In 2012 I travelled to Amsterdam, where brothel prostitution was legalised in 2000, to interview identical twins, Louise and Martine Fokkens, promoted as 'the oldest window girls in Holland'.
Disturbing! A trans widow I profiled, a Dane, said her crossdressing, violent boyfriend pimped her out to other crossdressing men. She was so afraid of him that when she finally got out, she went into hiding for a time. She's been too frightened of his connections to organized crime (and now we have a "musical" about it!) that she never reported the assaults, rapes and death threats. In carefree Denmark. Talk about lost lives. Thanks for telling us the awful truth, Julie.
Such armour, that joie de vivre. When I come away from a conversation with someone like this, I always find myself 'praying' that it really does give them extra steel and buoyancy when they're alone in the dark.
Disturbing! A trans widow I profiled, a Dane, said her crossdressing, violent boyfriend pimped her out to other crossdressing men. She was so afraid of him that when she finally got out, she went into hiding for a time. She's been too frightened of his connections to organized crime (and now we have a "musical" about it!) that she never reported the assaults, rapes and death threats. In carefree Denmark. Talk about lost lives. Thanks for telling us the awful truth, Julie.
Of course the mother didn't attack the husband who prostituted Louise.
Such armour, that joie de vivre. When I come away from a conversation with someone like this, I always find myself 'praying' that it really does give them extra steel and buoyancy when they're alone in the dark.
A sad story, beautifully handled 🤍
“I was beaten on to the streets by my husband in my early 20s,”. Terrible.
Agreed - That man is awful.
You tell incredible stories Julie, so many layers to process. I agree with another person's comment - thanks for telling us the awful truth.
I’m saddened by this story.
The cheerful normalization this horrific lifestyle.
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Agreed - I suspect both women had a very very very hard life.
Wow . This is so sad . These extraordinary women deserve a gentler life . I hate abusive men . Hate them
Is it much more than erasing women? I wonder why no one is discussing this movement? Read and weep:
https://www.independentsciencenews.org/commentaries/children-from-gamete-like-cells-dishing-up-a-eugenic-future
Good grief I hadn’t realised we were so far along this path. Baby factories?
So very sad, exploited all their lives, hope they made some money from their book..