Powerful, enlightening and extremely well-written - this short book is an absolute must read!

It had really interesting facts about the system all over the world

I really enjoyed this and learned a lot! the authors' methods of contextualizing the needs of sex workers in larger systems of oppression and laying out the pros and cons of different legal responses to sex work was really eye opening, and helped me in my understanding of what true justice can look like. I definitely feel more informed after reading, and hope to learn more from more diverse sex worker authors!

Well written, well researched, moving and so enlightening.

One of the best books I’ve read this year, and one of the most engaging non-fiction books I’ve ever read. Highly recommend to anyone curious about the debate around sex work.

Took a while bc there was a lot to process, but dang.

A commandingly written (in the greatest possible sense), exhaustively researched / footnoted look at the (dismal) state of sex workers' rights today. Smith & Mac (who are long-time SWers themselves) break down the various legal approaches to prostitution around the world and provide example after example of how even feminist-endorsed, "well-meaning" regulation - which it often isn't - only ends up cruelly harming and endangering the people (most often women) affected by it. Ultimately, they convincingly illustrate how full decriminalization + support is the only practical and humane path forward if we're actually concerned with making things better for the very real human beings at the heart of this discussion. An important read not just for those invested in sex work but for anyone concerned with workers' and women's rights period.