End The Stigma Against Sex Workers

Sex workers are constantly shunned and tagged as shameful, even though the occupation is something some people have to do to survive. 

People who choose to enter the field shouldn’t be judged for their choice of occupation.

That type of stigma briefly took away many sex workers’ main source of income. Onlyfans, a subscription social network, recently announced that they would ban sexually explicit content starting Oct.1 after receiving requests from its bank partners. 

They later tweeted on Aug. 25 that the ban would be removed, per people’s requests.

Regardless, the first announcement led many sex workers to start promoting other platforms that would allow them to continue working. 

The problem is that other multimillionaire corporations, like Pornhub, aren’t as safe. 

Pornhub has profited from cases of human trafficking and has displayed more than 100 confirmed cases of child sexual abuse, according to an Internet Watch Foundation investigation.

That is an issue that platforms like Onlyfans has solved by allowing sex workers to work for themselves. By supporting Onlyfans, you are directly supporting the creator of the content.

Although beneficial for sex workers, the removal of the ban brought up fears that it could drive the business back underground or back on the streets. It caused many to refuse to go back to producing content on the platform.

It’s time to end the stigma. The sex industry and its workers have been taboo subjects for far too long. 

Do not undervalue their work. Refrain from labeling someone a slut or prostitute because of the way they appear or how much sex they have.

Even though many people are uncomfortable discussing it, sex work is a profession prevalent in almost every country in the world.

They are people too, who deserve our respect for being human.