We hear people talking about how great love is all the time, even how great escorts and love are. And I mean all the time. It’s plastered over social media, seen in every family photograph, clear in every small touch. How special it is to find someone who loves you unconditionally, flaws and all. But for many, this dream is exactly that- a dream. And sometimes, it isn’t a nice one.
There is a huge misconception out there that every single worker in the sex industry offers, well, sex. I guess some people think the clue is in the name, but that is certainly not the case.
Continue reading The Sex Industry | Not Everyone In It Offers You SexSex used to be a taboo subject, but not anymore. And the same can be said about the sex industry and all the people who choose this as their work field. While there still are many who prefer not to talk about this, the majority feels just fine when something about porn or sex workers comes up.
Continue reading Your Best Friend Could Be Working in the Sex Industry And That’s FineThe internet has revolutionised the escorting industry. Now, instead of advertising on the backpage of a magazine, you can simply head to an escort directory and set up a profile. Creating an escort profile is easy when you know how… but deciding what to include in your escort profile can prove to be difficult. Continue reading 5 Tips For Improving Your Escort Profile
You’ll often hear me complain loudly about my time on the corporate hamster wheel that is retail banking, and for good reason. Fewer souls have been destroyed in the eternal fires of hell. Thankfully I have a lot more self-respect in my current occupation, but I will always be thankful to banking for some basic life lessons. For example, it’s useful to know how to step back from a situation and not attach your adversary to his desk with an industrial stapler, a skill I perfected in many bank managers’ offices. I also learned the art of effective communication. Continue reading Laura Lee – The Importance of People Skills
In a rare twist to the typical narrative of mainstream media, the IrishExaminer has today published a column taking an honest, seemingly unbiased look at prostitution. The thought-provoking column was written by Suzane Harrington, and is a welcome break from the suffocating stance usually adopted by the mainstream press. Continue reading A Common Sense Look at Prostitution
With the DUP once again sliding into a comfortable majority and the law to further criminalise sex work due on June 1st, there has never been a more pertinent time to look at sex workers’ rights in Northern Ireland. Continue reading NI – A time for change
With two cases of prosecuting women working together for safety going through the courts and the continued “welfare visits” under Operation Lingle, it has never been more important to know your rights as a sex worker in Scotland. These rights apply to both native sex workers and those who tour Scotland, too. In conjunction with SCOT-PEP and National Ugly Mugs, here are your rights. Continue reading Laura Lee Blog | Sex Workers – Know Your Rights!
We all know what the best solution is to make the sex industry safer, and it isn’t criminalising the client. Criminalisation pushes the industry underground and makes it much more dangerous for sex workers. What we should be doing is decriminalising it and accepting the fact that sex work is real work. Continue reading California Lawsuit Could Decriminalise Prostitution!
So, it’s January 2015, and after all the festivities and time off, the North and South of Ireland is now fully back to the daily grind. Continue reading Christmas v Escorting!
