Power currently flows, of course, from the position that holds “Your willingness to interact with my/his ‘out-of-bounds’ sexual desires comes from *your* damage, not _my_ orientation or the commercial nature of the relationship in which h/we are engaged.” It’s simple-minded, uncritical, and shrowded in the thickest veil of ignorance, of course. As everyone here knows, however, it’s an attitude, like a leech dangling from the temples of most of those we see around us, that shows no signs of letting go. It’s not just, fair, or equitable, but it’s where we are (hopefully on our way to a better mindset).

Many sex-workers have hoisted the “I am Not a Victim” banner over the last few years. Perhaps, for the sake of the dim-witted / “vicious, ignorant bullies”, “And you can’t make Me into one” should be appended.

And thank you, Michael, for the reassurance that my efforts don’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. *hugs*