The day I turned 18 I was having sex for money the same as the day before.

I was stuck in the cycle of cse and underage sex work from 12/13 and was sexually abused from 4.

Saying it's bad I was sex working at 18 is stupid.

Because with the transition...

... to being an adult sex worker. I met other consensual older sex workers who gave me advice. I got twitter and could sell nudes legally and could escort indie.

This allowed me to move away from the people who abused me as a teenager (not fully till recently)...

... and to leave home which was unhealthy.

I honestly hate every man who had sex with me at 18 I was obviously young and vulnerable.

But increasing the legal age of sex work to 21 would have kept me in exploitation which was getting raped nearly everyday...

... and stopped me from engaging with other sex workers who have taught me boundaries and safety.

If we want to tackle girls at 18 getting into sw we need to tackle child abuse and poverty.

Sex work isn't the main issue, but is often the solution for people who...

... dont have any other options.

The men may be perverts, but we have to put vulnerable sex workers first and criminalizing the sale of sex by 18/19 year olds will make it worse.