Christina Lea Gilchrist (born 20 October 1991) is a Canadian sex worker, BDSM educator, and activist for the full decriminalization of sex work. Gilchrist gained notoriety in 2024 for advertising a 25% discount to members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Career Gilchrist, born and raised in Eastern Toronto, moved to Kingston in 2012. She joined the local BDSM scene where she met a soldier "who put on his uniform" after engaging in "an intense military course called contact after capture" which "cemented soldiers as a fetish".Simran Singh. "Servicing Canada's soldiers: Sex worker goes public over fight with military". Daily Hive, 12 Jan 2024; accessed 09 Feb 2026. Gilchrist is not a member of the military and is "not affiliated with the CAF in any capacity".
Gilchrist gained notoriety in 2024 for advertising a 25% discount to members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The discovery of her "SLUTS4SOLDIERS" business cards in the barracks resulted in CFB Kingston (a Canadian military installation in Ontario) issuing a base-wide memo warning troops to stay away from the Kingston-area woman.David Pugliese. "Military police threaten to charge sex worker who offers discounts to Canadian soldiers". Ottawa Citizen, 09 Jan 2024; accessed 19 Feb 2026. In response, private lawyer for members of the military Rory G Fowler commented: "I find it mildly offensive that a law enforcement agency that purportedly prides itself on professionalism, would threaten a civilian with criminal charges where that so-called law enforcement agency has no standing[.]"Rory Fowler. "Why are the military police threatening to charge a civilian?" 11 Jan 2024; accessed 09 Feb 2026
Gilchrist told the Daily Hive:Simran Singh. "Servicing Canada's soldiers", Daily Hive, 12 Jan 2024; accessed 09 Feb 2026
References
External links Official website Gilchrist's Causes Worth Supporting, focused on sex workers' rights Trellis HIV and Community Care TALK series: Sex Work 101