The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales

Matolcsi, Andrea; Mulvihill, Natasha; Lilley-Walker, Sarah-Jane; Lanau, Alba; Hester, Marianne

doi:10.1007/s12119-020-09756-y

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“…Section 2(b)types, motivations and safety of student sex work. If participants answered "Yes" about themselves engaging in sex work, then they were directed to further questions relating to their motivations and types of sex work engaged in, based on the typologies identified by Matolcsi et al (2021) with some adaptations. The motivations listed were based on those reported by Sagar et al (2016), with the addition of "the influence of social media and other people working in the industry" due to the rise of online platforms such as OnlyFans (Save the Student, 2020).…”

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Exploration of student sex work in the North East of England

Haskins,

Osu,

Carr

2023

JFP

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the prevalence, motivations and support for student sex work within North East higher education institutions. With limited existing research in this area, this study fills a crucial gap in understanding student sex work in the UK and its specific manifestation in the North East region. Design/methodology/approach To achieve its objectives, this study adopted an exploratory, cross-sectional design conducted entirely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A mixed-methodology approach was used, inspired by previous research, gathering quantitative data through a semi-structured questionnaire and qualitative data through open-ended survey questions. Findings The study revealed that 11.4% of students engaged in sex work, primarily in indirect and online-based forms. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ)+ students were more likely to participate in sex work compared to heterosexual students. Financial difficulties and lifestyle preferences were identified as significant motivations for student sex work. Research limitations/implications A limitation of the study was the lack of diversity in the sample, with predominantly young, white, heterosexual and cis-gender females, potentially neglecting other demographics' struggles. Future research should include larger and more diverse samples to ensure representative findings. Practical implications The research highlights the need for greater awareness and support for student sex workers within North East universities. Policies and services should consider the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ student sex workers to reduce stigma and potential dangers. Social implications Understanding the prevalence of student sex work sheds light on the need to challenge societal assumptions and stigmas surrounding sex work, particularly concerning gender and sexuality. Originality/value This study breaks new ground by providing novel insights into an understudied research area – the prevalence of student sex work in North East England. The findings lay the foundation for future research and can inform policies and support systems to improve the safety and well-being of student sex workers. Furthermore, the study contributes to broader discussions on gender, sexuality and sex work in academic settings.

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Exploration of student sex work in the North East of England

Haskins,

Osu,

Carr

2023

JFP

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“…The first objective of the Support to Exiting Prostitution Bill (2016, 1), supporting persons to exit prostitution, has been evident within the legal and policy agendas of consecutive governments (see for example, Hansard, 2011;Home Office, 2006a). From their inception, exiting programmes have utilised a holistic approach involving education, alternative incomes, and harm reduction (Lighthouse Project (Home unattainable for some; for instance, the basic right to shelter which continues to be an issue for on-street sex workers (Matolcsi et al, 2021).…”

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Sex Workers: Citizenship Status and Identity, Civic Deficits, and Exiting

Gaynor¹,

Gifford²

2022

IJGSL

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Sex workers have a lesser citizen status, yet the relationship between sex work and citizenship status has rarely been explicitly considered within extant research. In contrast, this article will critique England and Wales’s sex work legal and policy discourses and frameworks from the perspective of the moral, material, structural, and operational components of citizenship (Lockwood,1996). The operation of citizenship has led to the creation of policy and law (such as the Sexual Offences Act 2003) which has assigned sex workers to a “negatively privileged” group prevented from accessing a full citizenship identity (Lockwood, 1996, 538). Sex workers experience civic deficits (stigmatised, power, and fiscal) and inferior resource allocation, as their access to social citizenship rights are curtailed on moral and material grounds. Despite claims by policy and lawmakers to support and protect this group, the article proposes that the structure and operation of citizenship interplays with victim and criminal discourses to further marginalise sex workers. This is evidenced in the article by the example of exiting programmes, which reconfigure and reinforce the exclusion of sex workers while claiming to provide a supportive route out of the profession.

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“…This underground and discreet activity of male masseurs is unknown to the general public. Thereby sex massage therapy is disguised as prostitution (Wiryawan & Bunga, 2018;Tayibnapis et al, 2019;Matolcsi et al, 2021;Monk-Turner & Turner, 2017).…”

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The Unknown World of Male Masseurs

Tabiolo

2023

IRSSR

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Massage as a camouflage for prostitution using the online dating application is one of the rarely explored topics. This qualitative study, in the form of a narrative, presents a comprehensive story of the lives and situational experiences, vulnerabilities, and resiliencies of five freelance male sex masseurs. A narrative approach was used in the study. Specifically, this study highlights personal and social circumstances of the participants and the participants’ motivation and exposure to engage as a sex massage therapist. The study revealed that participants had varying reasons for entering this kind of career; the common denominator in offering extra service was that they came from poor families, were abuse victims, and had low academic performance. The love for their families, easy money above all, a personal choice motivates them to engage in sex massage. For most participants, part of their motivation is the economic benefit, which bolsters the position of an economic necessity to alleviate their financial conditions. Further, their current personal circumstances, specifically the lack of job opportunities due to their educational attainment, limit their choices of profession. The results of this study conformed with the understanding that the most common reason for engaging into sex work concerned the financial benefits; that most participants enjoyed being male-sex masseurs; and the participants have positive improvements in their psychological health in terms of increased self-esteem, self-confidence, and the ability of the work to reduce feelings of depression and isolation.

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The Current Landscape of Prostitution and Sex Work in England and Wales

Cited by 18 publications

References 35 publications

Exploration of student sex work in the North East of England

Exploration of student sex work in the North East of England

Sex Workers: Citizenship Status and Identity, Civic Deficits, and Exiting

The Unknown World of Male Masseurs

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