New to the escort scene

[Hugh G Rekshun 630]

... My question is if I were to get licensed would my landlord be contacted and informed that I'm an escort?....

 

I admit I don't know the answer, but you could take out a private mailbox and submit that as your work address. Corporations do that all the time.

[capitalCforcougar 16766]

my landlady knows I see clients in my apartment.. and has advised me that although she doesn't care... that if another tenant in the building had issue.. and reported it to the management company.. then I would.. in short.. be out on my @ss and she herself *may* get flack for not reporting me (if management figured out she knew ahead of the complaint)

I am ridiculously discrete though.. especially about the prrrrivate den.... for mostly that reason...

 

and if you were a licensed independent 'agency'... does that mean you would have others working for you? *that* would draw attention I would think...

[Regent 35404]

While admirable that you want to operate legally, you simply can't. PCEPA, the federal law which governs sex work, views all sex workers as victims, and all of our clients as criminals who are exploiting us. Licensing has no effect on the federal law or how it is interpreted, and under the law, the city is functionally a pimp.

 

The City of Winnipeg license is a money grab at best, and at worst creates a higher degree of risk and exposure for you, because it requires that you identify yourself to the police as an escort in order to get your license.

 

The license for an independent escort agency (as well as escorts, escort agencies, body rub parlour and body rub practitioner), explicitly excludes any nudity in advertisements or on the premises, or any suggestion that the services might be sexual or include "nude entertainment." If you do any of the things that most escorts do and that most clients expect, you'd be violating the terms of your license.

 

While the Winnipeg Police are supposedly not targeting sex workers, they are still going after clients in some situations, and in the past have participated in intimidating visits to independent escorts under the guise of being a client, to "offer resources". Your premises being a known and documented place where sex work clients are coming and going seems risky for both you and your clients.

 

There are no legal protections for sex workers when it comes to residential tenancies. If you apply for a license, they could contact your landlord, or your name and address may be part of the public record. If your landlord decides to evict you for being an escort there's likely little you could do about it, and even if you were entitled to some general protections under the residential tenancies act, I would not assume that you would receive equal protection, as sex workers regularly experience discrimination due to stigma.

 

The city licensing scheme is a mess, and doesn't fit in with current federal law in a way that makes sense. If you're operating independently you're better off saving your $2300.

 

If you do decide to apply for the license, make sure you've done all your research, have carefully considered the pros and cons of getting licensed, and understand the contradictory legal framework that the licensing system exists in.

 

There is a Safe Space for Sex Workers in Winnipeg that recently had a presentation by a couple of lawyers who are working on sex work related resources. PM me if you'd like details on the meetings - I'm not sure but they may have the lawyers come in again and it would be a good opportunity to ask questions (though because PCEPA is so new, much of the law hasn't been interpreted yet.)

[fresh 8278]

Regent has made very strong points. The license almost seems like a hook to get you listed in the system. A system that is against this industry. Also I wonder if it could lead to you having difficulty crossing the border by ending up on a list. I don't know but I wonder.

 

From my perspective as a client concerned about my privacy and also that of the providers is to if at all possible so it away from your home

A hotel room or rent another location.

probably good if it is easy to terminate the location and move to a new one. If you get a bad client and can move to anothe hotel then you can easily avoid problems. Also you avoid the attention regular traffic could draw. In a hotel the guests in the other rooms change and people are coming and going all the time so it is easy to not seem out of the ordinary

If you do receive guests to your home I would say you should really up your screening

For me as a client I feel less worried going to a hotel than to an apartment.

[Kissralynnkay 1129]

"Licensed Independent Agency" means only me working by myself as independent. Discretion will not be an issue but would the City contact my landlord as part of informing them that I'm an escort? that would be a problem.

[Kissralynnkay 1129]

That is so informative thank you!

[capitalCforcougar 16766]

"Licensed Independent Agency" means only me working by myself as independent. Discretion will not be an issue but would the City contact my landlord as part of informing them that I'm an escort? that would be a problem.

 

If it's you.. working for you... with you...<grin>, then you are fine just as you are.. an independent agent...

a lot of potential hassle with attempting to become 'licensed'..... I would think. Not worth the trouble.

 

"If it ain't broke.... don't fix it" comes to mind here hehe :)

[Kissralynnkay 1129]

very true :)