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 (DIR) Post #9pgsga2KI9EViXOvR2 by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:07:16Z
       
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       Really tired of this lie that trans people are all rich.  It’s exactly the opposite, and the situation is extremely dire for most of us doing sex work.
       
 (DIR) Post #9pgsgaMB6L72i6gmNU by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:09:52Z
       
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       Going to be posting a few selections from a 2015 study “meaningful work” ( https://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/Meaningful%20Work-Full%20Report_FINAL_3.pdf )
       
 (DIR) Post #9pgstMmSt6jSMz4xJA by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:16:15Z
       
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       We’re not just broke we’re poor as in “live below the poverty line” and a huge chunk of us do sex work (most also *very* poor)We experience higher rates of workplace discrimination, higher rates of unemployment, we’re more likely to be arrested and to do time once arrested, and domestic violence shelters are very hostile to us.
       
 (DIR) Post #9pguGRvk0XSsxIzLcW by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:32:53Z
       
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       14% of trans women do sex work, at AT LEAST twice the rate of the general population (about 6%) and twice the rate of all white trans people (about 6% including all genders and assignments at birth.)among trans people of color the number doubles to 27%, among Black women it quadruples to over 40%.About 3% of trans people have exchanged sex for food or a place to sleep.
       
 (DIR) Post #9pguIQ3PxE5ziRWCWW by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:36:04Z
       
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       7% of the total population in the US has experienced homelessness.  14% of trans people in the US have experienced homelessness.Among trans sex workers in the US that number jumps to *48%.*
       
 (DIR) Post #9pgx5Kypo7f04qpQKO by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:41:50Z
       
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       A minor takeaway from this data for me (in contrast to the major lessons to be learned about our population) is this: when we talk about “the community” online and how it has failed someone, we’re usually NOT talking about those of us who are homeless, deeply impoverished, doing street-level sex work, full-service sex work (hooking,) survival sex work, etc.  And if we were, the conversation would include a lot more than lip service reminders of who isn’t represented.
       
 (DIR) Post #9pgx5LHyewyN2DmiAK by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:48:24Z
       
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       These numbers are depressing but I would ask you to think about them.  I’m someone who has been a sex worker, doing full service work under a pimp who controlled almost every aspect of my life at the time.  I still count my lucky stars because I had an in-call space (our apartment) and because being white afforded me a better income, less overall work, and less work for each dollar.  There was usually one day a week that I wasn’t working, and I never saw more than three clients in one day.
       
 (DIR) Post #9pgx5LfNFxgiCmjOdM by Eweish@radical.town
       2019-12-06T14:55:51Z
       
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       That doesn’t mean at all that the rest of you are “rich.”  Not at all.  I’m pointing out that our range of (income, shelter, basic needs provided for) when we’re talking about trans people, *particularly trans women,* is significantly lower.  We’re not a wealthy population and it’s frankly pretty wild to be accused of all being rich kids.