13. Somebody You Love was a street based sex worker (Chantell Martin)
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09/16/21 • 63 min
Note: we had some technical issues this week, so the audio isn’t perfect, we’re sorry!
CW: whorephobia, transphobia, drug use, police entrapment, domestic violence, t-word, p-word
Chantell Martin is a transgender community service worker and activist at SWOP NSW, and former street-based sex worker. She moved from New Zealand to Sydney in the 80s and at that time began her gender transition, entered the sex industry, and began using drugs. She worked through the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s, before and after decrim in the 90s, and is now doing outreach helping the community through the COVID-19 pandemic with SWOP NSW
CHAPTERS
2:39 - Main Segment: Street-based sex work before and after decrim
49:35 - Questions of the week: most rewarding part, doubting yourself, difficulties, advice for clients
LINKS
SWOP NSW’s website: https://swop.org.au/
SWOP NSW on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SexWorkersOutreachProject/
SWOP NSW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SWOPnsw
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Somebody You Love is sponsored by Assembly Four, empowering sex workers through
technology: https://assemblyfour.com/
For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:
Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/
NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt
Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/
SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html
Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/
Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc
WA (SWEAR):http://sexworkerrightswa.org
WA (Magenta): http://magenta.org.au
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Note: we had some technical issues this week, so the audio isn’t perfect, we’re sorry!
CW: whorephobia, transphobia, drug use, police entrapment, domestic violence, t-word, p-word
Chantell Martin is a transgender community service worker and activist at SWOP NSW, and former street-based sex worker. She moved from New Zealand to Sydney in the 80s and at that time began her gender transition, entered the sex industry, and began using drugs. She worked through the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s, before and after decrim in the 90s, and is now doing outreach helping the community through the COVID-19 pandemic with SWOP NSW
CHAPTERS
2:39 - Main Segment: Street-based sex work before and after decrim
49:35 - Questions of the week: most rewarding part, doubting yourself, difficulties, advice for clients
LINKS
SWOP NSW’s website: https://swop.org.au/
SWOP NSW on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SexWorkersOutreachProject/
SWOP NSW on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SWOPnsw
Patreon (from $3AUD/month): http://www.patreon.com/somebodyyoupod
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/somebodyyoupod
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/somebodyyoupod
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somebodyyoupod
Somebody You Love is sponsored by Assembly Four, empowering sex workers through
technology: https://assemblyfour.com/
For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:
Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/
NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt
Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/
SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html
Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/
Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc
WA (SWEAR):http://sexworkerrightswa.org
WA (Magenta): http://magenta.org.au
MERCH: https://www.somebodyyoulove.net/store
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12. Somebody You Love is paid to have sex
Being paid for sex. How does that really work? This week we talk about the pressure to perform and to have orgasms, giving vs receiving, sex & oral logistics, consent, and kinks. Our misconception of the week is that men can’t find the clitoris and in Shit People Say Jenna learns that she is a human gumball machine.
CHAPTERS
3:00 Main Segment: Let’s talk about sex, baby
53:17 Misconception: Men can’t find the clitoris
57:09 Shit People Say: “put a dolla in get a dolla out is what they say”
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Somebody You Love is sponsored by Assembly Four, empowering sex workers through
technology: https://assemblyfour.com/
For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:
Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/
NSW (SWOP NSW): https://swop.org.au/
NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt
Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/
SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html
Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/
Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc
WA (SWEAR):http://sexworkerrightswa.org
WA (Magenta): http://magenta.org.au
MERCH: https://www.somebodyyoulove.net/store
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14. Somebody You Love has relationships
It’s the relationships episode! It comes as a shock to some but sex workers, like many other human beings, can and do have romantic relationships. We talk about why this is important for people to know, how our work has affected our romantic relationships, and monogamy vs non-monogamy. Our misconception this week is that men are always paying for it somehow, Jenna & Holly have their first disagreement on the show, and Jenna provides some insight into “hi” guys during Shit People Say.
Chapters
3:28 Main Segment: But is a whore gonna date YOU?
45:55 Misconception: Men are always paying for it somehow
55:28 Shit People Say: “whoa that’s a bit full on, isn’t it?”
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Somebody You Love is sponsored by Assembly Four, empowering sex workers through
technology: https://assemblyfour.com/
For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:
Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/
ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/
NSW (SWOP NSW): https://swop.org.au/
NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt
Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/
SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html
Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/
Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc
WA (SWEAR):http://sexworkerrightswa.org
WA (Magenta):http://magenta.org.au
MERCH: https://www.somebodyyoulove.net/store
Patreon (from $3AUD/month): http://www.patreon.com/somebodyyoupod
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/somebodyyoupod
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@somebodyyoupod
Somebody You Love - 13. Somebody You Love was a street based sex worker (Chantell Martin)
Transcript
Do you miss the free and affordable ads and social networks without all of the anti sex rhetoric?
Holly HarteAssembly Four is a team of sex workers and technologists from Melbourne, Australia, aiming to bring back free and fair advertising and social spaces to the sex working community,
Jenna LoveStepping away from the clunky design of traditional platforms
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