About this episode

The episode addresses a listener's question about the morality of paying for sex and explores the associated feelings of shame and societal myths surrounding sex work.

Today, we're answering a listener question about sex work from the perspective of a client. Is it bad to pay for sex? Why did it make this listener feel awful afterwards? It's time to dispel some myths about sex work and see what the root of this shame might be. ASK AN ANONYMOUS SEX ED QUESTION: Fill out our anonymous form to ask your sex ed question FROM THIS EPISODE: Come to our Bi Flirting Night on 6/12 in Oakland, CA! | Our episode "The Realities of Queer Disabled Sex and Pleasure with Andrew Gurza" | Our episode "Hardwired for Connection: Intimacy, Pleasure, and Survival with Dr. Justin Garcia" TAKE OUR SMUT QUIZ: Find your page-turning turn-on with our new SMUT QUIZ! In just 5 questions, you'll get right to the good stuff with curated pages, poems, and audios. No slow burn. No fluff. Just pleasure.; Take the quiz here: https://sexedwithdb.fillout.com/smutquiz ABOUT SEX ED WITH DB: Sex Ed with DB is your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education — delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure. Empowering, inclusive, and grounded in real science, it's the sex ed you've always wanted. Season 14 of Sex Ed with DB is ALL ABOUT PLEASURE…

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Bezalel

Topics covered

• sex work
• shame
• myths about sex work
• client perspective
• listener question

Keywords

• sex work
• paying for sex
• shame
• listener question
• myths

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Oakland, CA

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