Sex work
‘Women are putting male escorts on retainers’: Why more women are paying for sex
Historically, male escorts, particularly those who service women clients, have not been particularly visible. That’s slowly changing.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Crime
Homicide squad investigating woman’s death at Footscray brothel
Police are probing the deaths of a man and woman in separate incidents in Melbourne on Friday night.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘Sex parties’ are booming in WA. So, what really happens behind closed doors?
They’re so exclusive there’s an extensive vetting process you need to go through before you can even get an invite. But once you’re in, the parties are not for the faint-hearted.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Sydney councils
Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance
The world’s oldest profession meets Sydney’s biggest obsession as the city’s biggest players reveal brothels are facing a tough future and the old-school bordello business model is fast becoming a relic of another era.
- by Andrew Hornery
I hired a male sex worker for my 70th birthday. It didn’t go as planned
Mitch, in his 30s, seemed like a perfect gift to self. But then...
- by Gail Rice
I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker
Slut-shaming kept me in the closet for 20 years. It’s time to reclaim my story.
- by Hilary Caldwell
Opinion
AI
The girlfriend AI experience could spur, or destroy, real relationships
AI has the potential to make the market for fake intimacy much larger. People can subscribe for a fraction of the cost of a human sex worker, and with no stigma or legal consequences.
- by Allison Schrager
Sex stays the same, but sex work changes
The internet has changed so many basic things in society – and the world’s oldest profession is one of them.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’: The unfiltered history of Kings Cross
From Sydney’s first strip club, to drag cabaret and late night parties – Kings Cross was once the centre of Australia’s after-hours entertainment scene.
- by Helen Pitt
Parliamentary committee accepts framework to decriminalise sex work in Qld
Twenty-five years after prostitution was legalised in Queensland, the industry will be decriminalised to improve the lives of sex workers.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Defamation
Why we shouldn’t put the Spotlight on sex work
It’s legal. It’s well-paid. And many women do it because it’s flexible, and they can be their own bosses. Our collective weirdness about sex work is embarrassing.
- by Jenna Price
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/sex-work-jmd