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Here’s a powerful, heartbreaking, but inspirational story of ex porn performer “Sunset Thomas” (@SunsetThomas) — who was in the porn industry for decades, (she made over 200 films), and who also worked for years in Nevada’s legal brothels.

Now known by her real name Diane, this article shares her story, describing the horrific toll that the sex industry took on her because of how she was so used and abused by the men in her life. (Mostly personally, but sometimes professionally, as those worlds were often connected.) It also shares how incredibly difficult it was for Diane to leave the sex trade.

    “Thomas explained to a reporter how many of the men in her life poached off her decades of earnings, first in the porn industry and later in brothels that capitalized off her high profile adult industry name. She said despite the fact she spent over two decades in the profession – her name and face known throughout the world – she has little to show in the way of savings.

    “I’m finally out,” Thomas said. “I was tired of the stress and people forcing me to do things I don’t want to do. I’m tired of people trying to pressure me to keep doing it when I don’t have to do it. I want to live a normal life like everyone else.” […]

    “The conditions at the brothel where she was working were prison-like with two week, 24/7 lockdowns,” Dr. Martin said. “It was an existence for her that became more and more unbearable, mentally and physically. She wanted to leave, but the money she was making for them was an incentive for them to keep her in it.” […]

    Stanley [Diane’s mother] said it was difficult to hear her daughter say over and over again she didn’t want to live that kind of life anymore.

    “I heard her cry and say she did not want to do these things,” Stanley said. “But no one would help, until Robert (Martin). She and Robert had been friends for a long time and when she called and asked him for help he went and got her, but she was nearly dead.”

    Stanley was referring to Thomas’ poor state of health when Martin retrieved her from Las Vegas, where she had gone into hiding after being beaten and injured by someone she declined to immediately identify. After rescuing Thomas from a bad situation, Dr. Martin nursed her back to health, Thomas’ mother said.”

READ THIS FULL, INSPIRATIONAL, AND MOVING STORY AT THE LINK BELOW: (And please don’t forget to like, comment and share to spread the word and support the cause. Thanks! :-))

https://btinsleyreporter.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/retired-porn-star-sunset-thomas-escapes-life-of-prostitution/

NOTE: For some reason the reporter inserted a random short section in the middle of the article that shares a bishop’s opinion on women leaving the sex industry. While everyone is free to practice any faith or none as they choose, Diane has written on her Twitter account that she is spiritual and not religious, so she’s not following the religious aspects of the path that this bishop advises, who is someone who is not connected to Diane.

And to be clear, women in the sex industry are *exploited* by pimps, johns, husbands and boyfriends, etc. So those who are committing the greatest transgressions (“sins”, per the bishop) are not the women in prostitution, who are usually just trying desperately to survive, but the (almost always) MALE EXPLOITERS. It is these men — not the women they’ve exploited — who should be seeking “redemption”, by coming clean and making amends, etc. The bishop does provide some other solid advice, though, about exited women finding a new set of friends for support, who aren’t in the sex industry.

In any case, we wish Diane all the best with whatever path she chooses to take from here on out that helps her to heal and prosper in her new and healthier life.

Go Diane! Well done on your new life! We support you and are grateful for you sharing your story to inform, help, and inspire others! :-)

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‘It’s just a land-grab,’ says Hollywood star Rupert Everett as he joins protests over closure of leg

‘It’s just a land-grab,’ says Hollywood star Rupert Everett as he joins protests over closure of legal Soho brothels

Rupert Everett: ‘The whole of this town is slipping through our fingers’

Published: 19 December, 2013
EXCLUSIVE by WILLIAM McLENNAN
Email: [email protected]

HOLLYWOOD actor Rupert Everett joined a group of sex workers in court this week as they protested against the closure of scores of legal brothels in Soho. 

Earlier this month 200 police swooped on dozens of businesses in Soho in an attempt to clamp down on the trade of stolen goods. They raided more than 20 “walk-up flats”, where sex workers can legally ply their trade, and have now gone to the courts to seek “closure orders” claiming use of the flats is illegal. 

The English Collective of Prostitutes, whose campaign for sex workers’ rights is being supported by Mr Everett, have said that half the flats in Soho have now been closed. Dozens of women have been left without work and are now facing the dangerous prospect of selling sex on the street. 

The ECP said the raids “appear to prioritise the interests of property developers and the gentrification of historic Soho for the super-rich, over women’s rights to work in safety and support their families.” It added: “Some women have been discussing working on the street, where it is 10 times more dangerous, because they need money for Christmas.”

Mr Everett – who starred in My Best Friend’s Wedding alongside Julia Roberts – told the West End Extra: “It’s just a land-grab, facilitated by the police. It’s the puritanical sanitisation of London. London has become Monaco, it’s a tax haven for the ultra rich and we haven’t even noticed. 

“The whole of this town is slipping through our fingers. It’s a real example of the total corruption that’s going on in this country at the moment. They have no interest in the people who live in the town and work in the place.”

He echoed fears that women would be forced to work on the streets and cited the death of Elizabeth Valad, who was murdered by serial killer Anthony Hardy in 2002. He said: “They’ll be like the lady who was killed in Camden who had so many problems with the police in Soho that she moved to Camden outside and was killed by the Camden Ripper.” 

Police have sought the closure orders because they believe an unknown ringmaster is behind each flat and that they break laws by “causing or inciting prostitution for gain”. They also say that by agreeing working hours and rates, the women are being “controlled” by a third party, which is also illegal.

However, sex workers have attended court this week to argue their case, telling judges that they work of their own free will, for their own gain. At Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, district judge Sue Williams ordered a flat in Brewer Street to be boarded up after listening to lengthy evidence from a sex worker who has used the flat for the last seven years. 

The woman, from Albania, told the court: “Nobody tells me what to do. I’m 39 years old. Nobody can control me. I work and pay the bills, just like you do.” She added: “Nobody is controlling me.”

She said that she chooses how much to charge and told Robert Cohen QC, representing the Met police: “If he looks poor I can’t charge him a lot, but if he looks like you I will charge him more, I’m ­sorry.” 

She said that when she came to Britain she decided to become a sex worker. She then approached another woman in Soho and asked to use her flat, when she had days off or was on holiday.

Mr Cohen asked if she had been persuaded to start working by a third party who had told her “it was a good way to make money and live a good life.” But she denied anyone else’s involvement and said: “I decided myself. 

“When I got to this stage, I had already decided.” She added: “With the girls there we became friends as well. After work we would go for coffee. We have a community thing be­tween us. It’s nothing to do with anyone else.”

Source:

http://www.westendextra.com/news/2013/dec/%E2%80%98it%E2%80%99s-just-land-grab%E2%80%99-says-hollywood-star-rupert-everett-he-joins-protests-over-closur#.UrQlaWpo_2Q.twitter


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