Sex work: a brief history
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Sex Work
The stigma around selling sex has long blinded us to the realities of women, primarily women, who do sell sex. So what kind of stigma have sex workers faced in historical contexts? You can find what police thought and what moralizers thougtor judges or scientists or doctors. And he can get their voice, but it's always filtered through something else,. Like actually getting the testimony of the people themselves is so difficult.
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