Beyond the Gaze

BtG is the largest study to date of the safety, working practices and regulation of internet based sex work in the UK. Numerous publications and resources were produced from the research detailed below.

‘Internet Sex Work’ (shown above) Sander, T., Scoular, J., Campbell, R., Pitcher, J. and Cunningham, S

available from the publishers in eBook and hardcover from:

https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319656298

and from Amazon on:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Sex-Work-Beyond-Gaze/dp/3319656295

Beyond the Gaze short film

This video showcases the stories of six current and former sex workers to highlight the working conditions of sex workers in the 21st century.

Practice Guidance

Beyond the Gaze ‘Practitioners Guidance for Working with Online Sex Workers’

Download the BtG (2018) ‘Practitioners Guidance for Working With Online Sex Workers’ University of Leicester here.

As well as being informed by findings from the Beyond the Gaze (BtG) surveys of projects, sex worker survey and interviews, this guidance has been shaped by practices and experiences shared by a range of individuals and organisations.

For a series of briefings also informed by the research follow the link below:

https://www.beyond-the-gaze.com/briefings/

For the full ‘BtG Safety and Privacy Information for Online Sex Workers’ produced by sex workers and informed by the findings from BtG follow the link below:

https://www.beyond-the-gaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BTGSafetyprivacyinfoOLSWs.pdf

The links below have downloadable flyers regarding Safety and Privacy for Online Sex workers. These can be downloaded by sex workers or support agencies to distribute:

‘Safety & Privacy Tips Quick Look’ in English: Privacy tips Safety tips

In Romanian Privacy tips Safety tips

In Portuguese Privacy tips Safety tips.

In Mandarin https://www.beyond-the-gaze.com/2019/02/25/beyond-the-gaze-in-mandarin/

Link to trifold leaflet ‘Safety & Privacy for Online Sex Workers’ Front Inside.