Mar 18, 2019
Nevada is the only state in the US
where full-service sex work is legal, but how much do most of us really know about
the brothel ecosystem? This week we talk to Dr. Sarah Blythe,
co-author of Sex and Stigma:
Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada’s Legal Brothels, a book that
highlights stories of brothel employees. We talk about what her
research uncovered--the positives of consensual sex work in Nevada
and it’s juxtaposition with outdated rules and laws that encourage
unfair labor practices, discrimination, and perpetuate stigma about
sex work. We discuss lockdown policies & curfews, the
hypocritical nature of towns that rely on brothel revenue but treat
sex workers like second class citizens, and the importance of
co-authoring this research with a graduate student who is also a
legal courtesan.
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Sunny & Ken, xo!
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