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Ugly Mugs Ireland

@uglymugsie.bsky.social

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We improve the safety of sex workers in Ireland and reduce abuse and crime, by bringing workers together to share information about potential dangers. Mostly inactive on socials for now. Sex workers - Please use our website contact form to request support.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

Ugly Mugs Ireland is a free safety scheme for sex workers. We are not very active on socials. But if you are doing sex work in Ireland, please visit our website. Contact us via our website contact form. uglymugs.ie

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UglyMugs.ie is a safety platform for sex workers in Ireland. Share warnings about dangers, check phone numbers, and access support services to help keep yourself safe.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

Home - UglyMugs

UglyMugs.ie is a safety platform for sex workers in Ireland. Share warnings about dangers, check phone numbers, and access support services to help keep yourself safe.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

In the future another volunteer may take over this social media account and post on behalf of Ugly Mugs Ireland.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

For now, Ugly Mugs Ireland is there, and if you are a sex worker and need support, please use the contact form to get in touch. You will get a reply. But please check your SPAM box as emails can go in there!

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

Ugly Mugs Ireland will be continuing. I hope it will grow stronger. There may be partnerships in the future. There are plans, good people and good plans 😊

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

I won’t be around so much. I will be ok. I’m so grateful to all the wonderful people in this world and I’ll miss not being here and able to following your lives.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know how to live in the world as cruel as it is for me right now. So, to protect myself, I am withdrawing, withdrawing further than I already am which is all ready very withdrawn.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

But I am not without hope, I want to try to find some peace, to try to heal. I absolutely want to keep living. This is not goodbye. It is time out.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

This has got to a stage where I don’t know how to go on living in a world where such cruel people continue to deliberately cause me hurt over this.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

For legal reasons, I am basically not even able to talk about this situation. I cannot respond to all the terrible and almost always untrue things that are said.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

I have to live with other people continually talking about it in ways that are incredibly hurtful to me. I cannot even describe the continual pain that is being caused to me and others intentionally by truly horrible people.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

It would have always been my personal preference to never publicly discuss what happened, but I have been unable to keep it private.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

Over a decade ago, something truly terrible happened to a wonderful friend of mine. I was a bystander to this. It was related to my Ugly Mugs Ireland work.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 3d

A thread about why I won’t be posting much anymore...

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much to people who have sent me kind messages here. I am indeed ok. Just taking a little rest from socials. I'm sorry but due to Bluesky requiring me to verify my age I am currently prevented by Bluesky from replying to any private messages! 🤦‍♀️I'll see if I can fix that next week.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 4d

I did write a letter to the Irish Times before I now sign off to take a time out.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

Taking a short bluesky break as feeling sick after reading this morning's Irish Times. Back next week.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

He's incredibly cowardly. This is a common feature of abusers, but his wimpishness is off the scale. I hope he does face justice soon, for the safety of the many people he is targeting. Pathetic as he is, abusive men as insecure as him are prone to serious violence, especially when their game is up

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

At last police meeting re NWL I learned reports of harassment of sex workers by him have decreased in recent months. Cops think he is scared they'll be able to prove something was him despite all his VPNs etc. Shame the hours he doesn't spend harassing sex workers are only spent harassing others.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

That book did absolutely nothing for me! But glad it worked for you. Different strokes for different folks. Worth trying many things.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not v worried about security of parcels as such material items are generally replaceable. But looking around I'm amazed how high cost and low feature options seem to be. Nothing clever like the discontinued eufy Smart Box to justify high cost. Would have thought parcel boxes a common need today.

Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

Personal security question as sadly running Ugly Mugs means I'm constantly being threatened by violent men. Does anyone know of a good parcel box? I need a way to receive packages too big to fit through a letterbox, without my having to open the door.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

Presuming you are an ex "real" cigarette smoker now vaping, well done for managing to make that switch that should benefit your health, and sorry the Gov is targeting you for more tax.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

Cool. I'm no Spain expert sadly. But will happily introduce you to UK and Ireland sex work study mailing lists etc if you ever want to join. Bon Chance!

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

Good luck with your current challenge and also let me know if I could maybe help. I'm linked up with lots of academics if you are thinking academic study. Email or DM me of course to talk private.

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Ugly Mugs Ireland @uglymugsie.bsky.social · 5d

French is really not common for our members, or, if it is, most of them must understand English also. We are able to collect anon stats as to language settings on phones/browsers so we have very helpful statistical info in this area as well as just my daily experience.

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