「我由2019年開始喺青躍做外展服務,我會去夜總會同埋酒吧度探訪一啲從事性行業嘅弱勢青少女。疫情令到我哋好難去做探訪,但我定期都會喺唔同嘅社交平台度做網上外展。我仲記得我第一次出外展,去到夜總會,覺得好尷尬,唔知望邊好,又唔知講咩好。而家就唔同哂喇,可以好自在咁行入去,保安知道我哋係咩人,啲女仔都同我哋熟咗。出外展嘅時候,我哋會同啲女仔做簡單嘅健康測試,俾啲安全套佢哋,嘗試同佢哋傾計熟絡下。我嘅工作好反映到咩係同理心,對我嚟講,唔應該只係關心同自己有相同價值觀嘅人,真正嘅同理心係一視同仁嘅。每一個行業都有好嘅人,有唔好嘅人,對我嚟講,性行業同其他行業一樣,只係一份工作。上年我哋喺夜總會派防疫物資嘅時候,啲女仔好關心我哋,問我哋有冇事,搞唔搞得掂,我覺得好感動,真正嘅同理心係雙向嘅。

“My experiences here have really broken down stereotypes and assumptions. A lot of people assume that girls enter the sex industry because they are materialistic; but more often than not, girls are forced into the industry because of insecurities, external pressure and circumstances. We may all see what’s on the surface, but what’s underneath is so much more complex and nuanced. I have learned to cast away judgment and to listen openly. The girls that we work with are generally between 13-29 years old - an age group that falls squarely within the exploration stage; they are confused, lost and searching for their own identity. Sometimes the girls share stories of sexual harassment, abuse and aggressive behaviour. I try to stay strong when listening to these heartbreaking stories; because what they need is courage and someone to walk through these challenges with them. There has been a slight shift in mindset in Hong Kong in recent years, but there is still a lot of stigma around the topic of sex workers and sex generally. At Teen’s Key we are really working to mobilise this change in perspectives, and to influence and educate our society. We are currently an all girls power team of eleven, and we are like family!”
「我喺呢度嘅經歷真係打破咗好多既有嘅觀念同假設。好多人會假設女仔從事性行業係因為佢哋貪慕虛榮,但其實好多時,佢哋係因為覺得迷惘、外間壓力同埋個人處境,迫於無奈入咗呢行。我哋可以睇到哂件事表面上係咁,但其實背後有好多嘢唔係咁簡單。我學識喺呢啲時候唔去批判,只係用心去聽佢哋講。我哋服務嘅女仔通常由13歲去到29歲,佢哋喺呢個年紀正正係摸索嘅階段,喺度認識緊自己,會覺得困惑同迷惘。有時佢哋會講起自己被性騷擾、性侵犯同埋暴力對待嘅經歷,聽到呢啲令人心酸嘅事,我要保持堅強,因為佢哋需要嘅係勇氣,同埋知道有人可以陪佢哋去面對。近呢幾年香港社會嘅風氣有咗少少改變,但對性工作者同埋性呢樣嘢仍然係有好多偏見。我哋喺青躍嘅工作,正正係希望去推動社會觀念上嘅改變,去教育同埋影響社會大眾。我哋目前嘅工作團隊係全女班,有十一個女仔,好似一家人咁﹗
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