This report focuses on indoor sex work primarily because, while these sex workers are largely invisible, they face many of the same problems as the more visible street-based prostitutes. The stereotypes of indoor sex workers encompass only extremes of either wealth and glamour or coercion and violence. The true picture reveals a more nuanced reality—the majority of indoor sex workers in this study live surprisingly precarious lives, and encounter a high level of exactly the same problems faced by street-based sex workers, including violence, constant fear of police interference, and a lack of substantive support services. Finding concrete and reality-based solutions to the needs of this invisible, vulnerable, and marginalised community is imperative to helping them create safe and stable lives.
Contents Include:
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Literature
- New York City Context
- Laws Affecting Sex Workers
- Methodology
- Findings
- Sex Worker Interviews
- Sex Work from the Perspective of Service Providers and Advocates
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
You can download this 96 page PDF resource above. This resource is in English.