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Why I host a supper club for sex workers
Posted: 2025-11-21 08:11:08
I love this positive story from The Financial Times in London:
"This space is just about having a nice time," says Rosina. "It's a closed safe space -- you can talk, relax and meet up with people. It's something nice to do.
Two editions of Rosina's supper club (tickets from 80) are typically hosted each month; one is reserved exclusively for sex workers, of whom there are estimated to be more than 100,000 in the UK.
"I do it as an ally," says Rosina, who by holding these events is helping to combat the stigma and shame surrounding sex work, and push the narrative that, for many people in the community, sex work can be a choice over which they have agency.
The most refreshing thing about being a fly on the wall for the evening? Not once do you hear the question: "What do you do?"
"There's so much emphasis on survival in our community, which is understandable because it's not always an easy path in life," says one guest, who has been a sex worker for four years and now works in advocacy.
"But Paris's supper club is a glittery space that allows for the more fantastical elements of our community to shine through." Adds another: "As a sex worker, having a seat at the table can have many meanings. At Paris's, we have a table of our own."
Tonight's event begins upstairs in Rosina's living room, with a silver platter of fried potato canaps served with a Wright's Wines pt-nat and Showerings Cider for those who have opted for the drinks package (an additional 50).
The conversation is energetic. "You can hear them from downstairs when it's a sex workers' night because they're all talking," says Rosina. "Nobody is shy." The party continues downstairs where the kitchen is decked in a leopard printtopped tablecloth: on the menu are piles of jalapeo and corn butter served with cornbreads shaped like madeleines.
The entertainment -- sex-worker dinners usually come with a show -- is provided by singer-songwriter MilkMaiden, who serenades the room with a fan favourite, "The Death of All Men". Previously, guests have been given a burlesque show by Miss Angel Bella (she danced the caterpillar across the table on top of a spread of jelly).
"She had on these thigh-high red boots, the light fitting was swinging around... It was just iconic," Rosina says.
Read more here:
archive.ph/BgIJU
I love this positive story from The Financial Times in London:
"This space is just about having a nice time," says Rosina. "It's a closed safe space -- you can talk, relax and meet up with people. It's something nice to do.
Two editions of Rosina's supper club (tickets from 80) are typically hosted each month; one is reserved exclusively for sex workers, of whom there are estimated to be more than 100,000 in the UK.
"I do it as an ally," says Rosina, who by holding these events is helping to combat the stigma and shame surrounding sex work, and push the narrative that, for many people in the community, sex work can be a choice over which they have agency.
The most refreshing thing about being a fly on the wall for the evening? Not once do you hear the question: "What do you do?"
"There's so much emphasis on survival in our community, which is understandable because it's not always an easy path in life," says one guest, who has been a sex worker for four years and now works in advocacy.
"But Paris's supper club is a glittery space that allows for the more fantastical elements of our community to shine through." Adds another: "As a sex worker, having a seat at the table can have many meanings. At Paris's, we have a table of our own."
Tonight's event begins upstairs in Rosina's living room, with a silver platter of fried potato canaps served with a Wright's Wines pt-nat and Showerings Cider for those who have opted for the drinks package (an additional 50).
The conversation is energetic. "You can hear them from downstairs when it's a sex workers' night because they're all talking," says Rosina. "Nobody is shy." The party continues downstairs where the kitchen is decked in a leopard printtopped tablecloth: on the menu are piles of jalapeo and corn butter served with cornbreads shaped like madeleines.
The entertainment -- sex-worker dinners usually come with a show -- is provided by singer-songwriter MilkMaiden, who serenades the room with a fan favourite, "The Death of All Men". Previously, guests have been given a burlesque show by Miss Angel Bella (she danced the caterpillar across the table on top of a spread of jelly).
"She had on these thigh-high red boots, the light fitting was swinging around... It was just iconic," Rosina says.
Read more here:
archive.ph/BgIJU
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