Laura Lee (sex worker)

==Biography==

==Biography==

Lee was born in [[Dublin]], but moved to Scotland in 2003 where she lived in [[Kilmarnock]], near [[Glasgow]].<ref name = BBC/> She had previously begun her career in sex work at the age of 19 in a massage parlour. After moving to Scotland, she became an independent escort and frequently visited Dublin and [[Belfast]] for work and to campaign. She graduated in law from [[Dublin Business School|Portobello College]] in Dublin, and at the time of her death was in her third year of studying towards a degree in psychology. She had a daughter, who was aware of her work.<ref name = BBC/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/laura-lee-obituary-k268vjvrx|title=Laura Lee obituary |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=26 April 2018 |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> When Lee moved to Scotland, she settled in [[Oban]] and worked in a well-paid position in a bank while simultaneously working in the sex industry. She stayed in Oban for six years before she was run out of the town, her second profession being unpopular with local people. After losing her banking job in Oban, she then moved to Kilmarnock and spent the rest of her life there with her cats and her daughter. Lee was a member of the board of Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland. She died suddenly on 7 February 2018 at the age of 44, just a few months after accusing former Hot Press writer Olaf Tyaransen of raping her. <ref name=times>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/tributes-paid-to-campaigner-laura-lee-after-her-sudden-death-1.3386504 |title=Tributes paid to campaigner Laura Lee after her sudden death |last=Edwards |first=Elaine |date=9 February 2018 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

Lee was born in [[Dublin]], but moved to Scotland in 2003 where she lived in [[Kilmarnock]], near [[Glasgow]].<ref name = BBC/> She had previously begun her career in sex work at the age of 19 in a massage parlour. After moving to Scotland, she became an independent escort and frequently visited Dublin and [[Belfast]] for work and to campaign. She graduated in law from [[Dublin Business School|Portobello College]] in Dublin, and at the time of her death was in her third year of studying towards a degree in psychology. She had a daughter, who was aware of her work.<ref name = BBC/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/laura-lee-obituary-k268vjvrx|title=Laura Lee obituary |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=26 April 2018 |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> When Lee moved to Scotland, she settled in [[Oban]] and worked in a well-paid position in a bank while simultaneously working in the sex industry. She stayed in Oban for six years before she was run out of the town, her second profession being unpopular with local people. After losing her banking job in Oban, she then moved to Kilmarnock and spent the rest of her life there with her cats and her daughter. Lee was a member of the board of Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland. She died suddenly on 7 February 2018 at the age of 44, just a few months after accusing former Hot Press writer [http://Olaf%20Tyaransen Olaf Tyaransen] of raping her. <ref name=times>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/tributes-paid-to-campaigner-laura-lee-after-her-sudden-death-1.3386504 |title=Tributes paid to campaigner Laura Lee after her sudden death |last=Edwards |first=Elaine |date=9 February 2018 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==