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WHOSE BENEFITS?
Prostitution, sugaring, or being a trophy wife may be a matter of degree. Likewise with paying for time, paying for attention, paying for fantasy fulfillment, or paying for sex.
Jessie Sage is a sex worker and writer based in Pittsburgh, PA. She’s also the co-founder of Peepshow Magazine and the co-host of the Peepshow Podcast. Her words can be found in the Washington Post, VICE’s Motherboard, Hustler Magazine, Men’s Health, BuzzFeed, and more. She’s currently writing a book on sex work, motherhood, and illness called An Unexpected Place (forthcoming on West Virginia University Press).