named melody bbw that’s an acronym it means big beautiful woman it’s not
means big beautiful woman it’s not
means big beautiful woman it’s not actually my surname
actually my surname
actually my surname that’ll be silly age 27 all right for
that’ll be silly age 27 all right for
that’ll be silly age 27 all right for quite a few years lund location London
quite a few years lund location London
quite a few years lund location London UK although I do like to talk because
UK although I do like to talk because
UK although I do like to talk because that makes me sound like a rock star
that makes me sound like a rock star
that makes me sound like a rock star height five foot seven although in heels
height five foot seven although in heels
height five foot seven although in heels I’m unable to walk so don’t even ask
I’m unable to walk so don’t even ask
I’m unable to walk so don’t even ask just a voluptuous 42 double D yes it
services I provide a soft sensual
services I provide a soft sensual girlfriend experience which we are all
girlfriend experience which we are all
girlfriend experience which we are all very surprised to know does not mean I
very surprised to know does not mean I
very surprised to know does not mean I will pick up your pants whilst
will pick up your pants whilst
will pick up your pants whilst complaining about your mother however I
complaining about your mother however I
complaining about your mother however I can also be a strong dominant mistress I
can also be a strong dominant mistress I
can also be a strong dominant mistress I will make you do whatever I want you to
will make you do whatever I want you to
will make you do whatever I want you to do mainly cuz we both know you’re gonna
do mainly cuz we both know you’re gonna
do mainly cuz we both know you’re gonna send me a very detailed email beforehand
send me a very detailed email beforehand
send me a very detailed email beforehand telling me exactly what it is I should
telling me exactly what it is I should
telling me exactly what it is I should tell you to do now outside of work I
tell you to do now outside of work I
tell you to do now outside of work I enjoy the finer things in life which is
enjoy the finer things in life which is
enjoy the finer things in life which is why I can often be found with a small
why I can often be found with a small
why I can often be found with a small glass of something bubbly I am also very
glass of something bubbly I am also very
glass of something bubbly I am also very keen on going to galleries and I
keen on going to galleries and I
keen on going to galleries and I consider myself a connoisseur of Modern
consider myself a connoisseur of Modern
consider myself a connoisseur of Modern Art’s of course there is nothing I enjoy
Art’s of course there is nothing I enjoy
Art’s of course there is nothing I enjoy more than having a large weapon in my
more than having a large weapon in my
more than having a large weapon in my hands now finally my donots list please
hands now finally my donots list please
hands now finally my donots list please note I do not do anal well not unless
note I do not do anal well not unless
note I do not do anal well not unless it’s on you
it’s not something you thought you’d
it’s not something you thought you’d hear in a TEDx talk is it
hear in a TEDx talk is it
hear in a TEDx talk is it I do not haggle over price because I am
I do not haggle over price because I am
I do not haggle over price because I am NOT a second-hand car and finally I do
NOT a second-hand car and finally I do
NOT a second-hand car and finally I do not do golden showers I might not do
not do golden showers I might not do
not do golden showers I might not do golden showers all right if your
golden showers all right if your
golden showers all right if your appointment is over two hours long
appointment is over two hours long
appointment is over two hours long there’s a very strong possibility that
there’s a very strong possibility that
there’s a very strong possibility that we’ll have to fortunately I’m in a job
we’ll have to fortunately I’m in a job
we’ll have to fortunately I’m in a job where I can charge you fifty pounds
where I can charge you fifty pounds
where I can charge you fifty pounds extra for the privilege hello ladies and
extra for the privilege hello ladies and
extra for the privilege hello ladies and gentlemen actually my name’s Miranda but
gentlemen actually my name’s Miranda but
gentlemen actually my name’s Miranda but for seven years that was me and that was
for seven years that was me and that was
for seven years that was me and that was until 2013 where I made the very stupid
until 2013 where I made the very stupid
until 2013 where I made the very stupid and short-sighted decision one which
and short-sighted decision one which
and short-sighted decision one which plunged my friends and family into a sea
plunged my friends and family into a sea
plunged my friends and family into a sea of despair and worry because I gave up
of despair and worry because I gave up
of despair and worry because I gave up my full-time lucrative career as a sex
my full-time lucrative career as a sex
my full-time lucrative career as a sex worker to become a stand-up comedian
I know what you’re thinking thank you I
I know what you’re thinking thank you I know what that means and I have it many
know what that means and I have it many
know what that means and I have it many times I will come offstage after working
times I will come offstage after working
times I will come offstage after working solidly for at least ten minutes and
solidly for at least ten minutes and
