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Do you worry about your presence being used against the cause at any point? For instance, if Beijing decided to spin the narrative that the violence is a result of "foreign instigators".

As a second question, were you in touch with some people on the ground before going? If so, were they personal friends or folks you reached out to?

It's worth saying that exactly the same thing has with National Prize Bonds in UK and Ireland. Interest rates more or less determine the prize pool, so they have to constantly tweak the pay out structure to keep it both equitable and interesting. That said (picture me squinting suspiciously at you OP) if you significantly changed the margin you are hanging on to as well as the prize pool amount, then people have a right to fisticuffs at dawn.

Hi Roxanne, thanks for doing the AMA!

I read a good bit of what you posted and I think you've got a great handle on your role and how you can help people who are in a difficult spot socially. Also, I live in a country where prostitution is effectively illegal but also quite commonplace, so getting insight into a legal form is great. Thanks so much.

That said, is some of the language around your profession not really troubling to you. In particular you mention you work at the "Ranch." A ranch is a place for livestock, not people. Is that not the complete wrong message to send people?