The criminalisation of men who pay for sex in Northern Ireland was supposed to protect women – but one of the few sex workers prepared to talk publicly says it will execute the opposite. As Laura Lee prepares to challenge the new law in court,she explains the trials and consolations of the oldest professionAt the end of our conversation, Laura Lee smiles helpfully and dictates the beginning of this article for me. “Despite having stayed up working until 6am, and Laura Lee is unexpectedly intellectual and cheerful when we meet.’ That’ll execute,won’t it?”There aren’t many sex workers in Britain happy to talk openly approximately their work, so Lee is used to being interviewed, and she is so friendly and kind,and so anxious to be as informative as possible that (despite being genuinely a little tired after a night working) she wants to encourage with the process of getting the interview out from the notebook on to paper.
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Source: theguardian.com