solidly for at least ten minutes and someone will hold my hands and look in
someone will hold my hands and look in
someone will hold my hands and look in my eyes and say that that was brave and
my eyes and say that that was brave and
my eyes and say that that was brave and I will think of the servicemen and women
I will think of the servicemen and women
I will think of the servicemen and women people who are putting their lives on
people who are putting their lives on
people who are putting their lives on the line to save ours and I will look
the line to save ours and I will look
the line to save ours and I will look them back in the eye and shake their
them back in the eye and shake their
them back in the eye and shake their hands and say yeah I know
hands and say yeah I know
hands and say yeah I know now obviously obviously I don’t but
now obviously obviously I don’t but
now obviously obviously I don’t but wouldn’t it be great if I could talk
wouldn’t it be great if I could talk
wouldn’t it be great if I could talk about being in the sex industry and
about being in the sex industry and
about being in the sex industry and people didn’t think that was brave I
people didn’t think that was brave I
people didn’t think that was brave I would love to make jokes about my life
would love to make jokes about my life
would love to make jokes about my life as a sex worker and everyone thought it
as a sex worker and everyone thought it
as a sex worker and everyone thought it was just as normal and just as natural
was just as normal and just as natural
was just as normal and just as natural as if I was talking about any other
as if I was talking about any other
as if I was talking about any other industry as if I was a cleaner or a
industry as if I was a cleaner or a
industry as if I was a cleaner or a teacher or or making coffee as a barista
teacher or or making coffee as a barista
teacher or or making coffee as a barista or well maybe not a barista but I know
or well maybe not a barista but I know
or well maybe not a barista but I know that there are people out there who are
that there are people out there who are
that there are people out there who are gonna have their arms folded and their
gonna have their arms folded and their
gonna have their arms folded and their brows furrowed and they’re gonna be like
brows furrowed and they’re gonna be like
brows furrowed and they’re gonna be like well I don’t think a prostitute has
well I don’t think a prostitute has
well I don’t think a prostitute has anything to laugh about but I can assure
anything to laugh about but I can assure
anything to laugh about but I can assure you I do
and if you have that opinion think about
and if you have that opinion think about where you’re getting it from have you
where you’re getting it from have you
where you’re getting it from have you spoken to one of us have you watched or
spoken to one of us have you watched or
spoken to one of us have you watched or seen anything written by a sex worker I
seen anything written by a sex worker I
seen anything written by a sex worker I mean chances are you have you just don’t
mean chances are you have you just don’t
mean chances are you have you just don’t know it we’re everywhere
know it we’re everywhere
know it we’re everywhere and as you can see we come in a variety
and as you can see we come in a variety
and as you can see we come in a variety of different shapes and sizes so my idea
of different shapes and sizes so my idea
of different shapes and sizes so my idea I would like to gently suggest to you
I would like to gently suggest to you
I would like to gently suggest to you when a sex worker talks you listen if
when a sex worker talks you listen if
when a sex worker talks you listen if you want to write about sex workers ask
you want to write about sex workers ask
you want to write about sex workers ask us if you want to make laws that affects
us if you want to make laws that affects
us if you want to make laws that affects us consult us there should be nothing
us consult us there should be nothing
us consult us there should be nothing about us without us
about us without us
about us without us now unfortunately something very strange
now unfortunately something very strange
now unfortunately something very strange seems to happen when I put the word sex
seems to happen when I put the word sex
seems to happen when I put the word sex and work together people get this weird
and work together people get this weird
and work together people get this weird fog come over them it’s like a cloud
fog come over them it’s like a cloud
fog come over them it’s like a cloud that’s made of judgment and morality and
that’s made of judgment and morality and
that’s made of judgment and morality and stereotypes they go to a part of their
stereotypes they go to a part of their
stereotypes they go to a part of their brain where all they can think of is
brain where all they can think of is
brain where all they can think of is abuse and drugs and neon lights and so I
abuse and drugs and neon lights and so I
abuse and drugs and neon lights and so I found myself with a very serious reason
found myself with a very serious reason
found myself with a very serious reason for going into comedy I watched for
for going into comedy I watched for
for going into comedy I watched for years on TV and films whilst the sex
years on TV and films whilst the sex
years on TV and films whilst the sex industry as I knew it was misrepresented
industry as I knew it was misrepresented
industry as I knew it was misrepresented misrepresented I didn’t see anyone that
misrepresented I didn’t see anyone that
