Kristina, 22 years old, is the only transgender or male sex worker who works in the street on a regular basis. She has been the victim of numerous incidents of violence, physical as well as emotional and psychological.
Alija, 19 years old, lives with and works for a pimp whom she says she is in love with, but also wants to leave because he is violent and controlling.
Alfred, 20 years old, placed in a state institution when he was a teenager because he was caught shoplifting and is now supporting himself as a sex worker. Kristina reported being raped by a client to men who identified themselves as police officers. The men recorded her with a cell-phone camera as she described the attack and later posted the video on youtube. Nothing was done about the reported attack. Family photos on the wall in Sabina's home. Dunja, 23 years old, lives with her parents, brother and one year-old son.
Since her husband has been in jail she has been working five nights a week in the street to support her entire family. Sandra, 34 years old, has been a sex worker for six years. She is very selective about her clientele and the conditions in which she works.
She lives with and provides the primary financial support for her seven year-old daughter, her sister and extended family in Shutka. She keeps a job in a local restaurant so that her family will not question where her money comes from. Marinela, 31 years old, a former sex worker and drug user, is now doing support and service work with sex workers. Sabina's aunt plays with her son while a cousin looks on from the doorway of Sabina's home in Shutka.
