Africa: Older Women and Sex Work in Africa

Despite the work being done to raise awareness in society about sex workers as people worthy of respect, they are often still treated as lepers. Why is it that we only seem capable of an empathetic response once older women enter the 'world's oldest profession'? asks Lineo Segoete.

Sex work is often cited as the oldest trade among humans. Many people love sex as an act, some keep it on the down-low, while others want to love it but cannot resign themselves to the shame and guilt engraved in their minds around it. Then there are those who want sex but have a hard time getting it the conventional way.

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