misrepresented I didn’t see anyone that I knew to be a sex worker I always saw
I knew to be a sex worker I always saw
I knew to be a sex worker I always saw the the sex work industry as either
the the sex work industry as either
the the sex work industry as either being people who were abused or as tall
being people who were abused or as tall
being people who were abused or as tall statuesque models there was never anyone
statuesque models there was never anyone
statuesque models there was never anyone who looked like me or the women I knew
who looked like me or the women I knew
who looked like me or the women I knew so after a few years of watching this I
so after a few years of watching this I
so after a few years of watching this I thought fuck it
thought fuck it
thought fuck it I’ll do it myself
thank you you may have noticed that I’m
thank you you may have noticed that I’m very good at talking about my favorite
very good at talking about my favorite
very good at talking about my favorite subject which is me so I know you have
subject which is me so I know you have
subject which is me so I know you have questions mainly mainly let’s sort this
questions mainly mainly let’s sort this
questions mainly mainly let’s sort this out shall we
out shall we
out shall we let’s just say that I served a very nice
let’s just say that I served a very nice
let’s just say that I served a very nice but very grateful market now there are
but very grateful market now there are
but very grateful market now there are certain assumptions that get made about
certain assumptions that get made about
certain assumptions that get made about me because of my weight
me because of my weight
me because of my weight some people think that I don’t enjoy
some people think that I don’t enjoy
some people think that I don’t enjoy having sex when I look like this some
having sex when I look like this some
having sex when I look like this some people think that I can’t have sex when
people think that I can’t have sex when
people think that I can’t have sex when I look like this and so I’m often asked
I look like this and so I’m often asked
I look like this and so I’m often asked well why did you become a sex worker and
well why did you become a sex worker and
well why did you become a sex worker and the answer I mean there’s many reasons
the answer I mean there’s many reasons
the answer I mean there’s many reasons why I think the answer which will
why I think the answer which will
why I think the answer which will resonate in a room full of people who
resonate in a room full of people who
resonate in a room full of people who are ambitious and seek success is that I
are ambitious and seek success is that I
are ambitious and seek success is that I became a sex worker out of sheer
became a sex worker out of sheer
became a sex worker out of sheer bloody-minded defiance I do not like
bloody-minded defiance I do not like
bloody-minded defiance I do not like being told what I can or cannot do
being told what I can or cannot do
being told what I can or cannot do actually I’m sure there’s quite a few in
actually I’m sure there’s quite a few in
actually I’m sure there’s quite a few in here who love being told what to do and
here who love being told what to do and
here who love being told what to do and that’s where ladies like me come in
something else that they say about going
something else that they say about going into sex work is well surely you have to
into sex work is well surely you have to
into sex work is well surely you have to do it out of Finance you’ll need and
do it out of Finance you’ll need and
do it out of Finance you’ll need and yeah that is true
yeah that is true
yeah that is true because I need to pay my rent we go into
because I need to pay my rent we go into
because I need to pay my rent we go into any job because of financial needs and
any job because of financial needs and
any job because of financial needs and so another assumption that gets made
so another assumption that gets made
so another assumption that gets made about me is because I’m fat therefore I
about me is because I’m fat therefore I
about me is because I’m fat therefore I must be lazy and stupid and so when I
must be lazy and stupid and so when I
must be lazy and stupid and so when I moved to London and I was trying to find
moved to London and I was trying to find
moved to London and I was trying to find a job I found myself in a series of
a job I found myself in a series of
a job I found myself in a series of dead-end jobs that I hated
dead-end jobs that I hated
dead-end jobs that I hated and so I made the choice one day where I
and so I made the choice one day where I
and so I made the choice one day where I thought well I could either go into a
thought well I could either go into a
thought well I could either go into a call centre where I would pray for
call centre where I would pray for
call centre where I would pray for earthquakes and atom bombs and alien
earthquakes and atom bombs and alien
earthquakes and atom bombs and alien invasions just so I didn’t have to go to
invasions just so I didn’t have to go to
invasions just so I didn’t have to go to work that day
work that day
work that day or I could do a job where I works from
or I could do a job where I works from
or I could do a job where I works from home doing something I enjoyed where I
home doing something I enjoyed where I
home doing something I enjoyed where I owned a lot more money and which was
owned a lot more money and which was
owned a lot more money and which was quite frankly a bit of a turn-off
and so I put an advert up and my first
