Maya

Maya (legal name Nashaly Vargas Santana) is a recurring character, appearing in Bridget's Calling, Zoe's Quest, Adara's Apostasy, Tessa's Vision and Sophie's Wisdom. Born in New York to Dominican immigrants, she became pregnant at sixteen and gave birth to a son, Anthony, who is severely disabled. Looking to earn money, she first takes up stripping, then street-based sex work. After her parents kicked her out of their house, and police made life more difficult for her, she and her son relocated to Philadelphia, then to Stallbrook, where she benefitted from the support services of the Jezebel Project and became something of a leader in the sex worker community. As someone who does sex work out of necessity without enjoying it, she makes the case that sex workers like her deserve the right to safety regardless of their attitudes towards their work. By the events of Tessa's Vision, her son has died as a result of COVID-19, and she now works with the Jezebel Project.
Category:Characters
Category:Sex workers