How do I connect with other escorts in my area? The few that I have reached out to for references, haven’t appeared to be too keen on continuing a conversation past the reference subject. A point in any direction for support, friendship etc would be much appreciated.
I don’t believe there are any sex worker organizations in your immediate area, but the easiest way for you to start finding other sex workers to talk to would be Twitter. If you follow me (@Maggie_McNeill) you will see that I interact with and retweet LOTS of other sex workers, some of whom may live close to you. You can then follow other people and interact yourself, and even make good online friends (some of whom you may later meet IRL). It’s a very good idea to do this; though it’s lucrative and flexible, sex work can be very isolating, especially in a criminalized regime. And when you get overwhelmed by all the bullshit lies told about our work in the media, it’s good to have other ladies you can get a reality check from. Twitter’s also a good way to keep up on what’s happening in our world; people post information on bad clients, stings, activist events, etc. I think you’ll find it’s exactly what you’re looking for. There is currently considerable concern that due to FOSTA Twitter may kick sex workers off as so many other platforms have, so you may also with to join Switter and also get contact information (phone, email, etc) from the friends you make so that if catastrophe happens you won’t be cut off.
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