Hookers Against Hardship is calling on the government to protect sex workers as the cost of living crisis worsens – we spoke to the organisers behind the campaign The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc across the UK: inflation has reached its highest rate for 30 years, one in seven people are skipping meals, and almost a quarter […]
40 years since occupation of Cromer Street churchBy Dan CarrierTHE sex workers and their supporters came into the church in small groups – and when the service came to an end the new arrivals on the pews proclaimed they were not going anywhere.This week marks the 40th anniversary of a historic occupation at Holy Cross […]
New sex worker-led campaign Hookers Against Hardship is calling for an end to stigmatisation and more government support in this crisis. Suyin Haynes The cost of living crisis has hit millions of people hard, with latest reports indicating that 8 million in the UK are struggling to pay their bills, and food prices reaching the highest they’ve been in 40 years. […]
Media release date: Monday 24th October, 6pmImage credit: United Sex Workers 2022A coalition of major UK sex worker-led organisations has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the specific impact the cost of living crisis will have on sex workers’ lives and working conditions. The campaign, ‘Hookers Against Hardship’, demands specific action from the government […]
“It’s not only a financial problem, it’s causing mental health issues from the constant worry about money, bills and feeding a family”By Shashana BrownThe number of women working in the UK sex industry has increased due to spiralling prices and soaring energy bills pushing more people into financial need. Women who have left the sector […]
Beatrice Tridimas What’s the context? As millions of Britons take on second jobs to pay rising bills, some people are opting to sell sex for the first time on platforms like OnlyFans and Twitter Surging household costs take heavier toll on women Sex workers see earnings shrink as clients stay away Newcomers at risk from […]
By Bridget GaltonForty years ago, a group of sex workers and their children occupied a King’s Cross Church in protest against Police harrassment.The 12-day sit-in saw the masked women speak out in frustration at unfair laws which criminalised them while failing to protect them from violent assaults.TV crews and MPs visited the protest at Holy Cross Church […]
EXCLUSIVEThe type of work varies from adult phone lines and webcam performing to in-person escorting and selling sex on the streetBy Katie GrantWomen are selling sex as a second job due to the cost of living crisis, i has learned.As rising inflation, soaring energy bills and real-terms wage cuts gnaw away at household budgets, greater numbers of […]
This autumn marks 40 years since the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) occupied the Church of the Holy Cross in the red-light area of King’s Cross, London, for 12 days to protest “police illegality and racism” against sex workers. The occupation took inspiration from sex workers who in 1975 occupied churches across France following […]
Financial turmoil is pushing people who work in the sex industry into more dangerous and desperate situations as a means of survival, reports Ella Glover.“I’m afraid to set any boundaries now and just feel like I have to cater to a client’s every need,” says Emily*, a sex worker from the UK. “The stakes of […]