With the global conversation around sex work focusing on sex trafficking and the trauma many sex workers face, sex workers’ stories are subject to being weaponized to deny them the very rights which would protect them from that harm. In Whoring Out Our Trauma: Prostitution and Sexual Abuse, these issues are presented from the point of view of someone who sells sex. How can prostitutes discuss their experiences honestly with the risk that those who oppose the sex worker rights movement will present their stories out of context, for an audience who await with morbid fascination? Let’s take a deep dive into the circumstances that make it difficult for sex workers to speak out, the global sex trafficking panic, the Happy Hooker myth, and various other issues which contribute to the general public’s view of prostitution.
You can get a copy on Amazon from the UK or US or Canada or anywhere else in the world on Kindle or as a paperback, if you want to help financially support my work and/or to have a copy of it that you own.
Please be warned that the book contains many references to sexual abuse, some of which use descriptive language and are somewhat graphic (though this is fairly brief). I discuss my personal experiences as well as widespread harms sex workers face, from sexual assault to murder. Chapters two and four contain the most explicit and potentially triggering descriptions.
I’ve benefited from being able to read many people’s work on these subjects over the years, so it would be hypocritical for me not to make my own writings accessible to everyone. I’ve included a free download link here to the PDF file:
Jack Talks About Sex Work 