“It’s tough being a sex worker in Spain”
Since arriving in Madrid, I have seen how surreal the problem of being a sex worker is. While I was still in Paris, I started hearing from colleagues that the Spanish government wanted to hide prostitution and abolish it. This subject always comes up when there are changes in government. This time, it is because a negative image of the country was given to tourists, by people who do not accept this profession and want it to remain hidden. It already appeared very vulgar: there were many sex workers on the street, advertisements and posters everywhere with nudity and obscene words. Now they hid it again and here is the result today, January 2024. From my point of view and given my presence in sex work, this is what I see. With the word prostitution, we include everything that involves sexual relations, whether consensual or not, as long as there is money involved. However, being a sex worker can take different forms. I speak in feminine terms because we are mainly women in this profession. (It is clear that it is different to be born with testosterone or estrogen). It can be: -The one who works on the street independently. -The one who works on the street for someone. -The one who works in a club which in Spain is called “Puti Club”. -The one who works in a...
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