“…Heterosexual male sex workers can navigate risks more easily than females (Ellison & Weitzer, 2017). Women are more likely to be criminally held accountable for their involvement in the sex trade, whereas males are more likely to be fined or given probation (Pfeffer, Ormachea, & Eagleman, 2018). In addition, recidivism can be linked to the level of supportive services received upon arrest or engagement in social services (Benoit, Jansson, Smith, & Flagg, 2018; Dank et al, 2015; Lazarus et al, 2012; Preble, 2015), where gender and sexual minorities have been shown to be disproportionately denied access to these services because of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) status (Dank et al, 2015; Knutson, Koch, Arthur, Mitchell, & Martyr, 2016).…”