DYK 19thC men who went to brothels could pay for #AnalSex, #GroupSex, #masochism, #OralSex, #sadism, or #voyeurism. They could also enjoy erotic shows, including women having sex w/Great Danes. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #BDSM #DecrimNow #HistSex #kink #SexWork #Zoophilia

DYK about #EdwardVII’s "machina d'amour"? He had them built so #SexWorkers could more easily please him & handle his girth. #Victoria’s son depended on #SexWork! Why do we still stigmatize it as his mother did? Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow

But #SexWork in NYC & other towns remained on the fringes of city life until 1820. All in all, there was little commercial sex in the colonies & early republic. Compared to Europe, it was quite rare. Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DecrimNow

Happy Sex Worker Pride Day (September 14th). It’s a great day to support sex workers by donating to sex worker-led organizations. Help me make a list of org’s donation pages below! #sexworkerpride #sexworkiswork #decrimnow

DYK #SexWorker’s streetwalking increased at night after gas-light street lamps appeared in the 19thC? Riskier than working in a brothel, many #hookers had to take on 15 Johns a day to survive. Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Decrimnow

Happy International Sex Worker Pride Day! ##DECRIMNOW