and so I put an advert up and my first client came along and he wanted the
client came along and he wanted the
client came along and he wanted the girlfriend experience which if you
girlfriend experience which if you
girlfriend experience which if you didn’t know or if you’re pretending you
didn’t know or if you’re pretending you
didn’t know or if you’re pretending you don’t know quite a few so but that
don’t know quite a few so but that
don’t know quite a few so but that basically means sex it was nothing I
basically means sex it was nothing I
basically means sex it was nothing I hadn’t done with previous boyfriends and
hadn’t done with previous boyfriends and
hadn’t done with previous boyfriends and so I got to learn on my first day that I
so I got to learn on my first day that I
so I got to learn on my first day that I could have hot I could have great sex
could have hot I could have great sex
could have hot I could have great sex with a hot guy for a shitload of cash
with a hot guy for a shitload of cash
with a hot guy for a shitload of cash whiles I went crazy and so I I mean
whiles I went crazy and so I I mean
whiles I went crazy and so I I mean unfortunately what that wasn’t going to
unfortunately what that wasn’t going to
unfortunately what that wasn’t going to be the same experience for all my
be the same experience for all my
be the same experience for all my clients some of them now I know this may
clients some of them now I know this may
clients some of them now I know this may seem like quite a surprise but sometimes
seem like quite a surprise but sometimes
seem like quite a surprise but sometimes I can come across as a tad domineering I
I can come across as a tad domineering I
I can come across as a tad domineering I know and so it wasn’t long before I met
know and so it wasn’t long before I met
know and so it wasn’t long before I met my first money slave now this was a guy
my first money slave now this was a guy
my first money slave now this was a guy who didn’t want anything intimates
who didn’t want anything intimates
who didn’t want anything intimates instead he just wanted to shower me with
instead he just wanted to shower me with
instead he just wanted to shower me with money and take me shopping which sounds
money and take me shopping which sounds
money and take me shopping which sounds brilliant but we got to a very posh
brilliant but we got to a very posh
brilliant but we got to a very posh department store on Oxford Street and
department store on Oxford Street and
department store on Oxford Street and when we were in the perfume section he
when we were in the perfume section he
when we were in the perfume section he decided to cry out loudly mistress
decided to cry out loudly mistress
decided to cry out loudly mistress please buyer take the butt-plug out
I didn’t know he had one up there in the
I didn’t know he had one up there in the first place and it was them that’s why I
first place and it was them that’s why I
first place and it was them that’s why I love that you do need a sense of humor
love that you do need a sense of humor
love that you do need a sense of humor to do this job honey and it’s not just
to do this job honey and it’s not just
to do this job honey and it’s not just me whenever I meet other sex workers we
me whenever I meet other sex workers we
me whenever I meet other sex workers we laugh a lot and again it’s that same
laugh a lot and again it’s that same
laugh a lot and again it’s that same opit well what could you possibly laugh
opit well what could you possibly laugh
opit well what could you possibly laugh about well is it the sex yeah we laugh
about well is it the sex yeah we laugh
about well is it the sex yeah we laugh about the sex is it the money
about the sex is it the money
about the sex is it the money well we laugh about the sex while
well we laugh about the sex while
well we laugh about the sex while strolling on the money but the main
strolling on the money but the main
strolling on the money but the main thing we laugh about is you and you
thing we laugh about is you and you
thing we laugh about is you and you don’t even know it but it does bring me
don’t even know it but it does bring me
don’t even know it but it does bring me to a very serious topic and it’s one of
to a very serious topic and it’s one of
to a very serious topic and it’s one of the reasons why I’m here today because I
the reasons why I’m here today because I
the reasons why I’m here today because I know that there’s actually something
know that there’s actually something
know that there’s actually something that has been affecting millions of
that has been affecting millions of
that has been affecting millions of people worldwide and is something that I
people worldwide and is something that I
people worldwide and is something that I know there are quite a few of you in
know there are quite a few of you in
know there are quite a few of you in here who are living with the shame and
here who are living with the shame and
here who are living with the shame and the stigma and having to keep this
the stigma and having to keep this
the stigma and having to keep this secret from your friends and your family
secret from your friends and your family
secret from your friends and your family because I know there are people in this
because I know there are people in this
because I know there are people in this room who are having sex for free
what could have brought you to this
what could have brought you to this desperate decision and some are saying
desperate decision and some are saying
desperate decision and some are saying that the Internet is now making it far
