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Resources

I don’t consider these lists to be exhaustive. There are definitely other valuable books, websites, and social media accounts to follow, but these are some good ones to help get you started.

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BOOKS

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Coming Out Like a Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy edited by Jiz Lee

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I've Got to Make My Livin': Black Women's Sex Work in Turn-of-the-Century Chicago by Cynthia M. Blair

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Playing the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant

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Revolting Prostitutes by Juno Mac and Molly Smith

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Sex, Lies & Statistics by Dr. Brooke Magnanti

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Sex Work Matters by Melissa Hope Ditmore

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Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy by LaShawn Harris

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Strange Times: Tales From American Strippers by Elle Stanger

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Striptastic!: A Celebration of Dope-ass C*nts Who Like Money by Jacqueline France

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Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry: A Self-Help Book for Sex Workers by Lola Davina

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To Live Freely in This World: Sex Worker Activism in Africa by Chi Adanna Mgbako

 

 

WEBSITES

 

Black Sex Worker Collective

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Decoding Stigma

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Hacking//Hustling

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Library Freedom Project

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Lysistrata: A Mutual Care Collective & Fund

 

Sex Workers Outreach Project - SWOP-USA

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SWARM (Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement)

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SOCIAL MEDIA

 

Twitter

 

@BodyByBlunts

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@HeauxHistory

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@Lola_Davina

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@LysistrataMCCF

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@MissLoreleiLee

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@MsMaggieMayhem

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@prolepeach

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@RebelleCunt

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@RedCanarySong

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@SinnamonLove

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@swopbehindbars

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@swopusa

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@thatgirlfierce

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@TheBlackSWC

 

 

Instagram

 

The BSWC

 

Elle Stanger, CSE

 

Gizelle Marie

 

Jacq Frances

 

LysistrataMutualCareCollective

 

MF AKYNOS

 

Selena The Stripper

 

Sex Work History

 

Sex Workers Project @ UJC

 

Strippers United

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