A Tryst with Amsterdam Escort, Lucky Starrs

Oh, hello, darlings. Welcome back to A Tryst With, our worker interview series, we've missed you! Today we're catching up with the beautiful, vivacious, and incitful Amsterdam Escort, Lucky Starrs! How lucky are we?

Tell us your story, how did you get into the industry and what has your journey looked like thus far?

I started in the industry as a teenager having limited access to resources I needed. sex work was far more accessible than any job. I mainly walked a stroll where I grew up, then started sugaring and selling clips. Since then I’ve tried pretty much every niche of erotic labor and decided full service is where I am most comfortable and stable. Sex work started as a survival tool for me and I have been able to leverage it into a sustainable life changing force for myself and my family. I am incredibly proud of myself and grateful for fellow sw who have helped shape me and my hustle.

How has the industry changed since you started?

I have noticed an uptick in workers feeling the need to have multiple online presences, especially since covid happened. I think that sex work as an industry is always trying to be seen as legitimate in the eyes of a society that will always consider it deviant. Because of this, I think workers also have to constantly prove our legitimacy in order to not be considered “bad” by clients, internet algorithms, activist spaces, and mass media. By boosting our socials we are taking charge of our own image which is something people with deviant sexualities are often denied. On the other hand, being chronically online means we are laboring for less. I’ve considered deleting all my work socials many times, but the idea of not being in control of my brand makes me fearful of how my image and identity will be represented and exploited.

What do you think about the way sex workers are viewed in society?

I think we live in a world that hates poor people and sensationalizes sex in a really nasty way. I feel that ideology constantly harms sex workers and excludes us from social liberation movements by objectifying our labor while rejecting our existence in the same breath. We are difficult to categorize and that scares and confuses people

What type of legal model do you work under in the Netherlands and why do you think decriminalization is important?

Sex work has been legalized and painfully regulated in Netherlands. I have only been working in Netherlands for 6 months, and I tend to travel to other countries or see people visiting Amsterdam from abroad. One reason I do that is because of my visa status it would be impossible for me to work legally. If my status was found out by a potential club or brothel or window owner, mine and my family's visas could be revoked. There is also the constant threat of rezoning red light districts, implementing new window closure times, and vague plans for permit requirements. The Prostitute Information Center (PIC) is always trying to connect the public to what is actually happening for sex workers. They are a great place to look for more information and involvement in supporting workers in Amsterdam. I think decriminalization is important because it means potentially safer working conditions for certain workers. However I do not think it is not the end all be all that a lot of activists see it as. I’ve spent most of my life living in the United States. Living in a police state means anything going against the social order of the state (being trans, being Black, being a migrant worker, being disabled, being a drug user) is automatically criminalized. So while decriminalizing sex work is definitely harm reduction, I do think the idea of it being the key to our liberation as workers centers white cis abled bodied sex workers in the struggle which is not my goal as a laborer or activist.

What’s one myth about Sex Work or Sex Workers you’d like to bust?

That we are a monolith. Every media representation is so reliant on stereotypes, therefore portraying sex workers through a strict binary of race, gender, class, and disability. Sex workers are fully formed beautiful multidimensional beings with vast emotional landscapes and we deserve to not have to hide that in the name of respectability politics.

Is there a book, blog, tv show or movie that has had a major impact on your life? What was it and what did it teach you?

Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown has changed the way I view and cultivate my own ideas of community and safety. It helped me learn the importance and beauty of interconnectivity, which are two things I deeply value. Moses Moon (@thotscholar on twitter) has published so many insightful threads about gender/race/class relations that have definitely made me a better critical thinker.

What do you think the public should know about the sex industry?

The public should know that sex work and workers will not be erased and sanitized from world history. The underground economy of the sex industry has been the catalyst of so many historical cultural developments and will continue to be so regardless of puritanical efforts.

What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?

I write prose, poetry, and personal essays for small magazines and sometimes just myself. I’ve been studying astrology and tarot as an intuitive practice of mathematics and data for about 10 years. I also have a pretty good eye for trend forecasting and styling!

What’s your favorite way to relax and recharge after a long week?

I love a good indica joint and a piping hot bath, especially if I get to hang out in the desert. Bonus points if there are a lot of animals around! I also have a major sweet tooth so any gluten free goodies I can get my hands on are perfect.

My ideal date would consist of: Hanging out in a really old castle and being given anything I want

If you want to buy me a drink, you could order a: Earl Grey latte with lavender and almond milk

My favorite thing to be gifted is: I adore shopping sprees and collectible vintage fashion!

My favorite scent is: I have so many but my fave perfume is Maison Louis Marie No.4 and some of my favorite natural smells are cypress trees, juniper, jasmine flower and campfire smoke.

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