Otterj has worked extensively with the queer party producer Honcho, whose underground queer sex-positive aesthetic fits well with Otterj's vision. In addition to photographing several of its parties, he has hosted several blowouts on his home turf in Denver. Rooms or flats within a building which are let separately to different individuals offering sexual services can also count as a brothel. Pop up brothels. Survival sex. Slavery. There's a lot more to Manchester's sex trade in 2017 than the calling cards that used to line phone boxes a decade ago. With support from Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH) police have managed to help street prostitutes.

And contrary to their female counterparts, male sex workers don’t answer to a pimp or work in saunas or brothels. They advertise online. A ‘dodgy punters’ display board - sponsored by charity ‘Ugly Mugs’ - gives details of all the potentially dangerous people who could target sex workers in Manchester. MASH, which supports sex workers across the city, helped 350 women last year. Over the last six months, the charity’s homelessness worker has managed to support 14 women in getting off the street and into housing. Though some of the women are rough sleepers many sofa surf, stay with punters or remain in abusive relationships.Frankis, J; Lorimer, K; Davis, M. "Social Media, Men who have Sex with Men and Sexual Health in Lanarkshire: Methodology and Sample Demographics of the Survey Data for Scotland" (PDF). Social Media, Men Who Have Sex with Men and Sexual Health in Lanarkshire: 27. Sammons, Scott (28 May 2015). "REVIEW: The Top 10 Best Gay Dating Apps". The Gay UK . Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Popa, 30, organised the operation while Diac, 28, acted as a ‘telephone receptionist’ for potential customers from rented houses in Levenshulme, Longsight and Rusholme. There are currently hundreds of young men across Manchester selling sex. Many are homeless or unemployed, dozens have recently been released from prison. Kerb-crawling is also banned, providing it can be shown the individual was causing a persistent annoyance. Then there is ‘survival sex’. That’s more the young homeless lad out of prison, or highly addicted, who identifies as straight. They hate it and they hate themselves for doing it but it’s a way of making money. They will likely do a bit of burglary, some drug dealing and a bit of sex work too.”While they would previously have met men working on the streets to offer advice face to face, they now reach out through instant messaging apps like Whatsapp. A lot has changed - and this change has brought huge challenges for those who want to protect the vulnerable.