Looking at the huge number of transgender women of color who have been murdered since the beginning of the year - that we know of - the number has reached seven or eight at this point, maybe even nine, since the start of 2015. The number of those women involved in sex work is not a piece that gets lifted up in news reports. Sometimes people want to bury that, because they don't want to say anything that might make it seem as though those women were asking for it. We're still living with the idea that sex work somehow marks people as acceptable targets for violence.
In New Zealand, sex workers are regarded as workers, as people who are members of the community, people who have a stake in the community - not just … - Melissa Gira Grant
In New Zealand, sex workers are regarded as workers, as people who are members of the community, people who have a stake in the community - not just …
- Melissa Gira Grant
Almost everything I've learned about journalism has been from other friends who are journalists, taking advantage of the money I hope they don't thin… - Melissa Gira Grant
Almost everything I've learned about journalism has been from other friends who are journalists, taking advantage of the money I hope they don't thin…
I think sex work gets over-mystified and overcomplicated because it's about sexuality, and women's sexuality in general. What strikes me when I look … - Melissa Gira Grant
I think sex work gets over-mystified and overcomplicated because it's about sexuality, and women's sexuality in general. What strikes me when I look …
Women in the past thought all they had to do was see if he comes home late, or smells like cigarettes. But nothing's really changed, right? People st… - Melissa Gira Grant
Women in the past thought all they had to do was see if he comes home late, or smells like cigarettes. But nothing's really changed, right? People st…
What shocked me was three different anti-prostitution feminists asking me to justify that I had been a sex worker, to prove it. That either I hadn't … - Melissa Gira Grant
What shocked me was three different anti-prostitution feminists asking me to justify that I had been a sex worker, to prove it. That either I hadn't …
Look at how successful the domestic workers movement has been. But it's different when it's your husband hiring someone. Domestic workers quite liter… - Melissa Gira Grant
Look at how successful the domestic workers movement has been. But it's different when it's your husband hiring someone. Domestic workers quite liter…
Say you're a sex worker and your partner knows you're a sex worker, but you're not out to your family. That could be very dangerous, particularly in … - Melissa Gira Grant
Say you're a sex worker and your partner knows you're a sex worker, but you're not out to your family. That could be very dangerous, particularly in …
One of the biggest things going on in London, Amsterdam, San Francisco, and New York right now is gentrification. Every major city is dealing with ge… - Melissa Gira Grant
One of the biggest things going on in London, Amsterdam, San Francisco, and New York right now is gentrification. Every major city is dealing with ge…
I wouldn't advocate for a feminism that's buttoned-up and divorced of the messiness of our real lives. Your feelings are your feelings, but you're no… - Melissa Gira Grant
I wouldn't advocate for a feminism that's buttoned-up and divorced of the messiness of our real lives. Your feelings are your feelings, but you're no…
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