false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1208032882m/1972100.jpg 1972100 2 <div>Being a sex worker isn&#8217;t something to write home about for most women (and men) in the $12 billion-a-year sex industry.<br><br>Prostitutes, strippers, and adult film stars put themselves, and what they do for a living, out on the street, stage, and TV screen every day, but they often keep their working lives hidden from friends, family, and other employers. They do this because sex work is widely considered illegal, unhealthy, and immoral.<br><br>Edited by Annie Oakley, <i>Working Sex, New Voices from a Changing Industry</i> features stories and contributions from sex workers&#8212;strippers, prostitutes, domes, film stars, phone sex operators, and internet models&#8212;who are speaking out. This provocative anthology showcases voices from a vibrant community intent on unmasking the jobs they do with dignity and pride. <br><br>Contributors tackling issues of class, gender, race, labor, and sexuality with blazing insight and critical observations include Michelle Tea, Stephen Elliot, Nomy Lamm, Ana Voog, Vaginal Davis, and Mirha-Soleil Ross.</div> 1975350 28 12 2007 Working Sex: Sex Workers Write About a Changing Industry total:37|5:10|4:11|3:10|2:6|1:0| 37 136 78 11 5 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 08:19:55 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 08:19:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 11:26:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 11:27:06 -0700 2009 Working Sex is really a mixed bag - and not necessarily what the subtitle and back cover promise. Within the volume Oakley has included a wide range of literary genres that moves beyond the expected personal accounts to short stories, rants, poetry, a ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 25 21:29:09 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 29 07:24:28 -0800 2009 Whores and Other Feminists and Sex Work: An Anthology.

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Some of my favorites were:
Staged ~Janelle Galazia
An Interview with Gloria Lockett ~Siobhan Brooks
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