Comments on: Discussing Other People’s Lives: Social Work and Student Sex Workers

By: The Week In Links—April 11

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By: Sateen

Sateen — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:10:04 +0000

This is the first article I’ve ever seen on being both a student and a sex worker. I really appreciate it.

By: Welcome to Monday! ~ 14th April 2014 | feminaust ~ for australian feminism

Welcome to Monday! ~ 14th April 2014 | feminaust ~ for australian feminism — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:05:00 +0000

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By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:00:39 +0000

I’m finishing up my MSW, and thank you thank you thank you for this article. The ONLY things we have learned about sex work are all about trafficking, pimps, and how to exit “girls” from the system ASAP (including ugly, ugly debates-that-aren’t-really-debates about “well, should we involve police? I mean, I don’t like it but how else will you get the girls out of the system”). Even saying “sex work” instead of “prostitution” or “trafficking” gets ugly looks and long hostile silences from professors and students. I didn’t expect social work to be on top of their game here, but I really did not expect it to be *this* bad. There is just no room for any conversation that isn’t about sex trafficking (and any other kind of trafficking will never get addressed).

By: Valentine

Valentine — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:12:20 +0000

Awesome article; thanks for the work you’re doing, Adrienne and Annie!

By: Katie B

Katie B — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:10:10 +0000

I love this. I’m going into an MSW program and am also a sex worker. alison’s comment above sums up a lot of my own hesitation and internal conflict around my two lines of interest and work.

By: alison

alison — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:05:16 +0000

As both a social worker and a sex worker, I deeply appreciated this article. I try to keep both identities hidden from the other: I don’t want to be fired as a social worker for doing sex work, and I worry that sex work coworkers and clients will somehow not approve of the social work. Perhaps somewhat ironically, I tell them I’m a teacher