Publisher's Synopsis
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.
