The purpose is to help preserve their health, their security and dignity. There is no other objective. The Blue Booklet was developed in in a group process by Antigone with the help of prostitutes and ex-prostitutes. Certain points in this document have been inspired by L.
We work at night. We sleep in the morning. We feel very lonely even though we have contacts with our clients. We feel very nervous. We always feel we are in danger because we do not know if the clients are mad or dangerous.
Because of all that it takes to be a prostitute, I am afraid. It is also not a good idea to carry a bag with a strap long enough to go around your neck. This type of use of drugs makes you less aware of what is going on around you. You are no match for a person who wants to harm you.
Make a lot of noise. Use the car horn. Put on the car lights. Drinking helps me to be able to do my work. It is better to use cotton underwear. Each STD has different symptoms. You do not know that you have hepatitis, chlamydia and HIV in their early stages. An STD does not go away without medication that is given to you by a doctor or clinic. Only a doctor can diagnosis your particular STD and give you the right medication to cure the parasite, bacteria or virus. An STD can be very bad for the health of the people you have had sex with.
You must take all of the medicine you are given by the doctor otherwise the STD may not be cured even if the symptoms go away. Your sexual partners must also take the medication. You will need to warn your sexual partners as soon as possible so that they will not give the STD to other people. It is possible to protect yourself from hepatitis A and B by vaccination.
