How has Covid impacted the world's oldest profession?

How has Covid impacted the sex industry?  Everyone has had to make changes to cope with the pandemic, but what about when your income is derived from intimacy?

 

Samantha X is an escort and owner of Samantha’s Angels escort agency.  She tells us she was taking lots of calls during lockdown, from women looking to begin work in the industry.   Fiona Patten is a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council, best known for establishing the Sex Party 15 years ago.  Fiona tells us the pandemic accelerated new technology in the sex industry, enabling workers to engage with their clients in entirely new ways.

 

Everyone used the word ‘pivot’ during the pandemic.  Well, how has the sex industry pivoted to deal with the challenges it faces….? 

 

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