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Posted by Julia | 6 min read It happened in a Starbucks on a Tuesday afternoon, completely out of nowhere. I was sitting there working on a school assignment, totally normal day, when suddenly I couldn't breathe. My heart was racing, I felt dizzy, and I was convinced I was having a heart attack or dying or both. The rational part of my brain knew it was probably a panic attack, but when you're in the middle of one, rational thinking doesn't help much. A barista came over to check on me, and I couldn't even explain what was happening. I just kept saying "I can't breathe" and probably looking terrified. They called 911, which was mortifying but probably the right call since I genuinely thought I might be dying. The paramedics were really nice and helped me understand what was happening. But sitting in that ambulance, trying to answer questions about my stress levels and life circumstances, I realized I couldn't be honest about what was caus...

Posted by Maria Rodriguez | March 23, 2024 "Before smartphones, this work was basically Russian roulette," Samantha told me during one of our first interviews six months ago. "You'd meet clients with no way to verify who they were, no panic button if something went wrong, and no way for anyone to track your location. Technology didn't just change the business—it probably saved my life." Samantha has been working as an escort in New York for eight years, which means she's witnessed the complete transformation of how safety works in this industry. Her stories about the "old days" versus now illustrate just how dramatically technology has shifted the landscape for sex workers everywhere. The Before Times When Samantha started in 2016, finding clients meant either working for an agency that handled all communications, or advertising on platforms like Backpage and Craigslist. "You'd post an ad and hope for the best," she explaine...

After ten years running an agency, I've become an expert on something I never wanted to be - spotting the difference between human trafficking and consensual adult sex work .  And let me tell you, the confusion between these two completely different situations is doing real damage to actual trafficking victims while simultaneously harming consensual adult workers.  Every few months, some well-meaning organization launches another "awareness" campaign that treats all sex work as trafficking, or some law enforcement sweep arrests consenting adults while actual traffickers slip through the cracks.  I've seen both sides of this coin - legitimate workers criminalized and actual victims not getting the help they need. It's time we got serious about understanding these distinctions, because lives literally depend on getting this right. First, let's talk about what human trafficking actually looks like, because it's rarely what people imagine. Real trafficking vic...