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Have you ever wondered what it\u2019s like to work in the sex industry? Have you ever wondered how that work would read when it was eventually turned into a memoir?\n\nToday, we\u2019re interviewing the powerhouse that is Rita Therese. Here\u2019s the thing about Rita - she\u2019s widely renowned for being one of the most in-demand sex workers in Australia, yes, but she\u2019s also regarded as one of the country\u2019s rising artistic talents. Because as Rita\u2019s profile under her alias Gia James has grown, so too has has her profile as a prolific artist and writer.\n\nThis interview is actually from a couple of months ago - before the world turned weird and what we consider \u201cnormal\u201d changed drastically. We still wanted to share it though, not only as an escape from what\u2019s going on, but to have a much-needed conversation around sex work and feminism, from a woman who isn\u2019t just an expert in the field, but in philosophy too.\n\nAt 26 Rita has just published her first book - a memoir called Come - which details her time in the sex industry as well a life of significant personal tragedy and trauma. Here, she tells us what sex work is actually like - even when she has struggled with what she calls \u201cdebilitating social anxiety\u201d in the past.\n\nIf you loved this chat with Rita Therese, please do buy her new memoir Come. It\u2019s an arresting read, and unlike anything you\u2019ve probably come across before. We can\u2019t recommend it enough. You can also find her on Instagram @rita_therese__.\n\nWant to follow Michelle and Zara? They're on Instagram @michelleandrews1 and @zamcdonald.\n\nSign up to Bumble Australia today, the social networking app where women make the first move.\n\nLove etc. is a production of Shameless Media.