Source: The Northern Daily Leader. The local sex industry has almost doubled in the past 20 years and much of it occurs between the sheets in motel rooms across the New England North West.
Sex workers steer clear of hustling work off the street because in order for them to make money in country areas, they must be discreet. Familiar faces stick out. In the country, there is a stigma attached to sex workers and clients.
And negotiating all of this can be difficult. If you have an issue with STIs, will you feel comfortable seeing a doctor in Tamworth or if you bump into the person in the street? I believe it is pretty similar here. Prostitution was decriminalised in but everyday men and women try to make a dollar out of it. The local research paints a different picture of the sex worker stereotype and it could be the one you least expect.
Evidence reveals that most male sex workers are married or have a family, and some sex workers have extended families in the country areas in which they work. Those workers in country areas are also traditionally older, professional, experienced and offer a more basic service than their metropolitan colleagues.
The evidence they have so far suggests sex workers from other areas come to town for one or two nights before moving onto the next town where there is business. But the stigma associated with the job has long prevented sex workers from speaking about their experiences.
