9 h. ago I used to be an escort, and a former client wants to be friends. What should I do? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Do you feel ready to merge your past and your present? By considering a friendship with this man, you can see if this will work for youUntil four years ago, I was a sex worker – specifically, a high-end escort. In my experience, when clients treat you with respect and understand the boundaries, it’s possible to form a relationship not unlike that between a therapist and a client.One client I was particularly fond of was a man a few years older than me. He is on the autism spectrum, which makes him somewhat socially awkward, but he is intelligent, creative and empathetic – and passably handsome. I always felt he would make a wonderful partner for a woman who could see past his quirks. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Mystery as dead bloke found naked in hotel bed was last seen with 'sex worker'

First responders found the man slumped over his motel bed wearing nothing more than a pair of socks. He was last week entering the room on Friday with a sex worker.

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8 d. ago Meat cleaver killer who brutally murdered sex worker is granted private parole hearing because HE fears facing her grieving mother

Stephen Wynne, 47, murdered 27-year-old mum-of-three Chantel Taylor, a sex worker, by striking her in the neck and then dismembering her body with a saw.

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1 week ago Female jail worker, 56, 'caught trying to have sex with inmate' and claims SHE'S the victim

Vickie Lynn Frantz has been fired and hit with a string of criminal charges after she was allegedly caught half-naked in her office with an inmate.

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2 w. ago 'I unknowingly handed my little daughter to man accused of abusing kids at daycare'

An Australian father of three is searching for answers over the care given to his children after recognising an alleged sex offender as his daughter's childcare worker

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3 w. ago Public 'sex act' on busy train discovered by worker sparks police appeal for witnesses

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a woman performing a sex act on a man in full view of other passengers on board the 7pm train between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday

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3 w. ago ‘A belter of a movie’: Guardian readers’ best films of 2025 so far

From repressive military regimes in I’m Still Here to funny French teenage delinquents in Holy Cow, readers pick films that have moved them this year• Read more of the best culture of 2025 so farSebastian is about an aspiring writer, Max, who lives a double life as a sex worker. It’s gritty and somewhat shocking, insofar as it’s not a highly discussed topic in film, yet it is also very tender. I watched it on a rainy Saturday afternoon without knowing anything about it. I was immediately hooked by how normal Max’s life was and intrigued by his decision to set up an online escort profile under the name of his alter ego, Sebastian, for the purpose of his novel, in which he details his varied sexual experiences. The film addresses issues such as shame, authenticity in fiction and consent with a refreshing lack of judgment on the topic of sex work. Ruaridh Mollica is fantastic as Max/Sebastian and I can’t wait to see him in more films. Ann-Marie, Glasgow Continue reading...

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4 w. ago My perfect holiday reading, by Bernardine Evaristo, David Nicholls, Zadie Smith and more

Authors including Michael Rosen, Samantha Harvey and Rutger Bregman reveal their books of the summerSummer reading: the 50 hottest books to read nowThe 10 best audiobooks for summerZadie SmithFor me summer reading is about immersion. Three novels fully absorbed me recently. Flesh by David Szalay is a very smart and stylish novel about the 1%, filtered through the life of a Hungarian bodyguard/driver in their midst. Cécé by Emmelie Prophète (out 23 September) vividly depicts the slums of contemporary Haiti via a very online young sex worker who lives her best life on Facebook. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie features a series of unforgettable women trying to work out what love means. The summer read I’m looking forward to myself is Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, a true original.David NichollsI would recommend two books, 800 pages and a shade under 150, depending on what you can carry. Helen Garner’s collected diaries, How to End a Story, are frank, gripping and rev...

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last month Tattle Life left me with panic attacks and fearing for my children's safety

Lauryn Goodman opened up about how Tattle Life left her with panic attacks and fearing for her children's safety as sick trolls said she was a drug-using sex worker.

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