I am a man who regularly visits prostitutes. There are quite a few of us β according to a Business Insider article , as many as one in seven American men will visit a prostitute at some point in their lives. As much shame as society casts on sex workers, the stigma of the regular client is also strong. Recently, trusted online services were shut down in investigations for alleged child trafficking, so I decided it was time to speak up and tell my story.
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