Working Guys: A Transmasculine Sex Worker Anthology - Out Now!
While we are slowly seeing more accounts about the experiences of sex workers being shared, there are large gaps in the representation.Working Guys is a collection of essays, personal narratives and interviews about the lives of transmasculine sex workers, in our own words. Joyful, traumatic, or somewhere in between, this book preserves nuance and highlights a range of experiences. From selling sex under a female persona to taking advantage of the rise in popularity of trans men in porn, the pieces within provide a snapshot of moments in various transmasculine sex workers' lives.
Some of the amazing contributors to this anthology (links may be NSFW!): Trip Richards, Mister Saul/Jackson King, Dakota Nevaeh, Ron Beastly, Mx Dagger, Eddy, Felix Mufti, Rob Starkers, Arc D, and others!Hear what they have to say about their experiences as transmasculine sex workers!
Jack Parker - find my writing at JackViolet.com
As someone who has sold sex before, during, and after my transition, in addition to other forms of sex work, it is extremely apparent to me that my work has been changed by my transness.I have had to deal with clients who fetishize trans men, clients misunderstanding what it means for me to be trans no matter how clear I am, transphobic violence, the loss of my ability to sell sex in certain venues (like brothels only accepting women), and a plethora of other difficulties. Only through being open about my own status as a sex worker have I discovered many other transmasculine people in the industry, who are often overlooked, and I am so tired of hearing people say it is very rare for trans men and transmasculine non-binary people to sell sex!
The anthology includes content about:
How coming out as transmasculine whilst doing sex work impacts income and the number of clients.
What it feels like to hide being trans and to sell sex under the guise of being a cis woman.
The gendered way that people tend to discuss sex work and how resources or services for sex workers fail to consider trans men and non-binary people.
Whether the sexuality of clients makes a difference in their behaviour.
Using sex work to pay for transition-related surgeries.
Solidarity between transmasc and transfem sex workers.
I've written about trans guys and non-binary people doing sex work before, including my own experiences - I'd like to be able to pay a range of other transmasc sex workers to share their stories too, especially because there's so little out there which discusses our lives! Some of my writing is linked below.
Please feel free to share this project with others!
