Anna Simpson imagines a more ethical and sustainable sex industry:
According to stereotypes, men who pay for sex are on a power trip. But in the vast majority of cases, says Belinda Brooks-Gordon, author of The Price of Sex: Prostitution, Policy and Society, the reality is very different. For many johns, "mutuality is part of the attraction. . . . Sex workers [actually] get bored by constant interrogation [from clients] about their well-being."
… Brooks-Gordon’s research has convinced [Sally Uren, deputy director of the UK sustainable-development organization Forum for the Future] that there is huge latent demand for an ethical sex industry. Not only do most clients want to feel wanted, she says; many would be relieved to know that the sex workers starring in their favorite porn film, dancing onstage at their club, or available through their escort agency are there by consent, are paid a decent wage, and have access to services that promote health and welfare. Potentially, she says, it offers a pretty progressive working model: "Self-employment, flexible working hours, the option of working from home—what more could you want?"
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