Girls, are you or have ever been a sex worker?

[Anonymous]

Are you or have any of you ever been a sex worker or in the adult industry, such as camgirl, stripper, porn actress, nude model, prostitute, fetish model, escort, etc?

If so, why did you pursue a career in the sex industry?

Did you make good money in the sex industry?

Did your line of work ever put you at risk?

Has being a sex worker affected your health?

How did your line of work affect your personal life?

How did it affect your relationship with your parents and family members?

How did working in the adult industry affect your sex life?

Have you had, or plan on having, any plastic surgery done?

Did your line of work cause you to develop any substance abuse-related issues?

Did you ever regret choosing your profession in the sex industry?

[CourtneyJane]

I was a stripper for about 6 years, through college and a couple of years after graduation. I worked at a high-end gentleman's club. I also worked as a nude and lingerie model, and I still do some boudoir modeling from time to time.

I became a stripper to put myself through college and I made more than enough to do just that. In fact, I made enough to pay my tuition, rent a house in a good neighborhood, AND buy my dream car- a Porsche. I probably made more than half a million a year at my peak. I was also hired to work in Las Vegas for a few summers and that was a grand experience.

I had a few stalkers, which got REALLY terrifying, but worst of all I was sexually assaulted on stage in front of everybody. A patron charged up on the stage while I was naked, grabbed me from behind, reached around and grabbed my womanhood, and managed to get one of his fingers up inside my vagina. While he was doing this and I was trying to fight him off, members of the audience were crowding the stage and were actually cheering him on. Eventually, the bouncers managed to swarm the stage, got him off me and out of me before dragging his drunk ass to a back office to await the police. After he was forced to let me go I literally ran backstage with tears gushing down my face, grabbed a robe to cover myself, and left the club, leaving my belongings behind. That night I learned how it felt to be violated and I didn't return to the club for three months, hell I didn't even attend my college classes. My assailant was charged with sexual battery almost a year to the day (it should have been a rape charge). As a result, I had to change- I had to become ruthless and had to learn how to protect myself and my interests. My old friends and co-workers told me that I became arrogant, that I was a different person when I got hired back to the club.

According to my physician during my last visit, I am healthy as it gets. I work out religiously and I have never had any STDs. I am very cautious of that, so much so that I've had all of my intimate partners tested before I would get intimate with them.

In regards to my personal life- had I not become a stripper, I would have never felt free to explore my bisexuality and I wouldn't be with the amazing woman I share a home with today.

My father passed away in a work-related accident when I was 15. My mother and the rest of my family disowned me when they found out what I was a stripper and a bisexual.

I managed to have many great sexual relationships as a direct result of me being a stripper. The first woman I had sex with was a fellow stripper, I met my previous fiance when he worked as a bartender at the club, and the last guy I dated was a male stripper that I shared the stage with a few times during "Ladies Nights" events.

I had a labiaplasty done about a year after I started stripping so I would look more appealing while naked. I plan on having breast implants put in next year before I go back to stripping, to make myself more proportionate.

I drink socially, but never in excess, and I won't ever touch hard drugs. I smoke weed on occasion. I probably would've been into 420 regardless if I was a stripper or not. ( I blame college for that one.) However, I was hooked on cocaine for a while and that happened as a result of me being a stripper. Cocaine would just be readily available backstage and many of the strippers would do lines before going up on stage, myself included. I haven't touched coke in over 3 years.

I don't regret anything except for the drug addiction I put myself through, and I do plan on going back to being a stripper since I'm 27, my looks and sex appeal aren't anywhere near fading yet, and I miss my friend (many of whom still work at the club) and the amount of money I made.

[Asker]

Sorry to hear about the assault, that sounds horrific. Why are you going back to stripping? What was your strip routine like?

[Asker]

You still there?

[CourtneyJane]

I don't HAVE to answer all of your stupid questions, but oh well. I'm going back because I hate sorting pills behind a counter for old geezers while getting paid barely above the minimum wage, I miss my friends, I miss the lifestyle and I want to make real money again. My partner wants me to quit my job at the hospital and she'll take care of me, but I need my freedom back and she absolutely DID NOT want me to go back to being an exotic dancer. She's possessive of me and this issue has caused many knock down drag out arguments between us, but she relented and I'm going back to my old career next year once this virus shit ends. My routine, the one that made me popular, involved me coming out on stage clad in nothing more than high-heels, a top, a thong, and a few accessories like wrist/armbands and a choker. I would strut around on the runway like a fashion model but more spiced up- striking sexy poses, shaking my bare ass, performing standing leg splits, etc. then I would hit the pole and do some gymnastics mixed with standard pole dancing, then I would get down on my knees at the end of the runway and take my top off, now I'm topless and things get spicier from here. I'll leave the rest to your imagination because I would improvise a lot, but it usually involved me doing pole grabs with my butt cheeks, me getting upside down on the pole, my thong would come off at some point, and at one point started to masturbate a bit, sometimes stroking the pole with my naked pussy until I would come to the edge of orgasm. There, you happy?

[northerngal]

Well while not actively performing I did run an agency for about 2 years. It was fun and profitable with minimal effort. I stopped due to getting into a relationship and he did not approve.

[Klarka93]

I tried because of money. I immidietaly realized that I will not get huge amount of money so I stopped with making porn. It also destroyed my relationship with whole family and friends. The worst decision in my life.

[Anonymous]

I was a stripper for like a month it was really good money and quite body positive I quit after one night a knife was pulled Don me and I was literally raped so there are definite risks

[Asker]

I'm really sorry to hear that. Some people don't respect other people's boundaries. They're the kind that feel they could just take what they want without earning it.