I do not shout it from the top of the roofs that i am an escort, hooker or whatever. I am simply from europe, where this profession is not illegal. And i mean i am all for protecting your beliefs, and i never said being a courtesan is different to being a hooker, that is other people pretending , not me. Spreading legs for money is mostly all there is too it. Anyone pretending that its about more than that, well :-) haha. There are political activists out there - in the USA - where everyone knows they have been or are sexworkers. They do life coaching now. So life cannot be so bad working this job if you are in the right enviroment. I for example am a psychologist catering to the needs of alternative lifestyles. So - being an escort is kind of the entrance to that life. And i worked hard for that life too. I would NEVER EVER acquire a job where they don`t take me because they are conservative nuts. Sorry, no do. And i don`t REALLY want to live in HOUSTON. :-)) So i agree not everyone needs to know, that is right. But i disagree to keep even close friends out of the loop and therefor abuse them. And anyway, if you regard this profession as so dangerous for your "real life" then why are you doing it? I do it in a combination of my work ethics and as a psychologist who caters to individuals who live alternative lifestyles no one can make a burden out of this one.
I don`t want to be an attorney :-)), and if i can`t handle the negative side effects why be in it anyway? If i am planning to be a professional in an area where such information matters then i simply would not take the risk. There are other ways of financing a career too. And believe me, in an internet based world of escorting (or being a hooker as you call it) it does not matter if you show your face or not. You are doomed anyways. Everyone knows what you are doing anyway. Even if people blurr the heck out of their faces they are still recognisable. I don`t really need to show my face. I have a very distinctive tattoo :-). Everyone who knows me knows that Tattoo :-)
I know many other escorts too, who have a profession where being an escort is not a bad thing. In fact the writer of this belle de jour blog did not have any negative side effects either when someone outed her identity. So - its not all like you pointed it out :-). you can use this job as advantage too. Besides, after a while you should have shuffled up so much money, that it does not matter anymore what anyone thinks. And in the USA Porn stars are like any other people aren`t they?