Sex work

sexwork

SOME TERMS:

BBBJ: Bare Back Blow Job; oral sex without condom.

GFE: Girlfriend Experience; clients sometimes ask sex workers for GFE to experience more intimacy. This could mean kissing, cuddling, and any sexual act without condom.

Incall: sex work taking place where you live or stay.

Outcall: sex work taking place where your client lives (house, apartment) or is staying (hotel). Sugar Daddies: sometimes, regular clients may elevate the relationship to an exclusive relationship by providing continued financial assistance where the sex worker doesn’t see other clients. This client may then be called a “Sugar Daddy”. Some people don’t see this as sex work anymore but a different one. Some people (Sugar Babies) actively seek out this relationship in the beginning by meeting Daddies at high-end clubs, restaurants, hotels, and online. Some pejorative and vulgar-sounding terms for sex workers include hooker, whore, prostitute, prosti, etc. Nicer terms include escort and sex worker.

PHYSICAL SAFETY

If you are doing in-calls, you may want to consider having something that can protect yourself if something potentially goes wrong. Things that you can

consider are: Pepper Spray – This is designated as a Prohibited Weapon in Canada even though it is sold in stores and online in Canada. The loophole is that the pepper spray is packaged as intended for protection from animals, not human use and qualified as a pest control product under Canada’s

Sex work can be defined in multiple ways, but basi cally, it’s any form of sex for money. In Canada, a sex worker is sometimes called an escort, which is a nicer-sounding and ambiguous term. The laws surrounding sex work in Canada keep changing so the focus of this section will be on how to stay healthy and safe if you enter sex work!

Pest Control Product Act. Know that you can still be charged with a criminal offence for personal protection if you carry it with you in a casual setting. Exercise discretion and caution with this product.

Baseball bat – This is totally legal but you may want to keep it hidden so that only you know where it is when you need it.

Have a friend on speed dial – You may want to have a friend who understand what you are doing so that this person can help you in emergency situations. Make it a practice to have this friend know where and when you are working so they are alert of your whereabouts. Do this especially when you make outcalls.

Enroll in self-defense classes – Educate yourself in how you can best protect yourself. There are some organizations that offer free trial classes. Check local gyms near you.

SOMETIMES….

Clients will tempt you by offering to pay more for bareback sex. If you regularly get tested and are on PrEP consistently, you might choose to do it. But remember that being on PrEP does not protect you from other STIs.

Clients will inquire if you “party”. This is a slang for using drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, or meth. Using drugs may impair your judgment on making safe choices.