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witwickan's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
4.0
This is one of the only anthologies I've read where I didn't have to skip half the chapters. The vast majority of it is really great and illuminating and while I'm not a sex worker I am a queer traumatized slut and a lot of these chapters felt really empowering.
I do take issue with what I felt was tokenization of transfem sex workers while not including many of them and iirc only having one masc writer. There are a ton of nonbinary writers which I really appreciated but the vast majority of them were fem(me) and not transfem.
Overall I would really recommend this book and I genuinely loved it. I learned so much and it's a new favorite. It's just somewhat limited in its scope.
I do take issue with what I felt was tokenization of transfem sex workers while not including many of them and iirc only having one masc writer. There are a ton of nonbinary writers which I really appreciated but the vast majority of them were fem(me) and not transfem.
Overall I would really recommend this book and I genuinely loved it. I learned so much and it's a new favorite. It's just somewhat limited in its scope.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and Classism
atlasceramics's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
One of the best books I’ve read in a while. The authors complicate and expand the reader’s understanding of Sex Work.
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
whentheresteeth's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have highlighted so many passages from this book. I found most of the essays in it brilliant and it was such a combination of different perspectives that it never felt tiring. Sex workers are absolutely a major part of #MeToo and this book was a great resource for being able to articulate why. I would recommend it to any feminist, and especially those looking for an easy-to-read book on sex work, and how it relates to #MeToo as well as other issues such as decriminalization and trafficking.
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Murder