A tax workshop was held last week at the New York City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center on W. 13th Street. Dozens of sex industry workers attended, seeking advice on how to file for their less than orthodox professions.
The event was organized by the Prostitutes of New York, a sex worker advocacy group and the sex industry magazine, Spread. Spread executive editor, Audacia Ray, said, "A lot of prostitutes are making enough to get by, so filling [taxes] can make them feel like a part of society."
Jane Vincent, a foot fetish model, said she believed the workshop would "do alot to remove the shame and illegitimate nature of the industry."
One prostitute, addressing the fears many sex workers have had for years, had this to say: "I just write down that I'm self employed and leave it at that. The form doesn't ask and I don't tell. Just because I work as a prostitute, I still want to be a tax paying member of society."
Source: NY Times online, 4/05/06
The event was organized by the Prostitutes of New York, a sex worker advocacy group and the sex industry magazine, Spread. Spread executive editor, Audacia Ray, said, "A lot of prostitutes are making enough to get by, so filling [taxes] can make them feel like a part of society."
Jane Vincent, a foot fetish model, said she believed the workshop would "do alot to remove the shame and illegitimate nature of the industry."
One prostitute, addressing the fears many sex workers have had for years, had this to say: "I just write down that I'm self employed and leave it at that. The form doesn't ask and I don't tell. Just because I work as a prostitute, I still want to be a tax paying member of society."
Source: NY Times online, 4/05/06
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