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[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

could you elaborate why exactly

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Violence and diseases. In consequence many sex workers get hurt regularly during their job, some get killed and many have PTSD and/or abuse drugs and alcohol.

In countries were sex work is legal this does not get significantly better, btw. I live in Germany where sex work is legal since 1950 or something and it's a job you even have to pay tax for. They still suffer from violence. There was a protest this year to give better protection from violence.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago

So specifically prostitution is dangerous, not sex work in general

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably because of desease and suff