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Photographed by Danielle Villasana/Redux.

"Tamara quit school in the 5th grade because her classmates constantly teased and insulted her. At 16 she began sniffing glue for a couple years to deal with depression and loneliness. At 18, she began [doing sex work]. Though she has looked for other work she says that people think [sex workers] have diseases and are vulgar, so they are turned away. 'I want to have a job with somebody I know, someone who trusts me. Because otherwise, they discriminate you, they look at you up and down when you're looking for work.'"