that the Internet is now making it far
that the Internet is now making it far too easy for people to meet up without
too easy for people to meet up without
too easy for people to meet up without any financial remuneration websites
any financial remuneration websites
any financial remuneration websites dedicating to having people meet up
dedicating to having people meet up
dedicating to having people meet up without any hourly fee and they’re
without any hourly fee and they’re
without any hourly fee and they’re forced to make small talk laugh each
forced to make small talk laugh each
forced to make small talk laugh each other’s crap jokes and then at the end
other’s crap jokes and then at the end
other’s crap jokes and then at the end of the meal you have to split the bill
of the meal you have to split the bill
of the meal you have to split the bill even though you had a mains and he
even though you had a mains and he
even though you had a mains and he definitely had a starter and an extra
definitely had a starter and an extra
definitely had a starter and an extra drink
fortunately the sex workers of Twitter
fortunately the sex workers of Twitter we have gotten together to try and
we have gotten together to try and
we have gotten together to try and rescue women from this humiliating
rescue women from this humiliating
rescue women from this humiliating practice and if you look under the
practice and if you look under the
practice and if you look under the hashtag of ban free ban freebies you can
hashtag of ban free ban freebies you can
hashtag of ban free ban freebies you can see that we are here to highlight the
see that we are here to highlight the
see that we are here to highlight the International scandal of unpaid sexual
International scandal of unpaid sexual
International scandal of unpaid sexual labor we are hoping to already to rescue
labor we are hoping to already to rescue
labor we are hoping to already to rescue and eradicate freebie giving women after
and eradicate freebie giving women after
and eradicate freebie giving women after all we all know that giving freebies is
all we all know that giving freebies is
all we all know that giving freebies is bad for the economy why if I had a
bad for the economy why if I had a
bad for the economy why if I had a dollar for every time I had sex that
dollar for every time I had sex that
dollar for every time I had sex that would be a fucking huge pay cut and I
would be a fucking huge pay cut and I
would be a fucking huge pay cut and I wouldn’t glad to do it and we all know
wouldn’t glad to do it and we all know
wouldn’t glad to do it and we all know that if you give it away no other man
that if you give it away no other man
that if you give it away no other man will want you how will you ever meet a
will want you how will you ever meet a
will want you how will you ever meet a nice man who wants to pay you guys come
nice man who wants to pay you guys come
nice man who wants to pay you guys come on now this is just a little bit of fun
on now this is just a little bit of fun
on now this is just a little bit of fun that we had on Twitter um but these
that we had on Twitter um but these
that we had on Twitter um but these arguments these represent the things
arguments these represent the things
arguments these represent the things that we hear every day anti sex work
that we hear every day anti sex work
that we hear every day anti sex work rhetoric that tells us we’re wrong and
rhetoric that tells us we’re wrong and
rhetoric that tells us we’re wrong and takes away our autonomy they are trying
takes away our autonomy they are trying
takes away our autonomy they are trying to tell us that we don’t know what we’re
to tell us that we don’t know what we’re
to tell us that we don’t know what we’re doing and it’s exacerbated by the media
doing and it’s exacerbated by the media
doing and it’s exacerbated by the media ill informed members of the public and
ill informed members of the public and
ill informed members of the public and anti sex work feminists now I’m a
anti sex work feminists now I’m a
anti sex work feminists now I’m a feminist and to me that means I should
feminist and to me that means I should
feminist and to me that means I should fight for the rights of all women no
fight for the rights of all women no
fight for the rights of all women no matter what they do and I often think
matter what they do and I often think
matter what they do and I often think that anti sex work feminists is an
that anti sex work feminists is an
that anti sex work feminists is an oxymoron I always think that maybe
oxymoron I always think that maybe
oxymoron I always think that maybe telling feminists that we need to hate
telling feminists that we need to hate
telling feminists that we need to hate sex workers was the greatest trick the
sex workers was the greatest trick the
sex workers was the greatest trick the patriarchy
patriarchy
patriarchy blades so why is it important that you
blades so why is it important that you
blades so why is it important that you listen to our stories well for one
listen to our stories well for one
listen to our stories well for one reason is when it comes to making sex
reason is when it comes to making sex
reason is when it comes to making sex work safer a lot of governments and
work safer a lot of governments and
work safer a lot of governments and lawmakers tend to look only at
lawmakers tend to look only at
lawmakers tend to look only at statistics I mean come on you must see
statistics I mean come on you must see
statistics I mean come on you must see that you cannot put our experiences in a
