The Science Of Sex

Sex work is one of the most stigmatized and misunderstood aspects of human sexuality. There are many different types of sex work, including phone sex, camming, stripping, "happy ending" massages, professional domination, and porn, to name a few. But the greatest stigma is probably reserved for the "full service" type of sex work (i.e., penetration and all), like that done by the workers at the Nevada brothels. (There are many other ways of doing "full service" type of sex work, from street walkers to illegal brothels to independent or agency-run escorts, but the Nevada brothels are the only fully legal and transparent avenue for this work). So what does it look like to live and work in these brothels? Who are the people doing these jobs, why are they there, what kinds of services do they provide, how much do they like the job, how often do they have orgasms with their clients...? Our guest on episode #58, Christina Parreira, answers these questions (and more) from both personal and professional experience -