Sex workers: It’s our career choice

Sex work
Sex work

A sex worker and member of Nkaikela Youth Group, Gorata ‘Queen’ Tsokwane says sex work is a choice of work just like any other adding that they do not need rescue.

She said this at the just-ended National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) three-day HIV Prevention Symposium held in Palapye.

Tsokwane further told the audience that many sex workers just like her chose their line of work because it was the career they wanted to embark on. She added that it was high time people learnt to respect their profession.

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