Sophie is renowned for being the only German trans mistress in Australia and she recently announced her intentions to retire from SW this year, due to the negative experiences she has encountered as a trans person within the industry. We’ve had gender diverse people on the show before, but thus far we haven't delved into the challenges unique to this community, so we invited Sophie on the show to share her perspective. Meaningful Work: Transgender Experiences in the Sex Trade: https://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/Meaningful%20Work-Full%20Report_FINAL_3.pdf Kirby Institute 2018 Australian Trans and Gender Diverse Sexual Health Survey: https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/report/2018-australian-trans-and-gender-diverse-sexual-health-survey-report-findings Patreon (from $3AUD/month): http://www.patreon.com/somebodyyoupod Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/somebodyyoupod Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/somebodyyoupod Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/somebodyyoupod For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations:  Scarlet Alliance: https://www.scarletalliance.org.au/ ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/ NSW (SWOP NSW): https://swop.org.au/ NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/ SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/ Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc WA (SWEAR): http://sexworkerrightswa.org  WA (Magenta): http://magenta.org.au Support the show