Sex Work & Daddy Issues
2017-12-22 02:05:23.702487+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Andre Shakti: Sex Work and Daddy Issues: A Love Story
I definitely have “daddy issues” — and “mommy issues” and “uncle issues” and “grandmother issues.” As a sex worker, the “daddy issues” trope is particularly stigmatizing because some of us do come from what traditional society would deem “broken” homes, where we’ve been failed by the masculine role models in our lives.
What may come as a surprise, though, is that the catalyst for our familial trauma and isolation often results from family members’ discovery of our sex work — and/or gender identity, sexual orientation, etc — not the other way around.