that sex trafficking can be eliminated. Sex work needs to be a completely voluntary transaction. No exploitation.

[Agape93]

Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.


If you enjoy it, do it :) enjoy love.

[Asker]

Thanks but that wasn’t the point

[Agape93]

Pretty sure it was. You asked what we thought of the rise of sex work during these crises, and that was what I thought. If you enjoy it, do it :) enjoy it.

[Jjpayne]

It's sad to hear but understandable. With a lack of work they go to places they know where they can make money. But this practice is also bad because it's an easy way to spend the disease too... So I personally think that sex and covid should be talked about mainstream to hopefully discourage this. But sadly for many it's hard to find ways to make ends meet, especially with many loosing their places to live

[Jjpayne]

*losing

[Dongtai]

Wear a mask and use condoms.


If a person does it out of desperation I feel sad for them. It sucks that it’s like that sometimes

[Asker]

I don’t have sex with anybody. But yes I am protected in other ways. And I agree with that last bit.

[Stoner710]

It’s not surprising that people have picked up the oldest profession known to man to get money in order to feed their family that has been going on since Samarian times so it’s not a shock to me

[Noodle_fan]

we already have high amount of sex workers here far before pandemic , i think it is not good for them because they forced to put lower price to get consumer
i am from south east asia

[Hmmmbetternothere]

Sex work, tje oldest profession on Earth. I am even considering it as side hustle. But, if I was a female why not? Shake what your maker gave you. Times are tough, anyhows.

[COMMODOREII]

Its sad we are all struggling.

[jasco]

Lots of dudes have no one to be with and a lot of females are extremely lonely