I never really had a feeling about it either way as I not out to friends and family and I don't mix personally or professionally with any other sex workers. My accountant iand HMRC are the only ones who know.However. I totally spat my dummy out after having a police check for a new civvy job and in other information section. Came up as "known prostitute ". Yes this funked me right off. I felt it was used as a warning to protect others from me. I not a criminal. I don't do anything illegal but yet the police feel the need to give that out. Yes its a derogatory term to me when used in certain circumstances.
I had a serious stalker that I had to get police involved. I was the victim of a crime. I wasn't the criminal yet they added that info.
A client years ago informed me that being a prostitute was very much illegal but escorting wasn't.
However. I totally spat my dummy out after having a police check for a new civvy job and in other information section. Came up as "known prostitute ". Yes this funked me right off. I felt it was used as a warning to protect others from me. I not a criminal. I don't do anything illegal but yet the police feel the need to give that out. Yes its a derogatory term to me when used in certain circumstances.
I felt the police had no reason to add my profession whatever they want to call it. Would they have done that if I was a plumber! No they wouldn't but the police in my experience always assume that sex work is linked to criminal activity/drugs.
The police put "Independent Escort" in the "Last known occupation" section of my DBS check for a course and voluntary work with vulnerable people.
I'd think you have legal grounds to have that removed MB?
Topic: the term prostitute? (Read 44820 times)