Sex Worker Rights with Lady Charlotte Rose

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In this episode, Hannah is joined by Lady Charlotte Rose, who is a multi-award-winning sex worker, radio presenter, author, political campaigner, mother, and serial wanker. Lady Charlotte Rose discusses both in person sex work as well as sex work in online spaces. She and Hannah talk about the UK laws around sex work and the campaign for decriminalisation, and what the difference is between decriminalisation and legalisation. Finally, Hannah and Lady Charlotte Rose discuss experiences in the sex industry, apps that exist for sex workers’ safety, and how COIVD has affected the sex industry as a whole.

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SHOW NOTES

What we chat about…

How Lady Charlotte Rose’s name came about
How did Lady Charlotte Rose start advocating for and working within the sex industry?
The Love For Sale documentary with Rupert Everett
Sex Workers’ Opera
Setting up the face-sitting protest
The legal status of sex work in the UK and the caveats
The US FOSTA-SESTA laws
What’s the difference between decriminalising and legalising sex work?
The prevailing societal narratives about sex work
Why people go into sex work
How to help people who feel like they have to go into sex work
How to help people who want to go into sex work
Apps that exist for sex workers’ safety
Lady Charlotte Rose’s concerns about the increasingly digital side of sex work
The dangers of PornHub
How COVID is affecting sex workers
Online spaces shutting down sex workers’ access
I live with a sex worker who’s working over lockdown and we’ve never really spoken about her job. I’m chill with it but not over lockdown. How do I ask her to stop without sounding like I’m judging her job? (40:20)
Does Lady Charlotte Rose believe that sex work would exist in a world where gender equality is ensured? (43:11)
Is there a stigma around women paying for sex?
How do you become a sex worker? How do you set rates, find clients, all of that good stuff? (45:39)
Why Lady Charlotte Rose only sends her ebook on being a professional escort directly to people who email her

USEFUL LINKS

Decriminalising sex work in New Zealand: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/decriminalising-sex-work-in-new-zealand-its-history-and-impact/

Love for Sale documentary: https://www.channel4.com/press/news/rupert-everett-investigates-sex-industry
Sex Workers’ Opera: https://sexworkersopera.com/
Face-sitting protest: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dpwqwj/facesitting-protest-london-495
Sex on Wheels documentary: https://www.channel4.com/press/news/sex-wheels
FOSTA-SESTA laws in the US: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom
Ugly Mugs iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ugly-mugs/id1049311139
Ugly Mugs android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safeiq.uglymugs&hl=en_GB&gl=US
Client Eye app: https://clienteye.app/
Smoochie app: https://smooci.com/help/companion
Bella Thorne OnlyFans scam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ysFPOqjVE&t=2s
Fanbaits: https://fanbaits.com/
English Collective of Prostitutes: https://prostitutescollective.net/

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