Using unpublished email interviews collected for a Home Office project on the sex industry, this anthology presents the individual stories of sex workers and buyers in England and Wales, in their own words. The author Natasha Mulvihill also re-interviews the participants to reflect on their original interviews, their experience of engaging in research and of managing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Of interest to policymakers and students of criminology, sociology, social policy, law and qualitative methods, the text seeks to navigate through the difficult politics of the sex industry and re-focus our understanding on the lived experiences of those involved.

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Front Cover
Experiences of the Sex Industry
Copyright information
Dedication
Table of contents
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction
Aims of the book
Policy context
Existing literature
2 Methods and Ethics
Data sampling and collection
Using email interviews
Ethics
Positionality
Narrative framework analysis
Participant involvement
Chapter and book structure
3 Female Independent Sex Workers
Participant narratives (original email interview)
Rosalind’s story (female erotic masseur)
Cordelia’s story (female independent escort)
Beatrice’s story (female professional dominatrix)
Helena’s story (female independent escort and adult content provider)
Blake’s story (non-binary independent escort and former sugar baby)
Discussion of first interviews
Participant reflections (second email interview)
Cordelia’s reflection (female independent escort)
Beatrice’s reflection (female professional dominatrix)
Helena’s reflection (female independent escort and adult content provider)
Blake’s reflection (non-binary independent escort and former sugar baby)
Discussion of second interviews
Conclusion
4 Male Independent Sex Workers
Participant narratives (original email interview)
Edmund’s story (male former adult film actor)
Fabian’s story (male independent BDSM worker)
Hector’s story (male independent escort and erotic masseur)
Sebastian’s story (male independent escort and erotic masseur)
Fenton’s story (male independent escort, actor and sexual health activist)
Discussion of first interviews
Participant reflections (second email interview)
Edmund’s reflection (male former adult film actor)
Fabian’s reflection (male independent BDSM worker)
Sebastian’s reflection (male erotic masseur and independent escort)
Fenton’s reflection (male independent escort, adult film actor and sexual health activist)
Discussion of second interviews
Conclusion
5 Managed Brothel Workers
Participant narratives (original email interview)
Titania’s story (female independent escort and brothel worker)
Emilia’s story (female former brothel worker)
Discussion of first interviews
Participant reflections (second email interview)
Titania’s reflection (female independent escort and brothel worker)
Emilia’s reflection (female former brothel worker)
Discussion of second interviews
Conclusion
6 Erotic Dancers and Strippers
Participant narratives (original email interview)
Imogen’s story (female stripper)
Isabella’s story (female independent escort, stripper, sugar baby)
Discussion of first interviews
Participant reflections (second email interview)
Imogen’s reflection (female stripper)
Isabella’s reflection (female independent escort, stripper, sugar baby)
Discussion of second interviews
Conclusion
7 Sex Buyers
Participant narratives (original email interview)
Byron’s story (male sex buyer)
Milton’s story (male sex buyer)
Nathaniel’s story (male sex buyer)
Discussion of first interviews
Participant reflections (second email interview)
Byron’s reflection (male sex buyer)
Milton’s reflection (male sex buyer)
Discussion of second interviews
Sellers’ experience of paying for sex
Conclusion
8 Reflection
Participant feedback
Reflections on method
Endings and beginnings
Notes
References
Index
Back Cover

Using extensive data from a large Home Office project on the sex industry, this anthology presents the individual stories of a diverse range of sex workers and buyers in England and Wales

2023-08-21