Relationship dynamics can become complicated when dealing with societal judgments surrounding a partner's profession, especially in sensitive roles like sex work which may elicit discomfort from family.
Ultimately, Byron's experience highlights a complex intersection of gender identity and exploitation, capturing both the struggle for self-understanding and the grim realities many young people face.
By extracting ancient DNA and analyzing stable isotopes from the infant's ribs, the researchers confirmed both his sex and that he was actively being breastfed before death, evidence pointing to postnatal care.
"I proudly call myself a hooker with a 401K," said consultant and sex worker Victoria Von Blaque, who urged the cops and the city to "stop trying to play Captain Save a Hoe. I went out and got a job, I had the education... but a lot of us are forced back to the streets."
Mariah Bostick, a sex worker, avoided jail after pleading no contest to accessory for her role in a fatal shooting by her pimp.