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When I was in massage school, my fellow students and I learned to set aside our inhibitions by becoming comfortable with touch.
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It is what forces us to be vigilant in our individual practices and as a professional group.
Even if sex work is not as commonplace as people are led to think, it is the perception of prevalence that counts. Based on a cursory viewing of television shows and movies devoted to prostitution themes, however, sex work under the guise of massage seems to be a thriving, underground industry in the United States. I am not exactly sure just how widespread prostitution is. Why else would I become defensive when earlier this year my accountant innocently asked if I used machinery in my practice - “You know, like a vibrator?” But as I continue to encounter massage students, established practitioners and the general public during my day-to-day routine, it is clear the issue is still salient. Many negative public perceptions about massage seem to have lessened even in the brief span of three years since I have been practicing. However, the issue of sexuality or sexual stigma, 1 as I have come to call it, still continues to haunt me.
Not only did I learn about health care, my own and others, but I have since managed to earn a living as a full-time massage therapist. Financially, the investment in training was well worth it. It was probably one of the best decisions I ever made. I became selective when deciding to whom I would divulge my new interest.ĭespite my trepidations, I finally took the plunge. The association of massage with sexuality was clear.
While some thought the idea was wonderful and offered their bodies for “practice,” others seemed mildly shocked, bewildered and amused when I informed them that I might become a massage therapist. Would I have enough money to pay for training at a private center? Would there be a financial pay-off upon completion? The second reason for my initial hesitance, and the topic of this article, had to do with the reactions I was getting from people when I mentioned massage. When I first contemplated entering a year-long massage training program in 1994, I hesitated for two reasons.