Almost as soon as I became a sex worker in Boston, where it is fully criminalized, I was struck by the injustice of my chosen profession being illegal and began my career as a sex worker’s rights activist.

I offer a variety of workshops and am also available for panel discussions on various topics related to sex work, particularly where it concerns labor rights, trade union work, politics, and health.

International Whoresday Demonstration, 2023

highlights from ernestine’s cv

Sex Worker

Independent escort, Boston, Massachusetts (criminalized), 2014-2020; Berlin, Germany (legalized), 2020-present
Escort, Glamouresse fetish escort, Germany/Switzerland, 2020-2023; La Passion escorts, 2024-present; Paramour Collective, 2023-present
Sex worker, Agentur Liberty, Berlin, Germany, 2022-2023; Aston, 2024
Activist
Secretary, Sex Worker Outreach Project, Boston Branch, Boston, Massachusetts, 2016-2018
Founding member, Massachusetts Sex Worker Ally Network, Boston, Massachusetts, 2014-2019
Lobbyist, Survivors Against SESTA/FOSTA, Washington, D.C., 2017-2018
Co-Founder, Sex Worker Action Group, Berlin, Germany, 2020-2023
Lead Organiser, International Whoresday Demonstration, 2020-2023
Co-Founder, Sex Worker Section Of Freiarbeiter*Innen Union (FAU) Berlin, 2021-2024
Press Secretary, FAU Berlin, 2022-2024
General Secretary, FAU Berlin, 2023
Historian
Researcher, Curator and Narrator, We Have Always Been Everywhere Audio Tour, Berlin History App, 2022
Researcher and Curator, With Legs Wide Open: A Whore’s Ride Through History, Schwules Museum, Berlin, Germany, 2023-2024
Researcher and Curator, untitled exhibition on the history of sex work in Germany, Bundeskunstalle, Bonn, Germany, 2025-present
Business Bitch
Co-Founder & Member of the Board of Directors, Paramour Collective, e.G., 2022-present