Craigslist

I have failed to mention the new developments on Craigslist. Although they are not new anymore, I feel compelled to put my two cents in.
For the uninformed, Craigslist has recently added a feature that forces posters on the erotic services to pay $5 per ad.
And give up adress,phone number, creditcard information basically all your information so that authorities can track you down.
Its premise is to stop underage prostitution and get more control. But as so many times when establishment tries to help or understand subcultures and people with a different lifestyles it goes wrong.

I think more and more independants and college non pros will join agencies.
This pushes the independant away or amateur into casual encounters section.

As for men that largely work independant.

Some escorts work in escorting becasue they can't work legally or have no other means of supporting themselves.

Even if its a side income no one wants to be a labelled as sex worker. Especially gay for pay masseurs as yours trully.
I have a steady stream of regulars and suddenly all the girls I have encountered are either with agency or teams up with me.
I hope one day that the "Swedish model" is enabled in USA. Instead of punishing the sex workers, a profession that is under much stress anyway. One goes after the clients, giving the sex worker power and control. The model works like this, its legal to sell sex but illegal to buy. So I could advertise anything withouth trouble. It makes things allot easier.
Its a fundemental shift in perception. The whole illegality of prostitution in USA is to me very Adam and Eveesque( its a made up word ) but basically its the view that women are forcing the hepless man tricking him with her body and sensuality forcing him to cheat, pay and make mistakes.
Think of words like fallen woman, or fallen angel for male escorts.

In Sweden there are resources to help escorts, make them start over, get out of trafficking. And if they suffer violence they can go to police. I know of a couple of incidents personally where the girl has suffered violence and didn't go to police. Or gay bashing( I know a straight male stripper that got gaybashed outside his work, on his way home.

Anyway I think the new craisglist rule and practice is going to force more people into sex clubs, agencies and further underground.

Intrested to hear from people, sex workers and clients what you think.
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DD