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
ernestine in the Press
“Die Huren melden sich zu Wort,” Taz"
“With Legs Wide Open: Ein Hurenritt durch die Geschichte,” Berlin.de
“Eine Debatte der Extreme,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“Sollte der Kauf von Sex in Deutschland verboten werden?" Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“Peitsche, Straps und Ethik – der erste faire Escortservice?,” Tages Anzeiger
“Berlin Friedrichshain: Tatort Wohnungsbordell,” Neues Deutschland
“Selbstbestimmung in der Sexarbeit: erste Genossenschaft gegründet,” Neues Deutschland
“Audio-Rundgang zur Sexarbeit im Bülowkiez erscheint in diesen Tagen,” Berliner Woche
“Berlin sex workers launch audio tour to destigmatise profession,” EuroNews
“Gegen das Stigma: Berlins Sexarbeiterinnen gestalten Audioguide-App,” EuroNews
“Berlin sex workers reclaim their history with audio app,” RTL
“Neuer Audiospaziergang erzählt Geschichte der Sexarbeit,” Süddeutsche Zeitung
“Sexarbeiter führen durch Berlins härtesten Straßenstrich,” Berliner Zeitung
“Audiospaziergang erzählt Geschichte der Sexarbeit in Berlin,” Queer.de
“Sexarbeit sichtbar machen,” Neues Deutschland
“Gegen das Stigma: Berlins Sexarbeiterinnen gestalten Audioguide-App,” Yahoo News
“»Wir sind keine Superspreader«,” Neues Deutschland
“The right to say yes: The new faces of sex work in Berlin,” ExBerliner
“Internationaler Hurentag: Sexarbeiter:innen über Bordelle, Straßenstrich und Freier,” Tip Berlin
“I trafficked myself to Germany,” BesD Blog
“On International Whores Day, Sex Workers Took A Stand Against SESTA/FOSTA,” Refinery 29
