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Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Revolting Prostitutes is a non fiction book about sex workers’ rights, written by two sex workers/activists.
It’s a really short book but a powerful one.
It's a succinct and reflective book that offers real insight into the actual lives of sex workers and the impacts of various legal models.
I learned so much with such a short book, it really helped me understand the basics of a very complex situation.
It does not sugarcoat the struggles of sex workers, nor does it demonizes them.
The authors are also honest about their privelege and shortcoming as white sex workers and activists and about how BIPOC and LGBTQ+ sex workers are often the largest of those targeted under the harms of laws/opinions against sex workers.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Trafficking