that you cannot put our experiences in a
that you cannot put our experiences in a numerical value not only that we are not
numerical value not only that we are not
numerical value not only that we are not gonna stand around filling in
gonna stand around filling in
gonna stand around filling in questionnaires from the government also
questionnaires from the government also
questionnaires from the government also also the numbers get skewed and taken
also the numbers get skewed and taken
also the numbers get skewed and taken out of context so I’ve done plenty of
out of context so I’ve done plenty of
out of context so I’ve done plenty of debates on this subject and this is
debates on this subject and this is
debates on this subject and this is something that comes up a lot this
something that comes up a lot this
something that comes up a lot this quotes the average age of girls entering
quotes the average age of girls entering
quotes the average age of girls entering prostitution is 13 now there’s a few
prostitution is 13 now there’s a few
prostitution is 13 now there’s a few there’s a few Gospels of that but but
there’s a few Gospels of that but but
there’s a few Gospels of that but but you don’t know the source and the source
you don’t know the source and the source
you don’t know the source and the source of that quote is actually from a survey
of that quote is actually from a survey
of that quote is actually from a survey that was taken from 210 children all
that was taken from 210 children all
that was taken from 210 children all from abusive backgrounds and they were
from abusive backgrounds and they were
from abusive backgrounds and they were all under the age of 18 so it was never
all under the age of 18 so it was never
all under the age of 18 so it was never going to show that any of them were of
going to show that any of them were of
going to show that any of them were of the age of consent and yet that quote
the age of consent and yet that quote
the age of consent and yet that quote gets used to criminalize sex work for
gets used to criminalize sex work for
gets used to criminalize sex work for millions of women throughout the world
millions of women throughout the world
millions of women throughout the world and another thing that it reminds me of
and another thing that it reminds me of
and another thing that it reminds me of is is one of my favorite quotes by a
is is one of my favorite quotes by a
is is one of my favorite quotes by a journalist called Kevin Meyers and he
journalist called Kevin Meyers and he
journalist called Kevin Meyers and he always says that the prostitution round
always says that the prostitution round
always says that the prostitution round makes me want to start a charity for
makes me want to start a charity for
makes me want to start a charity for abuse statistics couldn’t agree more keV
abuse statistics couldn’t agree more keV
abuse statistics couldn’t agree more keV so what else is it important for you to
so what else is it important for you to
so what else is it important for you to listen to us and and hear our our
listen to us and and hear our our
listen to us and and hear our our stories well they are the reason is
stories well they are the reason is
stories well they are the reason is because from where I’m standing and just
because from where I’m standing and just
because from where I’m standing and just to make this frank from where I am it
to make this frank from where I am it
to make this frank from where I am it doesn’t look like you know what the fuck
doesn’t look like you know what the fuck
doesn’t look like you know what the fuck you’re doing I don’t I don’t mean in the
you’re doing I don’t I don’t mean in the
you’re doing I don’t I don’t mean in the bedroom Department I’m sure you’re fine
bedroom Department I’m sure you’re fine
bedroom Department I’m sure you’re fine for amateurs
I mean how can you talk to us how can
I mean how can you talk to us how can you listen to us how can you make laws
you listen to us how can you make laws
you listen to us how can you make laws about us when you don’t even know what
about us when you don’t even know what
about us when you don’t even know what to call us
to call us
to call us how are we prostitutes are we escorts
how are we prostitutes are we escorts
how are we prostitutes are we escorts always sex workers let me give you my
always sex workers let me give you my
always sex workers let me give you my definition to me a sex worker is someone
definition to me a sex worker is someone
definition to me a sex worker is someone who is selling sex willingly and without
who is selling sex willingly and without
who is selling sex willingly and without coercion to me a sex worker is not
coercion to me a sex worker is not
coercion to me a sex worker is not someone who has been abused or is under
someone who has been abused or is under
someone who has been abused or is under threat of violence
threat of violence
threat of violence those people are victims those people
those people are victims those people
those people are victims those people have been prostituted and it’s those
have been prostituted and it’s those
have been prostituted and it’s those people that sex worker rights activists
people that sex worker rights activists
people that sex worker rights activists fight for because they are the ones who
fight for because they are the ones who
fight for because they are the ones who suffer the most from the stigmatization
suffer the most from the stigmatization
suffer the most from the stigmatization of the sex industry and stigma is that
of the sex industry and stigma is that
