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Street. i thought we were just hanging around. until this car swooped up who was this older man. and he pointed at me and said that he wanted me. this was a new experience for esperanza. having only recently transitioned, feeling desired as a woman was thrilling. on top of that i needed the money. my friend was there helping me. so i was like okay, i m going to do it. this is not an unusual way into the sex industry, especially in the trans community, many of whom are locked out of traditional jobs. for too many trans women, esperanza tells me, it s almost like a rite of passage. first i thought wow, like men are willing to pay me money, make me feel attractive, et cetera. and it s kind of like you have all this energy around you where all of the girls that you look up to in the community are in prostitution and you think ....
Kind of work. why do people still continue to go back to it? it s a job. it s a job. some jobs are dangerous. sometimes it s the only thing you have to work with, is your body. you know? that s maybe all you have. and it may be dangerous and you hope tomorrow that it will be safer, tomorrow nothing bad will happen if it happens bad today. you just do the best you can to stay alive. you know? when sesta fosta removed one of the best ways women in the sex trade had to improve their safety, it was the last straw. leaders in the community like kristen were furious. and now they want more than just the sites back. they want to ignite a revolution. you are advocating for a full decriminalization of sex work. yes. what does that mean? decriminalization just says like okay, this isn t illegal ....