At a small Toronto boxing gym, people punch, jump, duck, and laugh. Working up a sweat is just one goal for those who are there.
All the participants in this class are sex workers — and they’re there to learn self-defence.
“As part of my work, obviously safety is always a concern,” said a sex worker who uses the name Selene.
“Hopefully I won’t have to use it, but it’s better to be prepared.”
CBC Toronto has agreed to use the working names of sex workers interviewed for this story.
The classes are organized by the Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, in response to an uptick