of the sex industry and stigma is that little thing that that might have been
little thing that that might have been
little thing that that might have been inside your head that says we need to
inside your head that says we need to
inside your head that says we need to eradicate this we need to save the women
eradicate this we need to save the women
eradicate this we need to save the women involved no one can be doing this of
involved no one can be doing this of
involved no one can be doing this of their own choice and stigma is made from
their own choice and stigma is made from
their own choice and stigma is made from stereotypes misrepresentation and stigma
stereotypes misrepresentation and stigma
stereotypes misrepresentation and stigma kills because stigma is also that thing
kills because stigma is also that thing
kills because stigma is also that thing that is in an abuser ‘he’s brain and
that is in an abuser ‘he’s brain and
that is in an abuser ‘he’s brain and they say to themselves doesn’t matter
they say to themselves doesn’t matter
they say to themselves doesn’t matter what I do to her I know that she is too
what I do to her I know that she is too
what I do to her I know that she is too afraid to go to the police in case what
afraid to go to the police in case what
afraid to go to the police in case what they do to her instead and they’re right
they do to her instead and they’re right
they do to her instead and they’re right yes we need to help victims of abuse but
yes we need to help victims of abuse but
yes we need to help victims of abuse but by criminalizing a whole industry we
by criminalizing a whole industry we
by criminalizing a whole industry we push it further underground and we make
push it further underground and we make
push it further underground and we make everyone more vulnerable
everyone more vulnerable
everyone more vulnerable instead by listening to sex workers and
instead by listening to sex workers and
instead by listening to sex workers and hearing our voices you stand to make the
hearing our voices you stand to make the
hearing our voices you stand to make the industry safer for everyone so what is
industry safer for everyone so what is
industry safer for everyone so what is it we’re trying to say well I can only
it we’re trying to say well I can only
it we’re trying to say well I can only speak for myself personally but I
speak for myself personally but I
speak for myself personally but I believe we should all be able to have
believe we should all be able to have
believe we should all be able to have safe sane and can sense your sex without
safe sane and can sense your sex without
safe sane and can sense your sex without fear shame or judgments whether you’re
fear shame or judgments whether you’re
fear shame or judgments whether you’re doing it for free or not
I want to be able to work in a job that
I want to be able to work in a job that I enjoy and consent to without fear of
I enjoy and consent to without fear of
I enjoy and consent to without fear of persecution or prosecution I want us to
persecution or prosecution I want us to
persecution or prosecution I want us to be able to work together to have
be able to work together to have
be able to work together to have decriminalization so that we can report
decriminalization so that we can report
decriminalization so that we can report abuse without fear of our own freedom so
abuse without fear of our own freedom so
abuse without fear of our own freedom so that we can unionize and we can report
that we can unionize and we can report
that we can unionize and we can report sexual violence against us without
sexual violence against us without
sexual violence against us without anyone saying well you brought it on
anyone saying well you brought it on
anyone saying well you brought it on yourself
yourself
yourself so I want you our experiences cannot be
so I want you our experiences cannot be
so I want you our experiences cannot be told you using numbers and figures and
told you using numbers and figures and
told you using numbers and figures and surveys it’s up to you to listen to us
surveys it’s up to you to listen to us
surveys it’s up to you to listen to us if there is a news report about sex work
if there is a news report about sex work
if there is a news report about sex work is a sex worker talking no turn it off
is a sex worker talking no turn it off
is a sex worker talking no turn it off is there a magazine article featuring a
is there a magazine article featuring a
is there a magazine article featuring a sex worker no put it away is that person
sex worker no put it away is that person
sex worker no put it away is that person on stage a sex worker of it experienced
on stage a sex worker of it experienced
on stage a sex worker of it experienced in the industry
in the industry
in the industry yes great listen to her learn something
yes great listen to her learn something
yes great listen to her learn something maybe buy her a drink afterwards because
maybe buy her a drink afterwards because
maybe buy her a drink afterwards because she’s big nervous
but right story about right stories
but right story about right stories about us and talk to us if you want to
about us and talk to us if you want to
about us and talk to us if you want to make laws about us consult us there
make laws about us consult us there
make laws about us consult us there should be nothing about us without us
should be nothing about us without us
should be nothing about us without us thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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