Bullshit Radical Feminist Arguments About Sex Work

Sex work is indeed often dangerous, particularly prostitution. It’s made that way by criminalization and stigma. Decriminalizing it gives sex workers more rights, more freedom, and more control over our bodies and consent. Radical feminists do not wish me well.

How Non Sex Worker Characters Can Be Relatable to Hookers

With the state of current depictions of sex workers, it’s no wonder that the characters I relate to the most from a sex worker perspective often aren’t sex workers at all. They’re created in such a way that they have parallel experiences to a lot of sex workers even without being them.

Applying the Label “Sex Worker” to People Selling Sex Throughout History

When it comes to researching historical prostitution, it is incredibly difficult to find accounts which come directly from people selling sex. The further back in history we go, the more true that is. Since the term “sex worker” is a recent invention, coined in the late 70s, and most works will use euphemisms or derogatory terms, there is often debate over whether it is appropriate to retroactively call people sex workers if they sold sex.

Contemporary Prostitution Translation – 1884, Léo Taxil.

Preserving sex worker history is a goal that is extremely important to me; all too often we are spoken over, our stories suppressed or lost to time. When I started reading “La Prostitution Contemporaine”, a book in which the author argues for the full decriminalization of prostitution, I became obsessed with it and decided it needed to be translated and preserved in English.

What Can I Do to Support Sex Workers?

For those who are not sex workers, it can be difficult to know where to start when it comes to material support. Educating yourself on the struggles sex workers face is admirable, but if you’re not using that knowledge to provide aid then there’s very little impact from it. So, here’s a resource you can use to get some ideas on how to provide help: