ABSTRACT
Whores and Other Feminists fleshes out feminist politics from the perspective of sex workers--strippers, prostitutes, porn writers, producers and performers, dominatrices--and their allies. Comprising a range of voices from both within and outside the academy, this collection draws from traditional feminisms, postmodern feminism, queer theory, and sex radicalism. It stretches the boundaries of contemporary feminism, holding accountable both traditional feminism for stigmatizing sex workers, and also the sex industry for its sexist practices.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |16 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
[one]: Integration: The Letter, The Spirit, and The Flesh
chapter |17 pages
Naked, Naughty, Nasty: Peep Show Reflections
chapter |8 pages
Odyssey of a Feminist Pornographer
chapter |11 pages
The Holy Whore: A Woman's Gateway to Power
chapter |2 pages
A Sex Protector/Pervert Speaks Out
chapter |9 pages
In the Flesh: A Porn Star's Journey
chapter |5 pages
We’ve Come A Long Way—And We’re Exhausted!
part |2 pages
[two]: Meanings: Performance, Perspective, and Discourse
chapter |10 pages
Love for Sale: Queering Heterosexuality
chapter |15 pages
Feminism, Sex Workers, and Human Rights
chapter |21 pages
Peepshow Feminism
chapter |6 pages
The Littlest Harlot: Barbie’s Career as a Role Model
chapter |3 pages
500 Words on Acculturation
part |2 pages
[three]: Turnabout Reversal, Subversion, and Re-vision
chapter |4 pages
It's Different for Boys
chapter |11 pages
Professional Dominance: Power, Money, and Identity
chapter |3 pages
No Girls Allowed at the Mustang Ranch
chapter |7 pages
Butch Gigolette
part |2 pages
[four]: Uncovering: Myth, Stigma, and Silence
chapter |10 pages
All Stripped Off
chapter |2 pages
Confessions of a Fat Sex Worker
chapter |4 pages
They Say I Write Sex for Money: The Dike Writer as Sex Worker
chapter |15 pages
Showing Up Fully: Women of Color Discuss Sex Work
chapter |7 pages
Working It
chapter |6 pages
Sedition
part |2 pages
[five]: Politics: Activism, Intervention, and Alliance