6. Somebody You Love is a transgender sex worker (Danika Deep)

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07/29/21 • 63 min

CW: mentions of sexualised labels for trans individuals

This week we sat down with award-winning transgender escort Danika Deep to discuss her experiences making porn, offering GFE/PSE, and being a pro-domme. She discusses working with clients with a disability, her relationship to her preferred pronouns, what it’s like being both active and passive in the bedroom, and Our Questions of the Week are all questions for Danika submitted by our patrons, and for Shit People Say she shares the story of an ill-informed haggler.

CHAPTERS

2:04 Main Segment: Somebody You Love is a transgender sex worker

30:46 Questions of the week: hetero clients, gender roles, lockdown, self fetishisation

55:32 Shit People Say: “how’s about we do it for this?”

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For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:

ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/

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Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/

SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html

Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/

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WA (SWEAR): http://sexworkerrightswa.org

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CW: mentions of sexualised labels for trans individuals

CHAPTERS

2:04 Main Segment: Somebody You Love is a transgender sex worker

30:46 Questions of the week: hetero clients, gender roles, lockdown, self fetishisation

55:32 Shit People Say: “how’s about we do it for this?”

LINKS:
Scarlet Alliance Chuffed fund: https://chuffed.org/project/sex-worker-support
EnVilopes by Violet Macc: https://twitter.com/violetmacc_bbw

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:

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

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5. Somebody You Love doesn't want (or need) rescuing

CW: This episode is about a serious subject and we talk about violence, sexual assault, drug use, forced labour, racism, and use the p-word.

It’s time for a Jenna-sode! This week we are talking about the moral panic of human trafficking, and how the best of intentions can cause serious harm to sex workers and victims of trafficking alike. Our misconception for the week is that sex workers are women and clients are men. For Shit People Say we go on a surprise journey into the Star Wars universe, and we discuss receiving gifts from clients.
Emergency Support Fund for Sex Workers in Australia: https://chuffed.org/project/sex-worker-support

CHAPTERS

2:25 - Main segment: The moral panic of human trafficking

32:43 - Misconception: Sex workers are women, clients are men

36:22 - Shit People Say: Surprise Star Wars roleplay

41:19 - Question of the Week - How do you feel about receiving gifts? Is a gift at every booking too much?

REFERENCES:

You’re Wrong About Human Trafficking

Reply All episode on FOSTA/SESTA

International Labour Organizations’s 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery:

BBC Most London sex workers 'not trafficked', says study

The Conversation: Only a minority of UK sex workers have been trafficked

The New Republic: Liberal Feminism Has a Sex Work Problem

Washington Post: Lies, damned lies and sex work statistics

The Honest Courtesan

The Guardian: Prostitution and trafficking – the anatomy of a moral panic

Travel Agency: A Critique of Anti-Trafficking Campaigns, Nandita Sharma, 2003
Migrant Workers in the UK Sex Industry, Dr Nick Mai, 2011
White Slave Traffic in International Law, Jean Allain, 2017
The Evolution of Human Trafficking Messaging in the United States and its Effect on Public Opinion, Tabitha Bonilla & Cecilia Hyunjong Mo, 2018

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7. Somebody You Love has friends in the industry

We’re talking about friendships and relationships within the industry - there aren’t many industries in which it is expected that you sleep with your colleagues and this presents some unique challenges! We talk brothel camaraderie, feeling isolated, and doubles bookings gone bad. Our misconception of the week is that sex workers don’t pay tax, Jenna vilifies a man for mistakenly thinking she had solicited his dick pic and we share some interesting memories of one another.

CHAPTERS

2:07 Main Segment: Somebody You Love has friends in the industry

45:53 Misconception: Sex workers don’t pay tax

51:05 Shit People Say: Why vilify me?

57:38 Question of the Week: What is your favourite memory of the other host?

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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

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Somebody You Love - 6. Somebody You Love is a transgender sex worker (Danika Deep)

Transcript

Jenna Love00:00:02.008

COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the sex industry, and snap lockdowns and travel restrictions mean that there are times when sex workers require emergency financial relief in order for them and their dependents to stay safe, housed and fed.

Holly Harte00:00:16.260

Sex workers don't get sick or holiday pay and many have no savings to fall back on. The stigma and discrimination that we face means that some h