A review by frenchfrybri
Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights by Molly Smith, Juno Mac

5.0

i think that more people need to read this book. I would put it up there with books like hood feminism- in the way that it really effectively shows how a lot of issues that are often sidelined in feminism for various social stigmatizations are actually at the core of being a human who cares and fights for women’s rights. It’s not a book about the pros and cons of sex work. the authors make it extremely clear they aren’t reviewing sex work through a lens of “this thing is so empowering so let prostitutes be prostitutes” but rather “prostitutes are human beings doing work in order to survive and therefore deserve to be protected against workplace violence.” for how short the book was, i truly learned a lot and i think you should read it, too. while this centers and focuses on prostitution/sex work, it also is overall a very convincing argument and excellent explanation of why harm reduction is important in helping vulnerable populations. I highly recommend this book