Let’s talk about SESTA-FOSTA. Why is it so important right now in particular to show everyone that sex workers are just regular people?

So many people when they hear about SESTA-FOSTA, they don’t understand how it’s hurting sex workers. They actually think it’s helping them, when that couldn’t be further from the truth right now. Treating all sex workers as victims is not helping the situation. They are people who are trying to do their jobs, and now their resources are being taken away from them—such as being able to do proper screening [of clients]. How do you expect sex workers to thrive if you’re removing their source of income? It’s ridiculous. I feel like if the public could actually see the type of people who are being targeted by this… I was in Toronto when FOSTA onset. Workers were just freaking out. It’s a really tumultuous time right now. I know they will pull through this, though—sex workers are some of the most resilient people out there. They’re not going anywhere, either. They’re just going to have to find new avenues to advertise. But, I think the public needs to understand what the actual truth is.