Published 28 November 2024
COMIC: Mijntje is a comic series by one of our favourite allies, comic artist Margreet de Heer. Mijntje features a sex working character, Zina, who has just had a terrible day.
Images: Margreet de Heer
Margreet de Heer
Margreet de Heer is a comic artist who makes educational comics as well as 'Minnie', about a rebellious pansexual. Minnie and her girlfriend are in a polyamorous relationship with sex worker Zina.
Our favorite allies: Margreet de Heer
SHOUT-OUT: Red Insight is all about sex workers creating their own media and sharing their own stories. But sometimes we really want to shine a light on some of our biggest allies.
Mom, Dad, at least I don’t work for Facebook: Coming out to your folks
COLUMN: It’s so hard coming out of the closet as a doctor. People asking you all kinds of invasive questions like whether the operating theatre is dangerous with all those scalpels lying around, what’s the freakiest illness you’ve seen, whether there’s lots of exploitation of medical interns and nursing staff. Good thing we’re sex workers, and don’t have to deal with any of that!
How much time should I give my new partner to adjust to my job?
COLUMN: A whirlwind romance had brought me to a Greek island, where – sipping on a frappé, the sea lapping at my feet – my rose tinted sunglasses fell off. My lover informed me he could perhaps learn to tolerate my work.