Even though sex work itself is currently legal in England, Wales and Scotland, everything surrounding it is not: soliciting in a public place, kerb-crawling, pimping, or simply having two sex workers operating in the same room – even if they’re just keeping an eye on each other’s safety. This effectively keeps the British sex trade taboo and off-radar, much like the brothel Lydia works from.

UK politicians have recently considered adopting rules inspired by legislation in the US known as ‘FOSTA-SESTA’. Signed into law in April 2018, it bans websites from hosting ads for sex, swiftly shutting down Backpage – a classified listings site sex workers used to advertise – and forcing Craigslist – the internet’s original classifieds site – to retire its ‘Personals’ section.

While some argue that the new law would help curb sex trafficking, Lydia argues that FOSTA-SESTA removes a vital resource. She believes that these websites provide a safety barrier for some of society’s most vulnerable women, who use them to safely advertise their services and screen clients. Losing that would mean turning to more dangerous ways of finding customers, risking being exploited, abused or killed in the process.

Edited by BoydBoss on 16/07/19 00:16am
Reason for editing: Update

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