What do you answer at the County Clinic when they asked you have you paid or been paid for sex?

[+ 7829V]

Everytime I go to the county clinic for STD check up, they asked a bunch of questions... some about your housing situation, domestic violence, etc. And one of them is: Have you ever paid or been paid for sex? I always say no... Just wondering what others answer...

[+ keroscenefire]

I'm always kind of curious what they do with that information. Obviously your personal information is confidential, but I always wonder if the aggregate information is used in certain ways. Like if there are a lot of people in a certain area that pay or get paid fo sex, do they send that to the police to try to get more enforcement in the area? I always say no too.

[+ Keith30309]

I believe the info is used to determine your risk profile and also aggregated to maintain statistics related the correlation of behaviors and disease.

 

Social, Economic, and Behavioral Factors

The spread of STDs is directly affected by social, economic, and behavioral factors. Such factors may cause serious obstacles to STD prevention due to their influence on social and sexual networks, access to and provision of care, willingness to seek care, and social norms regarding sex and sexuality. Among certain vulnerable populations, historical experience with segregation and discrimination exacerbates the influence of these factors.

[+ 7829V]

As we know, we all here pay for time, NEVER for sex

[+ 7829V]

As we know, we all here pay for time, NEVER for sex

[hypothetically]

Everytime I go to the county clinic for STD check up, they asked a bunch of questions... some about your housing situation, domestic violence, etc. And one of them is: Have you ever paid or been paid for sex? I always say no... Just wondering what others answer...

 

NYC Dept of Health will shuffle you to a social worker who will ask additional questions more specific to your needs. (i.e. therapy, substance abuse related services, housing, etc.)

Edited November 10, 2019 by hypothetically

[hypothetically]

Everytime I go to the county clinic for STD check up, they asked a bunch of questions... some about your housing situation, domestic violence, etc. And one of them is: Have you ever paid or been paid for sex? I always say no... Just wondering what others answer...

 

NYC Dept of Health will shuffle you to a social worker who will ask additional questions more specific to your needs. (i.e. therapy, substance abuse related services, housing, etc.)

Edited November 10, 2019 by hypothetically

[marylander1940]

... And one of them is: Have you ever paid or been paid for sex? I always say no... Just wondering what others answer...

 

I lie and answer NO.

 

I think it's used for statistical purposes, I'm also sure folks who do PNP also might not answer that question truthfully.

[marylander1940]

... And one of them is: Have you ever paid or been paid for sex? I always say no... Just wondering what others answer...

 

I lie and answer NO.

 

I think it's used for statistical purposes, I'm also sure folks who do PNP also might not answer that question truthfully.

[+ Pensant]

That data gets anonymized and is used for research purposes.

[+ Pensant]

That data gets anonymized and is used for research purposes.

[Kevin Slater]

NYC Dept of Health will shuffle you to a social worker who will ask additional questions more specific to your needs. (i.e. therapy, substance abuse related services, housing, etc.)

 

Huh. I always answer 'yes' and they've never done that with me. But it sounds like an appropriate response.

 

Kevin Slater

[Kevin Slater]

NYC Dept of Health will shuffle you to a social worker who will ask additional questions more specific to your needs. (i.e. therapy, substance abuse related services, housing, etc.)

 

Huh. I always answer 'yes' and they've never done that with me. But it sounds like an appropriate response.

 

Kevin Slater

[hypothetically]

Huh. I always answer 'yes' and they've never done that with me. But it sounds like an appropriate response.

 

Kevin Slater

 

Last fall I went to a new health facility that had just opened uptown, around 99th and Amsterdam and that was their response...at that time.

[hypothetically]

Huh. I always answer 'yes' and they've never done that with me. But it sounds like an appropriate response.

 

Kevin Slater

 

Last fall I went to a new health facility that had just opened uptown, around 99th and Amsterdam and that was their response...at that time.

[rvwnsd]

I don't use a county clinic - get my tests done at my physician's office. They have never asked whether I have paid for sex nor have they asked if I have been paid for sex.

[+ nycman]

It’s a meaningless question.

 

They claim they’re trying to “risk stratify” you.

 

Bullshit, they’re collecting data that’s used by

politicians to fear monger against escorting.

 

The only truly important question is.....

 

“Has your cock been inside another human, or

has anyone else’s cock been inside you, since

your last visit”?

 

THAT question I will answer honestly.

 

The escort question?

 

I clutch my pearls, look appalled and scream,

”are YOU asking ME if I hire W-H-O-R-E-S”!?!?’

 

It gets my point across and we move on.....

Edited November 10, 2019 by nycman

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I clutch my pearls, look appalled and scream,

”are YOU asking ME if I hire W-H-O-R-E-S”!?!?’

 

1) Are they traditional run-of-the-mill mom's pearls or were you wearing Mikimoto?

 

2) I hope you add a few extra syllables and some Flushing inflection when you say 'WHORES'

 

Edited November 10, 2019 by Benjamin_Nicholas

[+ nycman]

1) Are they traditional run-of-the-mill mom's pearls or were you wearing Mikimoto?

For the record....my Mom’s “run-of-the-mill“ pearls ARE Mikimoto.

Would I give Momma anything less? <clutches the Mikimotos>

2) I hope you add a few extra syllables and some Flushing inflection when you say 'WHORES'

God, I wanna take you out to dinner in Manhattan and then fuck you all night!

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I'm only asked the number of partners. I've not been asked about paying for sex since I last donated blood over a decade ago.

[maninsoma]

I have never been asked this question at my private physician's office, either. I'm guessing that a public clinic might have this as one of their questions simply to try to help people who are engaged in sex-for-money who don't really want to be in that position. Particularly for the provider, some people might feel pressured to take risks they don't want to. If I were at such a clinic, though, there is no way I would provide an honest answer to that question since paying or getting paid is not a risk factor in and of itself and I don't trust that that information would remain confidential.

[dfwmassagelover]

I always answer no. As someone already said I only pay for time and what happens happens.

[Guest MikeThomas]

I’ve never been asked, but I have a private physician. If I was asked, instead of saying none of your fucking business, I would simply say no. Happy to answer the questions relevant to my health... are you sexually active, do you practice safe sex, have you ever been a bottom in a ten man gangbang?

[+ tassojunior]

No, but make me an offer...

[tenderloin]

I ask if dinner would count as a yes