Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry

Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry

Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry
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Editor: Frederique Delacoste
Editor: Priscilla Alexander
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-10-08
ISBN: 1573440426
Number of pages: 380
Publisher: Cleis Press

Book Reviews of Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry

Book Review: Very personal look at women in the sex industry
Summary: 5 Stars

Now that I've read, Whores and Other Feminists, Tales from the Clit, Sex for Sale, Out of Bondage, The Lusty Lady, and Brothel, Sex Work gives a personal touch beyond what Whores and Other Feminists has to offer. There is a line of reading that one must read to truly listen to the feminist minority that sex work is part of being a woman. Whether women get paid to have sex or not, all women live with social stigmas attached to them not only by men (police, politicians, and clients) but by women (wives, the feminist majority, and other sex workers). The book explores the good girl/bad girl status of a woman. There is also a lot of question between Madonna/Whore demarcation between women in the sex industry. It answers the question as to where did these women come from.
Women in the sex industry are mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters. They are friends and co-workers. Sex workers are women who love and women who hate. They enjoy sex and don't enjoy sex. There is political activism and victims of the political process.
The very personal accounts read as poems, diary entries, or stories that the reader asks whether it is fact or fiction. Whatever it is, Sex Work explores a world that we all seem to assume we know all about. The sex industry is expansive and limiting, liberating and oppressive. The question now must be asked how can we structure our society so that women aren't labeled for their sexual choices? There are so many women that are defined as prostitute, living under the cloak of legitimacy.

Summary of Sex Work: Writings by Women in the Sex Industry

A landmark collection of writings by street prostitutes, exotic dancers, nude models, escorts, porn stars, and massage parlor workers. Since publication in 1987, SEX WORK has generated much discussion and has changed the language we use to talk about sex for money.

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