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M.K. is a brand marketing professional and full-time student, working on her second degree at an Atlantic Canadian university.

She also happens to be a sex worker.

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M.K. came to prominence this fall as St. John’s, N.L., debated new massage parlours. Her voice helped shed light on the inner workings of a seemingly murky world and contributed to the removal of a moratorium in place since 2015.

Here are nine things M.K. unpacked about the industry, in an interview with the National Post:

1. Sex workers are entrepreneurs

Her brand marketing venture and sex work have much in common.

“It’s exactly the same but also totally different. It’s same in that the work that I do is what I get paid for. In brand marketing, I propose a website to someone … we talk about it, what they’re looking for. I provide a service and then I am reimbursed for that service.”

One difference: how she bills for her services.

“What’s different in sex work is that I charge by hour and also by service. My rate per hour will change depending on what we’re doing, but it is a flat rate.”